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Tuesday 29 August 2017

On This Weeks Atom Heart Mutha for Hard Rock Hell Radio... (1.9.17)


This week's show for Hard Rock Hell Radio Goes out at 13.00 on Friday September 1st and features brain melting music from Elara, Kabbalah, Salem's Pot, Summoner, The Dead-End Alley Band, Wild Eyes and much more besides. On top of that, there's killer cuts from brand new and current releases by blues Funeral, Hotel Wrecking City Traders, Lords of Altamont, Porno Wolves, Spectral Haze, War Cloud and Youngblood Supercult , So don't miss it...!
You can hear the Show via the HRHR Webpage HERE, or the dedicated app for iOS and android. Feel free to contact me via AHM's FB, Twitter or email if you'd like to hear anything in particular; if you would like to be considered for airplay on the show message me for details. Each show is archived every week once it's gone out live, you can find them on the new HRH Atom Heart Mutha Mixcloud page HERE, check out the page and click follow to be kept up to date with each newly archived show.



Treat your brain to 2hrs of brilliant HeavyPsychedelicStonerSpaceRocknRoll every week on Hard Rock Hell Radio; if you missed last weeks show you can stream it now on the player below, go for it !




Friday 25 August 2017

Album Review... Queens Of The Stone Age - Villains

Reviewed by Viva El Swain


In the twenty years since Josh Homme created his band Queens of the Stone Age, the musical continents have shifted dramatically, meaning the way we listen and consume music has taken such a monumental change that it has brought the once powerful music industry to its knees.

Maybe this analogy could be compared to the cave paintings of Stone Age humans, bringing down and killing the mighty Mammoth in order to survive.

Cliches over with; we arrive in 2017 with the impending release of Queens of the Stone Age seventh album “Villains”. Their last album “Like Clockwork” was released back in 2013 and to myself signified the ever changing band coming of age.  In the years between, Homme has collaborated with numerous artists,  most notably with Iggy Pop on his “Post Pop Depression” release last year and subsequent tour, culminating in a recorded and released show at The Royal Albert Hall.

Album opener Feet Don't Fail Me features an up tempo groove with dpop/disco grooves, nah! It’s heavy.  The second track is a much play listed first single The Way You Used To Do; this track divided the avid QOTSA forum junkie, but what's not to like? It takes the original rhythmic guitar style into a more developed sound.  Lyrically it sounds like Them Crooked Vultures at times. Domesticated Animals is a good example, with the question provoking quote “a revolution is one spin round”.  Fortress has an airy guitar sound, but at times reminds you of the previous album; is there such a thing as QOTSA chords or progressions?  Scratchy and urgent, Head Like a Haunted House crashes in; weird Troy van Leeuwen lap steel screeches underline a Dead Kennedys bassline. Intentional or not Un-Reborn Again flows with a T-Rex lyrical style; keyboards replace the cutting Les Paul sound of Bolan.  In a recent interview, Homme explained how, as the singer, he had to learn on the job in every show how to use his voice.
Cut to now and the falsetto voice is very much part of the Queen’s sound but sometimes he over tries the big “high ho-wah” without reaching it.  Hideaway is probably the closest sounding to “I Appear Missing” from the previous album; it’s possibly a song written during those sessions that needed more development.  Throughout the album, there are sounds and reference points that hark back to older songs that define its lineage.  The Evil Has Landed boasts  fuzzed guitars and and great drum beat by Jon Theodore on his first Queens recording.  This is the big sound that people expect, full of twists and turns, clocking in at six minutes.
Villains of Circumstance is a song that’s been around for a while now, first played by Homme during an acoustic set in London in 2014.  It’s become something of a fan favourite on YouTube. Tail ending the album, its wistful bassline and the chorus “Always evermore, and on and on” is a satisfying finish.

Eagerly awaited, as all releases by Queens of the Stone Age “Villains” continues the progression and path that Homme wants his band to take.  Will it be received by the fans in the same way as previous albums? The forums are alight as I write this with arguments and opinions... Let’s see how the dust settles.

QOTSA - Official Site

QOTSA - Facebook

Matador Records




Tuesday 22 August 2017

On This Weeks Atom Heart Mutha for Hard Rock Hell Radio... (25.8.17)



This week's show for Hard Rock Hell Radio Goes out at 13.00 on friday August 25th and features brain melting music from Ancient Warlocks, Black Rainbows, Church of the Cosmic Skull, Little Foot Long Foot,Woodhawk and much more besides. On top of that, there's killer cuts from brand new and current releases by Hotel Wrecking City Traders, JuJu, Kadavar, Nazca Space Fox, Occult Wisdom, Spectral Haze, The Judge, Tunga Moln and Turbobobcat, So don't miss it...! You can hear the Show via the HRHR Webpage HERE, or the dedicated app for iOS and android. Feel free to contact me via AHM's FB, Twitter or email if you'd like to hear anything in particular; if you would like to be considered for airplay on the show message me for details. Each show is archived every week once it's gone out live, you can find them on the new HRH Atom Heart Mutha Mixcloud page HERE, please have a look and click follow to be kept up to date with each newly archived show.


Treat your brain to 2hrs of brilliant HeavyPsychedelicStonerSpaceRocknRoll every week on Hard Rock Hell Radio; if you missed last weeks show you can stream it now on the player below, go for it !



Saturday 19 August 2017

Streaming Now...

Summer's in full swing (not that you can always tell here in the U.K.!) and there's a wealth of riches to soundtrack it for you. whether you crave riffs galore, cool PsychRock or Spaced-out hazes. Below you'll find plenty for you to get lost in, there are new releases to dig from the brilliant Devil Electric, Shooting Guns, Papir, Woodhawk, Kings of Improg and Oulu Space Jam Collective. Included here are albums that have been around a little while longer but deserving of your time and attention from Ancient Warlocks, Moonwood and an excellent live release from the alway brilliant Zone Six. As if that wasn't enough I've included the links to three very different but equally fantastic free to download label samplers, check 'em out and discover your new favourite band today !
I'll be playing lots of these bands/tracks/records on the various radio shows for Hard Rock Hell Radio, Grip of Delusion Radio and Bigjaf.net as well as a ton of other great new music releases. The title links are clickable and will take you to the bandcamp page. As always, if you like what you hear support the artists and pay for the download, or check out their pages and buy a physical version. A lot of the bands here will be selling vinyl versions and special edition packages, Enjoy!



Devil Electric - Devil Electric



Oulu Space Jam Collective - Harvest Sage



Zone Six - Live Six 2017



Moonwood - Trans Martian Express



Ancient Warlocks - II



The Necromancers - Servants of the Salem Girl



Papir - V



Woodhawk - Beyond The Sun



Kings Of Improg - Henosis



Shooting Guns - Flavour Country



Stone Groove Records - Third Stone: 2017 Sampler



Beyond Beyond is Beyond: 2017 Summer Jam Sampler



Ripple Music: Fully Jacked 2017 Sampler




Tuesday 15 August 2017

On This Weeks Atom Heart Mutha for Hard Rock Hell Radio... (18.8.17)

This week's show for Hard Rock Hell Radio Goes out at 13.00 on friday August 18th and features brain melting music from Devil to Pay, Dr Cyclops, Kingdom of the Holy Sun, Sergeant Thunderhoof, Weites Luftmeer, Zement and much more besides. On top of that, there's killer cuts from brand new and current releases by Kadavar, Kings of Improg, Kungens Män, Märvel, Red Mountains, Occult Wisdom, Shooting Guns, Turn Me On Dead Man and Youngblood Supercult So don't miss it...!
You can hear the Show via the HRHR Webpage HERE, or the dedicated app for iOS and android. Feel free to contact me via AHM's FB, Twitter or email if you'd like to hear anything in particular; if you would like to be considered for airplay on the show message me for details. Each show is archived every week once it's gone out live, you can find them on the new HRH Atom Heart Mutha Mixcloud page HERE, please have a look and click follow to be kept up to date with each newly archived show.


Thank You! to everyone that supports AHM, it's greatly appreciated. Treat your brain to 2hrs of brilliant HeavyPsychedelicStonerSpaceRocknRoll every week on Hard Rock Hell Radio; if you missed last weeks show you can stream it now on the player below, go for it !




Saturday 12 August 2017

Listen to Atom Heart Mutha August 2017 Now on Mixcloud

This Month's Atom Heart Mutha RadioShow is now available to listen to anytime on Mixcloud. You can go to the AHM Mixcloud page HERE or listen on the embedded player below. This show was uploaded exclusively for Mixcloud as part of the Bigjaf.net Summer bundle; the show also went out on American Radio Station Grip Of Delusion Radio on the 13th.

This episode features spaced out vibes and heavy psych trips from Liquid Sound Company, Kungens Män, Monster Killed by Laser, Komet Lulu and more. As always if you like what you hear please support the bands and labels by buying their music, there are direct tags on the AHM Facebook Page, check it out. Atom Heart Mutha is now also a weekly 2 hr Show on Hard Rock Hell Radio, you can hear it every Friday from 13.00 - 15.00 by clicking the link Here

Track List:

Komet LuLu - Tremolove
Liquid Sound Company - The League For Spiritual Discovery Lives
Kungens Män - Dag
Monster Killed By Laser - Vermillion Sands
Moonwood - Trans Martian Disko
The Myrrors - Somos La Resistencia
Monomyth - LHC
Meniscus - Flux
Hidria Spacefolk - Sindran Rastafan

Tuesday 8 August 2017

On This Weeks Atom Heart Mutha for Hard Rock Hell Radio... (11.8.17)

This week's show for Hard Rock Hell Radio Goes out at 13.00 on friday August 4th and features brain melting music from Baby Woodrose, Descarado, Holy Mount, Satin Whale, The Shit, White Noise Sound and much more besides. On top of that, there's killer cuts from brand new and current releases by All Them Witches, Lords of Altamont, Sun Q, The Electric Shakes, The Judge and Tunga Moln, So don't miss it...! You can hear the Show via the HRHR Webpage HERE, or the dedicated app for iOS and android.

Feel free to contact me via AHM's FB, Twitter or email if you'd like to hear anything in particular; if you would like to be considered for airplay on the show message me for details. Each show is archived every week once it's gone out live, you can find them on the new HRH Atom Heart Mutha Mixcloud page HERE, please have a look and click follow to be kept up to date with each newly archived show. Thanks again for everyone that supports AHM, it's greatly appreciated.


Treat your brain to 2hrs of brilliant HeavyPsychedelicStonerSpaceRocknRoll every week on Hard Rock Hell Radio; if you missed last weeks show you can stream it now on the player below, go for it !




Sunday 6 August 2017

Atom Heart Mutha August 2017 goes out live...


... and directly online to Mixcloud on Saturday the 12th at 9pm as part of the Bigjaf.net RockShow's summer Mixcloud bundle. You can hear it alongside new shows from Dylan The Wolf, Neal B and Zachsta by going to www.mixcloud.com/bigjaf
As always the encore performance will go out on the awesome American Station Grip of Delusion Radio the next day on the 13th at 10amEST/4pmCET/3pmUK. This months show will feature brand new tracks from recently released and upcoming records and showcase the best that HeavyPsychedelicStonerRock has to offer; until then you can check out August 2016's broadcast on the mixcloud player below.

Track List:
The Judge - The Witcher
Slow Season - Miranda
Zed - The One True Thing
Brutus - Personal Riot
Devil to Pay - Don't Give the World Away
Killer Boogie - You Will Be Mine
Canaan -Foolish Blues
Monarch - Shady Maiden
Tau - The Trickster
Korai Öröm - Uj' Arab
Hashish - The light




Tuesday 1 August 2017

On This Weeks Atom Heart Mutha for Hard Rock Hell Radio... (4.8.17)

This week's show for Hard Rock Hell Radio Goes out at 13.00 on friday August 4th and features brain melting music from Atomic Simao, Black Ash, Desert Suns, Gonga, Slow Season, Wucan and much more besides. On top of that, there's killer cuts from brand new and current releases by Fvzz Popvli, Here Lies Man, Howling Giant, Kabbalah, Monolord, The Necromancers, Vymaanika and Youngblood Supercult, So don't miss it...!

You can hear the Show via the HRHR Webpage HERE, or the dedicated app for iOS and android. Feel free to contact me via AHM's FB, Twitter or email if you'd like to hear anything in particular; if you would like to be considered for airplay on the show message me for details. Each show is archived every week once it's gone out live, you can find them on the new HRH Atom Heart Mutha Mixcloud page HERE, please have a look and click follow to be kept up to date with each newly archived show. Thanks again for everyone that supports AHM, it's greatly appreciated.


Treat your brain to 2hrs of brilliant HeavyPsychedelicStonerSpaceRocknRoll every week on Hard Rock Hell Radio; if you missed last weeks show you can stream it now on the player below, go for it !