Tweet Tweet!

HOME 
REVIEWS
albums
singles
gigs
demos
NEWS
INTERVIEWS
FREE MP3s
FORUM
LINKS
ABOUT US
CONTACT US
SEARCH
Follow SXP on Facebook
Follow SXP on Twitter
- RSS Feed
 
SoundsXP Presents
To be announced
On Our iPod
Standard Fare - The Noyelle Beat (LP)
First Aid Kit - The Big Black and The Blue (LP)
Oh Dreamland - Who Cares? (LP)
Bear Driver Myspace
Spaghetti Anywhere - Gregory's Girl
Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me
The Fair Ohs/ Spectrals - split 7"
Summercats - Paperweight (Thee SPC download)
Freelance Whales - Generator 7"
Emma Pollock - The Law of Large Numbers
I Was A King - s/t
Pete & The Pirates - Jennifer 7"
Latest Forum Posts
Album Review

Various Artists
A Psychedelic Guide to Monsterism Island Lo Recordings

Article written by Ged M - Mar 8, 2009

Pete Fowler's Monsterism Island
Pete Fowler's Monsterism Island
Much wacky baccy must have been consumed in the compilation of this record. Cardiff artist/ DJ/ crate-digging vinyl hound Pete Fowler’s first volume of Monsterism Island was full of obscure exotica and psychedelic records from the 60s that was perfect for accompanying his acid paintings. This second volume comprises all-new chillout instrumentals drawing on lounge, exotica, folk and plenty of inspiration from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, involving well known names like Cherrystones, Gruff Rhys, Luke Vibert, Circulus and Jerry Dammers, plus members of Beyond The Wizard’s Sleeve and Future Sounds of London, to take an almost random selection of noggin busters. This nu-psychedelia doesn’t look back but builds on the dance and rave culture to create a new strain of mood altering mushroom music. There are some good individual tracks - Gruff Rhys’ synth wobbles and bleeps is a case in point - but its strength is in its numbers (27 to be exact); these are best absorbed after a night out, when you aren’t ready to sleep but don’t need too much more stimulation, or at Chloe Madeley’s next bong session.
LATEST FEATURE
Hints and Tips about starting a DIY Music Label - Part 1
LATEST NEWS
More acts added to IndieTracks
Anti-folk legends line up London show
Radio Dept tour Europe incl UK dates
Latitude Festival headliners announced
The Raincoats to perform their debut album
1-2-3-4 Shoreditch Festival line-up announced
Stars return with new album
Single and Free EP from Fanfarlo
Tracklisting for The School's album
First IndieTracks bands announced
LATEST FREE MP3s
Robyn Hitchcock "4 rare tracks"
BOAT "Lately"
MGMT "Flash Delirium"
Veronica Falls "Found Love in a Graveyard"
Allo Darlin' "My Heart is a Drummer"
Keepaway "Yellow Wings"
Black Tambourine "Black Car"
Summer Cats "Paperweight"
Club 8 "Western Hospitality"
Signals "Angst In My Pants"

 

© Sounds XP Design by Darren O'Connor and Adam Walker