Swedish originals Freak Kitchen combine the unpredictable, anything-goes-so-long-as-it's-unusual philosophy of Faith No More and Strapping Young Lad, the compositional discipline and vocal harmonies of King's X, and the explorative spirit of Frank Zappa into one of the more idiosyncratic and independent careers in metal. Formed in the city of Gothenburg, in 1992, by visionary vocalist and guitar wizard Mattias Eklundh (formerly a member of Danish band Fate) Freak Kitchen's original lineup also included bassist Christian Grönlund and drummer Joakim Sjöberg, who collaborated on everything from the music to album artwork, and consciously avoided any contracts offered by major labels in order to retain their precious independence…
Wig Out! Freak Out!, the latest compilation from Two-Piers, dives into the world of Freakbeat, Psych and Mod from 1964-1969. Pulling the cream of tracks from the UK and United States Freakbeat and Garage scenes of the time. Featuring tracks from The Sonics, The Kinks, The Action, Chocolate Watch Band, The Haunted, The Standells, Paul Revere and The Raiders, The Shadows of Knight, The Yardbirds, The Seeds and more Wig Out! Freak Out! is packed full of Freakbeat and Mod classics as well as rare sought after nuggets.
"MoFo" is half reissue, half archival release, something that (somewhat curiously) has never quite happened with a Zappa album before. It's also an absolutely fantastic thing, and it's a great buy if you're even marginally interested in the album or its author.
Djiin is a french stoner psychedelic rock band composed of an electric harp, drums, bass and guitar. Created in 2015 in Rennes, the band proposed a music with heavy blues, desert-rock, stoner and progressive variations.
This double-disc is essentially the audio component to the DVD of the same name released in March 2006. There are several live documents of the Black Crowes before their breakup especially, but this one shows them at their rawest, with a complete horn section and backing vocalists tearing it up at the Fillmore…
The Mothers Of Invention's Freak Out (2022 Japanese exclusive limited edition 17-track Mono CD, the debut album from Frank Zappa released in 1966, this edition includes the Bonus Single Version of Trouble Comin' Every Day and Who Are TheBrain Police?
Baltimoore is a Swedish rock band, led by Swedish singer Björn Lodin. Lodin was originally approached by Elektra Records in 1987 to record a solo album, but Lodin opted to use the moniker Baltimoore rather than his own name. In 1992, Lodin relocated to Åland, Finland, where he met Bulgarian-born guitarist Nikolo Kotzev. They joined forces for two Baltimoore albums, Double Density and Thought for Food. Due to personal and musical differences, Kotzev left the band in 1994 to start his own project, Brazen Abbot.