Merry Teatime

Italian band Merry Go Round first appeared back in 1985, then using the moniker Storks. They never released any official albums back then, but they released a demo tape and was an active live band, among the highlights of those early days was opening for legendary UK band The Pretty Things in 1988. Storks went into hiatus in 1990 when Michele Profeti and Stefano Gabbani decided to join Daniele Caputo and his new band Standarte. In 2012 Storks reunited, and expanded the line-up with guitar player Sandro Vitolo and vocalist Martina Vivaldi. This new and expanded version of the band was named Merry Go Round, and they released their self-titled debut album in 2015 through Italian label Black Widow Records. Their music is plain old school heavy rock with a very ballsy female vocalist. The music rocks hard and is loaded with electric guitar, roaring Hammond and vintage Mellotron, and some Moog too.

"Psychedelic Teatime" - the title of Berlin psychedelic prog project Margin's debut album says it all. Because when the various sections of the predominantly long tracks flow in and out of each other; when musical structures dissolve before building back up again, and when melodies, sounds and noises all interconnect, it as if the spirit of Pink Floyd is wafting between the notes. But despite these psychedelic foundations, Margin retain their individuality. Because on this album, psychedelic art rock blends with progressive rock in ways which are new and unique. Margin's debut album "Psychedelic Teatime" therefore proves itself to be a fascinating reference album for psychedelic prog as it is today.