Selection of jams by English psychedelic rock band Quintessence:
01 – Midnight Mode
02 – Burning Bush
03 – St. Pancras
04 – Gange Mai
05 – Freedom
Hawkwind – Space Ritual (1973)
Space jams by English space rock band Hawkwind recorded live at Liverpool Stadium 22.12.72 and at Brixton Sundown, London 30.12.72.
Edgar Broughton Band – Untitled Freak Out (2004)
Previously unreleased bonus jam by English psychedelic rock band Edgar Broughton Band recorded at Abbey Road Studio Three 21st January 1969.
Bakerloo – Bakerloo (1969)
“Bakerloo (previously The Bakerloo Blues Line) was an English heavy blues-rock trio, established by Staffordshire guitarist David “Clem” Clempson, Terry Poole and others in the late 1960s, at the high point of the influence of The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Cream. Although the group was prominent only for around a year (1968-9) and released only one album it played an important part in the history of the genre, especially in view of its members’ subsequent involvement with Colosseum, Humble Pie, May Blitz, Graham Bond, Vinegar Joe, Judas Priest and Uriah Heep.”
Skullflower – Ruins (1990)
“Led by guitarist Matthew Bower, the highly prolific Skullflower boasted the largest cult following of the bunch, with a sound based on sludgy, Black Sabbath-style riffs overlaid with feedback, fuzzed-out guitar noise, and throttling rhythms, all played at an ungodly volume. Always an improvisational outfit, their textured noise freak-outs grew increasingly free-form over the course of their career, moving farther and farther away from even loose definitions of “rock.” Skullflower claimed a broad range of influences in addition to the aforementioned Sabbath: heavy psychedelia (Blue Cheer, et al.), Krautrock, classical avant-gardists (John Cage, Steve Reich, Terry Riley), early industrial music (Throbbing Gristle, Einstürzende Neubauten, Whitehouse), and noise rockers from the American indie world (Sonic Youth, Big Black, the Butthole Surfers).”
Mighty Baby – Live in the Attic (2009)
“UK act MIGHTY BABY was formed in 1968, featuring several members of the newly disbanded outfit The Action… In later years archival concert recordings have surfaced from time to time, capturing a band keen on improvisation while performing live.”
Pink Fairies – Finland Freakout 1971 (2008)
“The first European excursion for The Pink Fairies saw them blowing amps, money and minds at the three-day Ruisrock Festival in Turku, Northern Finland in 1971. Recorded by the state radio station, the three-piece, now without Twink, consisted of Russell Hunter on drums, Paul Rudolph on guitar and vocals, and Duncan Sanderson on bass. Unleashing heavy, acid-drenched jams on the audience, beginning with a blistering attack on The Beatles’ psych classic Tomorrow Never Knows, the Fairies must have blown away the opposition – Juicy Lucy, Jeff Beck, Canned Heat and Fairport Convention – with sheer force.”
Moon Unit – Hell Horse And Heady Stratus (2010)
“Absolutely mind-blowing band from Glasgow, Scotland featuring members of Lanterns and Nackt Insecten. Bombast, monumental droning psychedelic rock jams with a touch of free improv and space rock. The guitar work and the freestyle drumming in vein of Flower-Corsano Duo. An absolute must have for every fan of the outer limits of psychedelia!”
The Cosmic Dead – Psychonaut (2011)
“The Cosmic Dead is a new, amazing, experimental and cosmic psych/space/kraut/drone rock collective from Glasgow, Scotland. These guys have been playing together actively since early 2010 and their first actual album was released on tape in May. This really mind-blowing tape has four tracks and is 80 minutes long, so be prepared for long, trippy jams.”
Cherokee Mist – Anthem of the Moon (1997)
“Here the band drops the compositional pretense and just gets down to business with a non-stop guitar oriented attack. Like most English bands in the style, Cherokee Mist have a clear idea of style and dynamics, so it’s not a blistering overload of the senses that makes one nauseous in 10 minutes. It’s easy to listen to, and yet there are many fiery jams to behold.”