ANTON BARBEAU – Psychedelic Mynde Of Moses (2012)

ANTON BARBEAU –
Psychedelic Mynde Of Moses
2012 (7” FdM Records) 
www.antonbarbeau.com

I learned about this guy, just recently (2010) with his super-cool-psychedelic-pop creation “Psychedelic Mynde of Moses”. It is obvious that this one caught the eyes (and ears of course) of Keith’s FdM label. So, what we have here is a delicious vinyl single, with 2 cover versions and a re-arranged version of “Psychedelic Mynde of Moses”. This version pretty close to the original features Nick Saloman of The Bevis Frond on guitar, so more talking (writing) would be needless. “Sometimes I Wish I Was A Pretty Girl” was originally released on 1984 Robyn Hitchcock’s album “I Often Dream Of Trains”, Ant took this song, relented and sweetened it a bit and presents it under a marvellous psychedelic 80s way. Ant, except Robyn, pays his dues to another cult-80s-resuscitator of the 60s- figure, the mighty Julian Cope. “Out Of My Mind On Dope And Speed” was originally included on Cope’s 5^th solo album “Skellington” in 1989 and Julian would be really proud of Anton’s remake of the song. Period… I just only wish to add a subtitle on this FdM’s release; “The Art of Making 3-minute Psych-Pop Priceless Rubies”. TimeLord Michalis 

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TimeMazine New Issue #7

Dear Friends,

This is TimeLord Michalis from Greece

for our “annual” psychedelic rendezvous.

New Issue (#7) of psychedelic Fanzine “TimeMazine”

is almost Ready-To-Go,

and it’s time for you to reserve a copy, at your wish.

Prices are without Postage.

There would be 3 editions of Issue #7.

1. TimeMazine #7 (96 pages) + 17track CD comp
2. TimeMazine #7 (96 pages) + 17track CD comp + 7" Vinyl Single (Black)
3. TimeMazine #7 (96 pages) + 17track CD comp + 7" Vinyl Single (Blue)

edition 1

edition 2 / edition 3

Due to a workload at the vinyl-factory,

estimated time (for shipping to your place) is 20 to 25 December 2012.

There would be ONLY 250 Black Vinyl Singles and 250 Blue.

So, First Come, First Served!!!

If you wish to have any other of the Back Issues, let me know.

Feel free to ask any question.

Respectfully Yours

TimeLord Michalis

mtimelord@gmail.com

TimeMazine #7 (Autumn ’12)

Psychedelic Greek Fanzine,

96 pages (A4-not photocopied) full of psych, all in English,

with 17track FREE CD compilation PLUS a 7” Split Vinyl Single

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS:

- KEITH LAW (Jardine / Velvett Fogg)

- NICK SALOMAN (The Bevis Frond)

- MYCHAEL JOHN THOMAS (Felt)

- ADAM BUFANO & ELIAS SCHUTZMAN (The Flying Eyes)

- RON MATELIC (Anonymous / J.Rider)

- MARK WEITZ & GEORGE BUNNELL (Strawberry Alarm Clock)

- LORENZO WOODROSE (Spids Nøgenhat)

- ROB & TIMOTHY (Cranium Pie)

- EVI HASSAPIDES WATSON (No Man’s Land / Echo Tattoo)

ALSO:

- The 60s Mind of Johnny Echols [LOVE]

- Jay Tausig - The Trip Around The Sun

- Full Circle with the REDONDOS (by Ray Doern)

- Chan Laughlin AKA TRAVUS T. HIPP (by Evelyn Kerr)

- Benny Soebardja (Indonesia’s best kept secret revealed) (by Bryan O’Keefe)

- Ultimate 60s Time Songs - “Making Time” by THE CREATION

- ... tons of LP/CD/EP/7” reviews...

CD Compilation:

01. FELT II – 1970 (The Legend of Felt) (2012)

02. STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK - Sit With The Guru (2011)

03. THE LUCK OF EDEN HALL - This Is Strange (2012)

04. PERMANENT CLEAR LIGHT - And The Skies Will Fall (2012)  UNRELEASED

05. JARDINE - Blackbirds Of Jardine (1969)

06. CRANIUM PIE - The Wrong Sun (2010/11) UNRELEASED

07. ELECTRIC MOON - The Pop Art Accident (2011)

08. SMOKING TREES – Calling (2012)

09. THE BEVIS FROND – Devil Doll (2008) UNRELEASED

10. RON MATELIC & FRIENDS - Moon Horizon (2008)

11. ECHO TATTOO – Love Is Free (2008)

12. SPIDS NøGENHAT - En Alrune Rod 1998 (UNCUT VERSION)

13. NIRVANA - Habemus De Loca (mid 70s)

14. SENDELICA - Not The Time For Salads (2010) UNRELEASED

15. THE FLYING EYES - Done So Wrong (2011)

16. THE REDONDOS - I Know How It Feels (Version #2) (1965)

17. TRAVUS T. HIPP – Radio Excerpt (2006) 

Artwork CD Covers

7” Split Single:

Side A:
GOLLY McCRY & JOHN MORTON featuring WIM OUDIJK – Workshop (originally by Hunger!)

Side B:

PURPLE OVERDOSE – FireDance (UNRELEASED)

TimeMazine Issue #7

forthcoming Issue

TimeMazine #7

contents...

comes with a free
CD comp
track-list

plus
a 7"
split
Vinyl
Single

A side:
"Workshop"
Golly McCry, Wim Oudijk
feat. original HUNGER! member
Papa John Morton
(vocals/keyboards)

B side:
"FireDance"
Purple Overdose
(previously unreleased) 
 

THE BEVIS FROND – The Leaving Of London (review by TimeLord Michalis)

THE BEVIS FROND – The Leaving Of London

2011 (2LP/CD Woronzow)

www.bevisfrond.bandcamp.com

I believe that for all of us – non British – Walthamstow is better known not for “The Palace of Welcome” – a district of Northeast London, but for being the ‘home’ of The Bevis Frond. So, any news from Walthamstow is always Good News although now Nick has moved to Hastings in East Sussex on the coast. In this case the news is called “The Leaving of London” – the newest album of the band (20^th in the row under the Bevis Frond moniker starting from 1987’s “Miasma”). Nick Saloman – frontman and the Soul of the band – puts on his beloved singer/songwriter costume and gives an end to our 7 years anticipation (you can call it the 7 years Bevis Frond itch) and releases new material since 2004’s “Hit Squad”. “The Leaving of London” is a ‘full’ album (also released as Double LP) over 75 min, consisting of 18 new-original tunes. 18 well-structured songs with real strong harmonies, inspired powerful self-biographical lyrics and with a polished High-Quality production by Nick himself, recorded at Gold Dust Studio, Bromley during March 2011 (released on his own Woronzow label). All songs are by Nick, who also plays the guitar, a few keyboards, the Grand-Piano and Sings… Precious is the help of his partner Adrian Shaw (Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Hawkwind) on bass, guitarist Paul Simmons (The Alchemysts) and Dave Pearce on drums. What we have here is not a typical Bevis Frond album, but to speak more correctly this album is as typical as the masterpiece (my humble opinion) “Valedictory Songs” was, from 2000. A lot of people say that it’s really hard to pin down a favourite track from this album, but “Reanimation” makes me wonder how I miss Nick’s early 90s. “Speedboat”, “More To This Than That” and “You’ll Come” are rudely brilliant punkish. “The Leaving of London” is one of the best ballads ever written in the last 15 or so years. Same goes with the wondrous guitar-adventurer “Too Kind”. The whole bunch is a mix of plenty styles. Melodic songs, up and mid tempo, beautiful just-guitar-bass songs, even more beautiful solo-piano songs, songs that are carefully dressed with wah-wah or backward guitar sounds with a sense of melancholic nostalgia all over the record. And then there is this voice. Sometimes the combination of his singing and guitar playing brings to mind Paul Weller, Jeff Buckley, Tom Petty, even Cat Stevens (just listen to “The Divide and you’ll get the picture). Is it British Indie? Lo-Fi? Balladesque Pop-Rock? Is it old-fashioned guitar-pop? Call it, everything you like, you can even call it New Psych-Inspired-Pop. I just call it A Bloody Delicate Cool Bevis Frond Album! TimeLord Michalis

***This year's TimeMazine will have an interview with Nick***

Track List:

01 Johnny Kwango
02 Speedboat
03 An Old Vice
04 More to This than That
05 The Leaving of London
06 Hold the Fort
07 Why Have You Been Fighting Me
08 The Divide
09 Reanimation
10 Stupid Circle
11 Son of a Warm Gun
12 Barely Anthropoid
13 Testament
14 You’ll Come
15 Preservation Hill
16 Heavy Hand
17 Too Kind
18 True North

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