05/16/2025
EUROPE!!
What's up this week?
Various – ‘Brown Acid: The 20th Trip’ (RidingEasy Records)
Trip #20 lands with 10 raw, vintage hard rock blasts: '60s utopia in collapse, guitars blazing, vibes timeless. Trouble? You just found it.
https://www.shinybeast.nl/product/various/brown-acid-the-20th-trip-black/557312
One-Velvet Winter – ‘Jesus in Dystopia’ (5CD, self-release)
Eight-panel digipack with 5 CDs and a 32-page full-color booklet. Over 4.5 hours of bold, genre-defying music by Dutch composer Stef Kohler. ‘Jesus in Dystopia’ blends prog metal, doom, black metal, rock, Eastern and classical guitar in a surreal sonic journey.
https://www.shinybeast.nl/product/one-velvet-winter/jesus-in-dystopia-5cd/559848
The Berlin Wall – ‘War Demo Recordings’ (Supreme Tool Supplies)
Raw, rattling post-punk by Dutch teenage band The Berlin Wall (1981–1983). 16 unearthed tracks now on LP for the first time. Limited to 200 copies!
https://www.shinybeast.nl/product/berlin-wall/war-demo-recordings-1982-1983-green-cover/559789
Chest Press – ‘No Sweat’ (Geertruida)
Second EP by Chest Press, Sjoerd Nieuwkoop's personal take on electronic punk music. Expect a blend of electric guitars, digital drums and mono synthesizers.
https://www.shinybeast.nl/product/chest-press/no-sweat/556970
Proper – ‘Meant To Say Something’ (Spinout Nuggets)
Proper deliver sharp, hook-filled mod-infused power pop. Eleven timeless tracks from London’s finest, produced by Brett ‘Buddy’ Ascott. Limited to 300 LPs!
https://www.shinybeast.nl/product/proper/meant-to-say-something/557946
Igor Savin & Orkestar Stanka Selaka - Yu Disko Expres (Everland)
A long-lost masterpiece of Yugoslavian jazz-funk and disco finally returns!
https://www.shinybeast.nl/product/savin-igor-i-orkestar-stanka-selaka/yu-disko-expres/558722