rainbows in curved air (or curves in rainbowed air)

Trawling the Ether for Whimsy & Flair

Over the past few years trawling the ether on the trail of lost psychedelia, I have discovered some truly exciting sounds.

Some of these albums were quite understandably, overlooked at the time of their release. Perhaps this was due to their ‘pop’ qualities: instant & forgettable.

However on the other hand there are bands like Canada’s Reign Ghost whose self-titled 1969 album is choc full of whimsy & flair. Also I recently discovered Rex Holman’s ‘Here in the Land of Victory’ (1970) that recalls Tim Buckley or other 60s/70s mavericks such as David Stoughton or William Strickland.

‘First there is a Mountain, then there is no Mountain, then there is…’