15.Oct.2011 Coming Soon… Mushroom, Moon Of Ostara, Shapeshifter Gong

With the three planned release for 2011 now all issued it’s time to give an update on what we will be releasing next. Following on from the success of the first limited edition live Mushroom album expect a follow up from a couple of recent shows with Alison Faith Levy at the Make Out Room in San Francisco; an amazing funk trance blend of sitar, sax, vocals, flute and percussion. There will also be an album from Fred Laird of Earthling Society under the name of ‘Moon Of Ostara’ a pagan-inspired krautrock homage. Both these will be in special artisan packaging and strictly limited. There are also a couple of Gong related projects in the works including a Shapeshifter Gong 2CD culled from a recently discovered hoard of DAT recordings from the tours of France in 1992 and 1994, and we’re forever hopeful that something from Here & Now will hit the streets too – fingers crossed.

24.Sep.2011 Mushroom podcast and interview

Paris DJ’s psychedelic expert Mr. Moo has just completed a Herculean task; two 45 minute podcasts of Mushroom music, including previously unreleased tracks, and an interview with band leader Pat Thomas. The first part of the podcast is available for listening and download here, and the interview can be read here.

05.Sep.2011 Earthling Society in Classic Rock presents Prog

“We live on an estuary that smells like the it leads to the Devil’s arse. Our aim is to get out!”. This is just one of the quotes from Earthling Society front man, Fred Laird, interviewed in the September issue of Classic Rock presents Prog magazine. As well as this feature, the reviews of their latest album, “Stations of the Ghost”, keep flooding in. Terrascope thought it was ”an excellent album that any spacerock lover should have in their collection, and highly recommended”. The Pyschotropic Zone declared it  ”is another really killer album… and the production is top-notch”, and the Rocktologist gave it 8.5 out of 10.

Earthling Society featured in Classic Rock presents Prog

22.Jul.2011 “Stations of the Ghost” Reviews

A review handwritten in a spell book… what could be more approporiate for the new Earthling Society album, Stations of the Ghost, “a blazing album of very English space rock”, according to Was Ist Das. Progarchives gave it 4 out of 5, saying they can “take pride in offerring such a new release spiked with enjoyable songs all over”. ‎A hint of Bauhuas from Belgian magazine, Dark Entries, and 8 out of 10 stars to accompany the incense sticks and brownies, whilst Classic Rock presents Prog declared that it was ”A proper blast from start to finish, this is a mighty record”.

"Stations of the Ghost" review in Classic Rock Presents Prog magazine

05.Jul.2011 “Stations of the Ghost” reviewed in Record Collector

Ian Abrahams writing in the August issue of Record Collector magazine says ”Stations of the Ghost” by Earthling Society is ”a heavy cauldron of oppressive moods that also takes in dark folk and their trademark lo-fi krautrock vibe. Leader Fred Laird is always ready to stir in some obscure influence or other as though he’s chortling around that vessell, throwing in bits of this and a pinch of that, and ladling out something that’s infused with contemporary potency”.

21.Jun.2011 Three Imaginary Girls review Mushroom

Three Imaginary Girls say of the new, strictly limited edition Mushroom album; ”Just as important as the way it pushes, pulls, pins a mermaid’s arms down, and sways beneath a foamy emerald tide, is how Seattle recording icon Fisk captures it all perfectly.” It’s available exclusively from Mushroom leader/drummer Pat Thomas and direct from us.

07.Jun.2011 “Stations of the Ghost” review and pre-order

02.Jun.2011 “Galaxsea” reviewed in Classic Rock presents Prog

Dom Lawson's review of "Galaxsea"

30.May.2011 Mushroom pre-order and free download

The latest Mushroom album. “I Don’t Remember Yesterday, Today It Rained” is now available for pre-order, and there’s a free download of one of the tracks, “Lofty Hawk” by way of a taster. The hand-silkscreened sleeve comes in ice blue or blood red – state your preference – and looks stunning. There’s only 100 copies so be quick. You can buy it direct from us, or from Pat Thomas.

27.May.2011 “Galaxsea” reviewed in Shindig!

“In my estimation a surefire, laid-back, feelgood soundtrack to the summer” from Rick Deakin’s review of “Galaxsea” in the second quarterly issue of Shindig! magazine.