Glazed Popems
Released: Jul 13, 2004
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Released: Jul 13, 2004
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Glazed Popems is a specially priced double CD of instrumental jams featuring one disc ("London") that was inspired by late-'60s psychedelia and acid folk (e.g., the Incredible String Band) and one...
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Mad Dogs and San Franciscans
Released: Mar 25, 2003
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Released: Mar 25, 2003
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Not only has Bay Area band Mushroom released a string of excellent recordings of its own psychedelic/Krautrock/soul-jazz jamming, the group has also released two albums and performed with Daevid...
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Analog Hi-Fi Surprise - EXPANDED
Released: Aug 6, 2002
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Released: Aug 6, 2002
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For a band who's only been together a short time, space rockers Mushroom are certainly prolific. On its sixth release, the instrumental band mines the depths of Krautrock while pushing the envelope...
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Foxy Music
Released: Oct 23, 2001
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Released: Oct 23, 2001
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Mushroom had evolved a long ways from the Krautrock roots of the earlier recordings by the time of this almost wholly instrumental 2001 release. At this point, they were taking more inspiration...
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Compared to What
Released: Sep 26, 2000
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Released: Sep 26, 2000
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Buried within the album notes to Compared to What is a slice of revealing information about Mushroom leader Patrick O'Hearn's musical orientation. "Credit must be given," he states, to Wolfgang...
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Analog Hi-Fi Surprise
Released: Aug 24, 1999
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Released: Aug 24, 1999
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For a band that's only been together a short time, space rockers Mushroom are certainly prolific! On its sixth release, the instrumental band mine the depths of Krautrock while pushing the envelope...
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Really Don't Mind If You Sit This One Out
Released: April 2006
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Released: April 2006
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Mushroom are one of the greatest space rock/Krautrock/jazz-rock outfits you've probably never heard of. The lineup has changed quite a bit over the years, with the only constants being...
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Hydrogen Jukebox
Released: 1999
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Released: 1999
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At the risk of sounding ignorant -- it's always been difficult for me to discern how whimsical titles fit the soundscapes that instrumental bands create -- you gotta love a band that calls a 13 and...
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Alive and in Full Bloom
Released: 1997
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Released: 1997
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I quote David Bischoff when writes, "...Noodling? Jamming? Wanking?...garage rock...guitars fuzzed and dorked...big weird door called The '60s..." Not much has changed, to my ear. Steady bass and...
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