Here is our final monthly Best Of mix of songs from 2011 – despite all the Christmas fayre on offer, there were still a whole plethora of cracking new tracks to enjoy, and as always we’ve gathered the best of our December posts into one lovely mix for you with a couple of new tracks to sample too. Don’t forget to check out all our … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: December 2011
Phantom Family Halo is the creation of multi-instrumentalist Dominic Cipolla. Their upcoming studio release, When I Fall Out is out on 14th February next year via Knitting Factory Records. We’ve featured the band before back in May following the release of The Mindeater EP, a split EP featuring them and Bonnie “Prince” Billy, and describing their sound as “evil desert psych rock evocative of the chunkiness of Hawkwind and the … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Phantom Family Halo
Here are the juiciest cuts from our May postings rounded up and presented as one marvellous mix plus a couple of cracking new tracks as well. Be sure to check out all our previous ‘Best Of the Month’ mixes in the sidebar too. Download Country Mice – Morning Son mp3 (from Twister) Country rock and blistering sonic experiments combining to deliver a brilliant apocalyptic ballad. Download Howling … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: May 2011
The new collaboration between Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy and The Phantom Family Halo, called The Mindeater got its official release yesterday. Will Oldham needs no introduction of course, but The Phantom Family Halo you may be less familiar with. For now it is enough to know that the good Family writes evil desert psych rock evocative of the chunkiness of Hawkwind and the dark theatricality of Roxy Music. … Continue reading Bonnie “Prince” Billy & The Phantom Family Halo Album
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