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Snakes Don't Belong in Alaska

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Newcastle upon Tyne psychedelic trio formed in 2014 (members named in reviews: Chris Watson, Aaron Bertram, Alex Johnston). Known for long improvised jams, live recordings and the cassette/digital release Mountain Rituals on Sky Lantern Records.

Formed in 2014; core members reported in reviews: Chris Watson, Aaron Bertram, Alex Johnston. Based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Releases include live/jam-session recordings and the studio LP Mountain Rituals (released on Sky Lantern Records as cassette and digital). Cited influences: Trad Gras och Stennar, Ash Ra Tempel, Acid Mothers Temple, The Myrrors, Kungens Män, The Cosmic Dead, Mugstar, Sundays & Cybele, Dreamtime, Junzo Suzuki. The band name is stated in an interview to be a quote from the PlayStation game Metal Gear Solid. The group's output is described in reviews as largely underground, improvised, and live-oriented.

Newcastle-based psychedelic group known for long improvised jams and live recordings. Reviewed on DeBaser (interview + album review). Key release: Mountain Rituals (Sky Lantern Records cassette/digital). Influences include Ash Ra Tempel, Acid Mothers Temple and Trad Gras och Stennar.

For:Fans of neo-psychedelic, kraut-rock and long-form improvised music; listeners of underground live-recorded jams.

 

This group is particularly prolific: their releases are largely "underground" and generally consist of what we can define as long jam sessions with no predefined shape and no planning, performed in the studio or live.

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the trio offers, in two long tracks each lasting twenty minutes, what we can consider their entire repertoire.

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