My year in Music 2025

This year was quite a struggle for me and not being able to post anything to the USA since early September has really hurt sales.. Anyway, despite the decrease in income and ability to put out more physical releases, a lot of great music was released in 2025 by my bands, collaborations and solo.. Check out my synopsis below and links to bandcamp.. Special thanks to all the bands I played on their records. IT means a lot to me to be able to contribute to the magic....

ØSC- Kozfest DVD  (OSC2024-LS021)

First release of the year and I fucked it up!! Sadly, the wrong mix of the audio was put in the DVD. So to really enjoy this the most you need to download the great audio mix from bandcamp.. It was a fun and cool show with a great line up and for sure worthy of a release with Vince Cory, Omar, me, Mogens, Jiri, Tim and Chris Purdon on the last jam and the dancer Rene, she danced with Hawkwind on the original Space Ritual tour in 1972!  Renee, the other dancer, she was in the audience as well. It was an honour... 

https://oresundspacecollective.bandcamp.com/album/kozfest-2023

Quasars of Destiny- Music to listen to while eating Planets CD (QOD001)

This was a fun album that I made with my cousin, Craig Wall. It was recorded in the summer of 2023 and is quite Pink Floyd inspired. We had a lot of very good reviews which is nice. Three long jams. CD has sold well for a brand new project and only about 10 copies left... See if we make another album someday. Never know...

https://drspace1.bandcamp.com/album/music-to-listen-to-while-eating-planets 

Doctors of Space- Fusing your Synapses CD (DOS-009)

Martin Weaver and I were in good form on this one, which was a mixture of some of the heavy space rock stuff we did mixed with the electronic drum groove stuff and pure MOOG electronic space out stuff. I am really happy with the sound collage and took some risks with the mix to really challenge you at times, perhaps. 

https://doctorsofspace.bandcamp.com/album/fusing-your-synapses

ØSC- Alotta hella down in the Estrela 2LP/2CD (SRP088) 

This was a very successful release and the fans really liked it a lot. The CD sold out pretty fast and the vinyl has done well also. I just love the artwork by David Graham as well. He did almost all of the covers from all the releases this year.  This has some pretty awesome jams on it and a great mix from Jonathan Segel.. 

https://oresundspacecollective.bandcamp.com/album/alotta-hella-down-in-estrela

ØSC- Espaço 2 (Bandcamp subscriber CD) (OSC2025-LS022)

This was the 2nd bandcamp subscriber release of the year and another more laid back and experimental in some ways 3 track album. I really have loved the wholetone jam but admit it is a bit strange at times but I just love the progression of it and the playing so cool... The CD sold out pretty fast.. Only 150 copies..

https://oresundspacecollective.bandcamp.com/album/espa-o-2

The Shapes of Things to Come Compilation CD (Promo CD28)

Always an honour to be invited to have a track on the great label Fruit de Mer Records.. 

https://www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/

ØSC- Ode to a black Hole DVD (5.1 audio) SRP089DVD)

I am really happy that we finally managed to get this one out.  This is a nearly one our film of us playing the track in the studio. It was also my first attempt to do a 5.1 mix from my original stereo mix used on the CD and LP.  Jonathan Segel did the video editing of the two cameras and mixed in some interesting colours and effects for quite a psychedelic experience..  Pretty cool..

https://oresundspacecollective.bandcamp.com/merch/ode-to-a-black-hole-film-dvd-2

Nepal Death- Pilgrims & Psychonauts LP 

This is a fun and very cool Swedish band. I was honoured to be invited to provide some space sounds and backing vocals on this album. I appear on 3 tracks.  It is a great psychedelic rock album and I highly recommend it.  Hope to work with the guys more in the future...

https://nepaldeath.com/products/pilgrims-and-psychonauts-vinyl?srsltid=AfmBOorGTLlGWRYzBeYJKdHTpJZ_-ZaQv1nbMhtj8CZgg872zuZ6MsBB

Doctors of Space- Astral Sessions Vol 7 CD (DOS- AS007)

This one has been in the archive for quite some time and it was about time for another Astral Sessions Vol..  We had some trouble on the drum track on the opening track (sorry about that) but tried to make the best out of it. The rest of the album has some amazing jams and better sound. Martin plays some amazing guitar solos. Wow.. You can also get a bundle of Vol 5-7 for a great price on bandcamp..

https://doctorsofspace.bandcamp.com/album/astral-sessions-vol-7

Dr Space- Music for Italian Restaurants of Neptune CD (DS2025-001) 

I had not put out a solo album this year but these sessions were pretty interesting and capture the dr live in the studio. These were the same pieces I played at the Italian Restaurant (every table was taken!) in March 2025 but with better sound than my actual performance. I am not used to playing solo shows but am up for doing it some more. We will see.

https://drspace1.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-italian-restaurants-on-neptune

Aural Hallucinations- Flocking to the Nozone CD (AH003)

This was a long time coming, Matt Couto (Kind, Ex-Elder), making music together in the same room.  This was the best of the pieces we recorded over two days.  It is a bit challenging music but a lot of moods are explored in this experimental music project...  CDs are available.  Once again, Matt made the cover art picture..

https://auralhallucinations.bandcamp.com/album/flocking-to-the-nozone

Spirts Burning & Michael Moorcock- The End of All Songs Pt2 

It was an honour to be asked by Don, an old friend, to play on this album with Micheal Moorcock. A lot of great musicians on this. I contribute to track 9.  Check out the album below on bandcamp.

https://spiritsburningmichaelmoorcock.bandcamp.com/album/the-end-of-all-songs-part-2

ØSC- Jamvofrijonia CD (OSC2025-LS023) 

This is another bandcamp subscriber CD and the first material from the ØSC studio session from December 2024.  It is one long jam with a lot of cool and interesting parts.  The CD sold out quite fast...  A lot more to come from this session in 2026. My old friend Doug Siegel did the original painting. 

https://oresundspacecollective.bandcamp.com/album/jamvofrijonia

L. Don Okami- Banjo Machine Music CD/LP (Self Released Finland)

I have known Don for some years now and we talked about making some music and it was great to be able to contribute to this album. If you are in Tampere, they are going to have a show on Dec 28th with a lot of the people that perform on this record, but sadly, I can not be there.. 

https://ldonohkami.bandcamp.com/album/banjo-machine-music-2

3rd Ear Experience- Twilight Sutra 2LP/CD (SRP090)

I am very proud that we could release this on our record label, Space Rock Productions.  IT is an epic 90min space rock ballet piece split in 17 parts.  I was very happy to also play on it and I am mixed in different parts here and there.  One of my fave releases of the year. For sure check it out.. Epic...

https://3rdearexperience.bandcamp.com/album/the-twilight-sutra

Top 20 Records for 2025

 This is a very difficult list to compile.  I have about 100 releases from 2025 on CD, LP but mostly on FLAC/wav files from bandcamp (about 40 of the 100).   I have not put any of the releases that I play on except the 3rd Ear Experience but the Nepal Death and ØSC- Alotta hella down in Estrela could be on the list as well..   They are hard to order..

Zach Oakley- Kommune 1 (US self Released)

This was technically released digitally in 2024 but only came out on vinyl in 2025 and I just love this record. Funky, 70s style rock, jamming.. Awesome album. Played it so much.. Sadly, not on bandcamp or streaming services.. This awesome set for Orange amps is about as close as you are going to get to hearing the album at the moment.

TEMPLE FANG- LIFTED FROM THE WIND 2LP (NETHERLANDS 2025)

What can I say. One of my fave bands in Europe at the moment and such great folks.  The River is such an amazing track but the all 4 sides are great. 

Frozen Planet….1969- Echoland (Australia 2025)

I was surprised when this one dropped in a month or so ago but wow. I have been spinning it a lot.  I hope someone in Europe will release it on vinyl. I can see it is only out on CD in Australia at the moment.. 

US CHRISTMAS- PRAYER MEETING 2LP (US 2025)

Ok.. this is not new music but the first time this has been available to a wide audience. This is the vinyl remastered version of the first ever release by US Christmas. I own this rare CD, thankfully, but this is a cool and raw version of a lot of tracks that would appear later on some of the albums. Great stuff..

3rd Ear Experience – The Twilight Sutra: A Space Rock Ballet (US 2025)

This is an amazing 80min journey. Get the CD version for the complete 90min ballet.  I was lucky to be invited to participate on this great piece of music.  A must listen for 2025..

SAMSARA BLUES EXPERIMENT- TIME WIZARDRY LP (GERMANY 2025) 

Again, not new music but a compilation of the earliest and rare tracks from SBE, one of the best stoner bands from Germany ever.. Killer stuff...

GIN LADY- BEFORE THE DAWN OF TIME LP (SWEDEN 2025) 

While far from the bands best album, I still played it a lot in 2025 and a lot of great songs. I would love to see them live and might have to go to Spain to see them in 2026 if they come.

ALAN DAVEY- ELEKTRUM CD (US 2025)

Been many years since Alan released a solo album. Since moving to California, he has focused on Hawkestrel, Pink Fairies and other collaborative efforts.  I enjoyed a lot of the material on this album.  NIce to see a sample from Doug Walker (Alien Planetscapes) used as well. 

STEVEN WILSON- Overview DVD (UK 2025)

I only got this on the blue ray and hearing this one in 5.1 is simply awesome. This best album since his early solo albums for me..

CAUSA SUI- LOPPEN 20024 LP + 10” /FLux 2x10"  (DENMARK 2025)

Hard to not have the creative Causa Sui in the top 20 when they give us a powerful live album and cool new studio album.  Great band and nice people..

CASTLE RAT- THE BESTIARY LP (US 2025)

My friend Nils gave me a copy of their first album and then this one dropped this year and wow..  I like it even more than the first one.. Cool band. So sorry I did not get to see them at Sonic Blast (they played too late in the night). 

LÍRA DEL BACCANO/YAMA- TEMPVS DEORVM LP (ITALY 2025)

This is primarily on the list as the LIDB first side of the record is probably the best thing they have ever recorded. What an amazing album side track. Heavy, space rock, prog.... just awesome..

BLACK MOON CIRCLE- A MILLION LEAGUES BEYOND- MOSKUS SESSIONS VOL 1 LP

Despite me not playing on this or with the band since 2023, the band give a powerful and awesome performance with the entire band playing intensely.  Great live album.

FUZZ SAGRADO- STRANGE DAZE LP (BRASIL 2025) 

Christian Peters, is a clever and awesome musician and I am a huge fan of his music and this new group, will dazzle the audience in 2026 when they tour Europe in May-June. He records all the instruments on this album though and there are a lot of great songs from his earliest days of this project. 

ASTRAL MAGIC- IN SPACE WE TRUST CD (FINLAND 2025)

Only a few Astral Magic releases (and lots of Strange Vibrations and others) this year.  This is a nice space rocking release and I played it a lot. Cool stuff..

ETHIVA- BEATEN TRACK LP (SPAIN 2025)

It has been a few years since they released an album and they have a new female singer so that adds a new element to the sound but the band still create great songs and I dig these guys..

HAWKWIND- THERE IS NO SPACE FOR US CD (UK 2025)

Been some years since Hawkwind made my list but this was a pretty damn good effort.

PAPIR- IX 2LP (DENMARK 2025)

Only just got this and I love sides 2 and 4 especially but sees that band a bit more post rocky and accesible as instrumental music can be at times!!  Musician ship is awesome as these guys just have a flow and feel that is so natural.  Cool stuff..

MADMESS- THE THIRD COMING LP (PORTUGAL 2025)

This album was along time in coming but finally came out. The band has stripped away a lot of their space elements and went for a more straight hard rocking wah solo driven psych rock. 

Nukli- Acid Funk (UK 2025)

For a band around for 40 years, this is one of their best studio albums ever. I wish I owned the CD but I have played the FLAC files a lot. Love this one... Congrats guys.

The Deepest Cut- 21st Anniversary Edition (Black Unicorn Records)

The Deepest Cut was produced 21 years ago by Caspar Pound and Laurence Elliott-Potter's collaboration as The New London School of Electronics. Below is a description of the album and some of the tracks by Larry. 

“THE DEEPEST CUT, and if the opening twinkles of "Air Check" doesn't clue you in that you're "able to get swept away in a wave of ambient music, nothing will.

Indeed, the gamelan of "The Queen and the Eclipse" hums with quiet intent, while "Georgia" leans much more on the electronics to accompany its initial plaintive piano melody. The meditative "Mandella With The Golden Hair" seems created to induce a zen trance (despite the occasional deep bass hits), while "Mistersorphine" kicks off with a wistful chanson sample, as the track itself comes and goes, as if blinking in and out of existence.

"Off," on the other hand, stays present the whole time, throbbing in the prayerful darkness. The Deepest Cut, the title track, after a major key intro, quickly switches into an urgent minor key melody that sets the tempo even when it disappears whilst he closer, "Dream to Dawn," returns to pure ambience in a swirling concoction.” 

it is a beautiful sounding collection of tracks with lots of small sonic surprises around each corner. Good old analog synths sounds mixed into the layers of simple repeated themes.  

https://sonica.music/basii8rzh825

https://larrylush.bandcamp.com/album/the-deepest-cut-21st-anniversary-producer-edition-new-london-school-of-electronics 

PIB´s Farewell Party- Loppen, Christiania Nov 26th, 2025

Peter IB, played drums with ØSC from 2007 to 2012, almost full time and he played now and again until 2015… Sadly, PIB lost his battle with cancer. There was a funeral earlier in the day but this was a dinner for close friends and musicians and 3 musical acts. It started with a nice speech and then Sorte Per started things off with a 50 min set of original music. PIB had played with all these guys in different jams, and bands before as well. It was all sung in Danish and some great and funny songs..

Vionysos Skål, Par og Per, Ca Drømme, Tagernes Høj!, tak skal du há, ?, Business Blues, I mi hjælpe mig, En Hvildes Ballale

Music for Hearts, a duo wtih Thomas Thor played a short set of 18mins or so and a lot of small speeches about PIB..  Everyone had a good story to tell…

There was a long break now for nearly 3hrs and then ØSC played at 21… It was so smokey inside that I could not be in Loppen anymore so stood outisde the entrance where there was som good air and talked to who ever came by…

ØSC was: Me, Mogens, Mattias, Mikkel and Jiri in the first set.  We did like 2 jams and I told a bit of a story about PIB in the middle for a few mins.  It was too smokey and I was really suffering so I had to leave but the guys played some more with Lasse on Bass afterwards-.

http://arechive.org/details/OSC2025-11-26.FLAC

A special evening for sure… No one will ever forget PIB….

Indian Classical meets Danish Jazz- Copenhagen, DK Nov 30th, 2025

My friend KG Westman was playing sitar with some world class Indian and Danish jazz musicians as well as the Copenhagen Youth Jazz Orchestra.   It was a nice 80mins of composed and improvised ,music mixing tabla, sitar, sax, drums, contrabass, guitar and lots of horn players. Plenty of solos over the 6 pieces of music. 

KG Westman, Lars Møller, Zuheb Ahmed Khan, Thor Madsen, Thommy Andersson, Jonas Johansen, 

Went with my good friend Mogens and it was lovely to see our friend Lone their as well.  A super nice evening of great music. 

Still River- Flow Me (Magnolia Records )

When I was at the Tabernas Festival in Spain in October I met the drummer from this band, Lander and we really got on well and spoke about music and his bands. He also played in a more heavy band called Wreck Totem. Anyway, these guys have been around 10 years and this is their 2nd album.  They play music a lot like Little Feat, US southern rock inspired stuff. All the musicians are Spanish except the singer, Dan, Cabenela (from the US).   Some of the tracks are really uptempo and they have a really great mood and feel.  Some laid back country like stuff as well. A very good mix and some nice guitar solos (a must in Southern rock!) as well. I enjoyed the album a lot. Check them out….

https://www.facebook.com/thestillriver/about/ 

Elder and Madmess- MOUCO, Porto, PT Oct 29th, 2025

I drove to Coimbra and then took the train to Porto. This new music venue is in the basement of a fancy hotel about 10mins walk from Campanhã, which is pretty convenient. The building itself it a bit of a maze to get into the basement but when I arrived I could hear Elder soundchecking.  I managed to find my way in and the Madmess guys were watching the soundcheck. They stopped and we greeted each other. Nice to see the Elder folks. Super nice people, all of them…

Elder Soundchecking

After soundcheck I hung out backstage with the band while Madmess were setting up but I was really hungry. I was invited to go eat with them at 19 but I could not wait that long..  Has some chicken and chips 3mins away and came back but missed the Madmess soundcheck, they were done. Michael (2nd guitarist in Elder), he was hanging around, while the others were eating so we chatted about life on the road, his music life, the insane USA, etc.. such a nice guy..  

Madmess backstage

The doors opened at 20 and Madmess hit the stage just at 2030. A lot of people were still coming in at this time as only a couple of weeks ago they changed the start time from 21 to 2030.. Anyway, it was full by the time they finished and they pretty much blasted the audience with the very tight set of acid rock. They used to space out a bit but not at all anymore, very tight and perfect, a bit too much for my liking. Most of the set was from the new album and two from Rebirth and nothing from the first album.  The band is working on new material. Sam said it is their best stuff ever. 

Set List: Death by Astonishment, Widowmaker, Albatross, Endless Cycles, Velvet Nebula, Stargazer

Vasco on Bass

Elder were very fast to get things going and within 20mins after the Rush- Tom Sawyer into they blasted into In Procession!!!  Sound was great but LOUD….   The two guitar players have such a great dynamic (Nick and Michael)… They both do leads and cool parts. The band is so tight.  Jack is just rocking out hard on all the songs and Georg just keeps the time and manages the dynamics. Great players. These are complicated and long songs.  I wish some of the guitar solos were a bit longer and they would adventure a bit.. Still such an awesome and powerful band. It was the soundmans birthday so they gave him a shout out, which was cool. This was the 4th to las show so they had sold all the copies of the new album.  Pity…   I asked about playing those songs live and they gave it a try but determined it was not going to be possible and do them justice.  I think it is some of their best stuff.. Anyway, Merged in Dreams is an amazing track and glad they had that one in the set.  I had hoped we would get to hear Lore or Spires Burning.. It was a powerful set. 80mins..  Great night. Thanks guys..

Set List: In Procession, Thousand Hands, Merged in Dreams, Compendium, Sanctuary, Catastasis, Gemini

Strange Vibrations- Higher Dimensional Beings (Astral056)

Santtu, is on a role with his 56th release which now includes this new project as a duo with Shane Beck (spoken Words) and on this one Jonathan Segel (guitar and other instruments). This is the 4th release in this project. This CD features 10 tracks and while it sounds a lot like Astral Magic at times, it is a bit more spacey and relaxed in general. I love the fluid guitar layers that Jonathan adds and the poety is nicely mixed in here and there. Some great song titles here as well like Children of the Perpetual Echo, Whispering Oracle, and Misguided Sunrise. 

Fans of Astral Magic will for sure dig this..

http://astralmagic.bandcamp.com

Strange Vibrations- III (Astral055)

Volume III in this series continues with 10 new tracks but this time Santtu plays all the instruments and even does some of the spoken word parts (tracks 5&7).  Crystal Starship starts things off with an uptempo rocker. Shane comes in pretty quickly after the track starts.  Lots of interesting keyboards.  Perpetual Change keeps the tempo high and opens with a nice synth sequence, that is quite hypnotic at times. Lots of stuff going on in this track at times but driven by the synths at all times. Desert Winds starts off really spacey, like a 1972 Hawkwind track. Master of Mystery has a bouncing bass line to drive it forward and is a fun one. Thought Projections Acquisition is another strange electronic one and features Santtu on vocals.. Trippy…Sacred Geometry has a sort of dark mysterious feel to it. Passing the Knowledge is another fully electonic on with whispered words by Santtu.. Dream Quest features some guitar and I really love the vibe on this one. Cool track and the longest on the album as well!  Frequency Waves is another beatless electronic piece. The CD ends with The Druid´s Temple.  A bit like Astral Magic and a bit different as well with the help of Shane, doing what he does best.. Only made in 50 copies. Peace..

http://astralmagic.bandcamp.com

Tabernas Desert Rock Festival, Spain Oct 2-4th, 2025

I had heard about this festival a few times but this was the first time I got a ticket and decided to make the journey. It was a 12hr drive (I stopped for a day and 1/2 to see a friend near Malaga to break it up. Tabernas is way down south near Alimeira on the coast.  It is where a lot of the spaghetti westens were film. The concerts are just outside the main salon of the film sets. Really cool. Festival is organised by a German guy Marco and a bunch of other German folks. 70% of all the people here are from Germany and Belgium. Not many Spanish and I only met 3 people from Portugal. about 300 total. A very cool and unique place to have a festival. Everything is very relaxed and easy going. Two places for food, only one drinks bar which can get a bit crowded but is ok. They still put on the shoot out at the saloon twice a day and normal people can stil pay and come talk around and eat at restaurants, etc.. 

I arrived about 1330 and found a place in the parking lot near a couple of young German guys with their car and tents. 16hr drive for them to get here.. Had some lunch and then walked all around the western town and took pictures. Met a group of Belgian folks associated with Sara and Benni and Down the HIll festival (including Dries).. Super nice people. 

First band was supposed to be Nightstalker from Greece but they were too stoned to play so  Kal-El from Norway played first instead.  Both bands I was really looking forward to see.  Kal El rocked and had good grooves. Singer sounds like he is singing right at the edge of his range most of the time, so it feels a bit strained somehow.  Both guitar players did solos, the one on the right seem to play the same one every or something close most of the time. They grooved but not a lot of variety in their stoner sound. They played mostly their new album Astral Voyger Vol 1 (4 of the 6 songs) and a new single, JUggernaut, as the encore. I enjoyed the set a lot and talked with the guys which were really cool folks.

Set List: Mothership, Cosmic Sailor, Moon People, Temple/WOM/ANUB, Cloud Walker, BTDSC, Astral Voyager, Juggernaut

Nightstalker, I was looking foraard. I have 4-5 of their records but never seen them live. They had a lot more variety to their songs which were shorter and they were totally into it as well. By now, the sun was hot and the stage is in the direct sun!!!  I think it was 28C…..   It was a diverse set but a lot from the last album, I think…  I dug their set and they had the biggest crowd today..

Set List: Trigger Happy, Baby God is Dead, Forever Stoned, Just a Burn, Heavy Trippin, Uncut, Return from the Point, Sweet Knife, Cursed, Never Know, The Dog that no one Wanted, Zombie Hour, Dead Rock Commandos, Children of the Sun

High Desert Queen from Texas were next and they really ripped thru their set of high speed stoner grooves and ripping solos.  Singer had a Texas flag on his back for the first few songs and was a chrasmatic guy. Crowd really dug em as well. Their set went by fast somehow..  They only played 2 older songs and the rest was from their latest album. Jason from Sasquatch was filling in on bass for the tour.  He was awesome.  They had a few doomy moments like the last song but it ended in a high energy blast!!  Cool… Spoke to Jason and he said they had done preproduction demos for enough material for a new Sasquatch album but had no idea when it was going to be recorded properly. All depends on Keith…. 

Set list: As we Roam, Palm Reader, Time Weaver, Head Honcho, Tuesday Night Blues, Mountain, Solar Rain, Ancient Aliens, 

Tankzilla (DE) was an intense drum and distorted nasty guitar duo. It was very blusey, punky, stoner, nasty rock and roll.. Crowd seem to know them a bit. A lot of people were eating at this time (including me), so I did not see the whole show but they rocked for sure.   

Set List: Crossroads, Lucifer, UFO, Brother from another Mother, Rubberman, Wolfpack, Down Below, Saw Surfer, Hard Way, Wrong Place, 

Up to this point I had recorded all the bands but some asshole spilled their drink on my edirol recorder. I started to recorded Scrotem, another German band, quite intense front man who sang in many styles and was great.  Solid bass and drum grooves but sinple, not that interesting guitar so that was a bit of a let down. They had a lot of fun and people up front were into it for sure but lack of interesting guitar riffs and the guy could not solo (he only tried on 3 songs).  Anyway, recorded died completely during their recording and I could not restart it. 

Set List: Smile, Mislead, Curfew, The day that never ends, Lay your bombs down, Little by Little, Lifeline, Sweet 16, Stoned, Enemy, Let you Die. 

Last band of the night was Psychogarden (DE) and I really liked these guys. IT was like a bit like The Devil and the Almighty Blues but very bass heavy sound and sadly the guitar player had a very dull sound and you just blurred into the bass and you had a hard time hearing him. Pity as I think he did some interesting stuff.  THey played a bit more than an hr and ended about midnight. 

Set List: Blues, King Bee, Octa, Shadow, Song 1, Song 2, SOMA, Three, New

Saw Nick Oliveiri, some of the guys from Temple Fang around said hello and went to bed…

Day 2 (Oct 4th)

Very sunny so far. Got up around 9… Sun comes up late here…  had some breakfast, cleaned up, charge the phone (which died) and the camera. Listen to the Grace and Space CD. What a great one. Listening to Fusing your Synapses. I also enjoy this one a lot as well. More relaxing way to start the day.  Writing up this diary. Trying to dry out the Edirol and hope it comes back to life. Really unhapy about this. I can still record on the Zoom video camera but it is more difficult and not as good quality and I do not have the wind screen. It was very windy yesterday until the sun went down. 

Anyay, Nick Oliveri´s Mondo Generator is first, Unida (not seen them since 1999!), Rotor, also not seen then since we toured together back in 2002!!  Temple Fang, and I do not know the rest of the bands. Going to be a fun day..

Mondo Generator more or less started on time and totally rocked.  Mostly his solo stuff, a couple of Kyuss numbers, a QOTSA song and the crowd was digging it. He was clearly happy to be here and has played here a few times, I believe.  It was hotter today and the stage is in the direct sun so they worked hard…

Set List: 13th Floor, Rubber Room, Supa duppa (Kyuss), Fuck it, FYIF, Gonna Leave, Turboner, Sharner, Void, Green Machine (Kyuss), Death March, Nowhere Man, ?, For a Day, Blast off, Listening to the Daze, I never Sleep, Dead Silence, Millonaire (QOTSA)

Unida, a band that I have not seen since 1999, when Gas Giant opened for them was next and they rocked…  Sound has not changed much and they have a monster bass player. Wow. He was killer, probably the best at the festival..  I think the guitar player and drummer are the only original members left. The new singer (not John Garcia but sounded a lot like him at times) was very good and cool front man, from the band Riotgod. He was covered in tattoos…  They played two brand new songs (Unbound) and the encore, which he said they wrote last week…

Set List: Left, Red like a River, Unbound, Tanglo, Human Tornado, If Only, Stray, Sweet, Hand, Energy, Black Woman

Rotor, from Berlin, I had last seen in 2009 but played some gigs with them way back in 2002 when they opened for Gas Giant.  They now were a 4 piece band but damn, what a cool change from the normal stoner rock we have been getting. Lots of interesting songs and they can do a bit of Colour Haze like stuff but it was a great set. I loved it.. Still an awesome band..  It was super cool that they played Ennio Marconnie (Time in the West)..  Most of the set was from their last album in 2023. 

Set List: Costa Verde, Reibach, Reblansoul, Schabracke, Volllast, Kahlschlag, Druckverband, Ennio, Oktagon 

Godsleep (Greece), I had never heard of were a four piece band with an intense female singer, who also played a bit of guitar.  The drummer ran some samples and programmed stuff to mix into their stoner punk vibe.  The 2nd song, the one I filmed, had a riff like Dinosaur Vacuum by Monster Magnet. She could do punk, very clear singing, very versatile.  They had some great songs for sure. After the 2nd song, she asked if anyone had some weed and she got a joint from someone and smoked the entire thing. Could be dangerous if it was really strong!!  I missed some of their set though as I had to get something to eat!!!

Komatsu from Eindhoven, NL were next and doing the tour with Mondo Generator since Ritual King had to cancel. I was looking forward to see them. Anyway, they were a trio played a sort of stoner doom stuff with some really spaced out guitar. His guitar had no prescene or treble, so it was hard to hear him when they were just riffing. Bass player was very intense and into it but seem to play mostly the same riffs over and over..  They rocked..

Temple Fang, were next and the band I was most looking forward to see.  I think they are one of the best bands in Europe at the moment.. Love them! Such nice people and they came on and just were amazing. Very spacey start and then into the River.  The rest of the set was either new stuff or ideas and from the latest album. Very cool set and people were really into it as well.  Love these guys..

It was now nearly midnight and I was very tired. I saw Balâte setting up. They are a Spanish band and apparently play ever year…  Convoy was after that but I did not hear them either. 

Super cool festival in an amazing place. Would love to come back again.. We will see… 12hr drive for me though. 900km!!