JEFFREY ALEXANDER & THE HEAVY LIDDERS – Synchronous Orbit (LP, Cardinal Fuzz/Feeding Tube Records)
“An increasingly diverting adjunct to Dire Wolves, Jeffrey Alexander’s super-psych-troopers are arguably the most accessible outlet for their prolific bandleader.” (Andy Cowan for Mojo magazine)
“Alexander, who has been in music for four decades and is best known for Dire Wolves, has hit on something quite delightful with the Heavy Lidders, who play Dead-inspired epics.” (Peter Watts for Uncut magazine, June 2025)

WATER DAMAGE – Instruments (2LP, Cardinal Fuzz)
“Arguably the most exciting rock band to emerge from the American experimental underground this decade…” (Grayson Haver Currin for Mojo magazine)

VARIOUS – Roots Rocking Zimbabwe (2LP-CD, Analog Africa)
“With rich, detailed notes about all the artists, this release makes a splendid primer for a sound that deserves more attention.” (Jim Irvin for Mojo Magazine, June 2025)
“Without the effort taken to provide the context ‘Roots Rocking Zimbabwe’ would still be a great compilation. But with it, it becomes, in effect, a guide to how and why Zimbabwe’s music evolved.” (Kieron Tyler for The Arts Desk)
“The compilation functions as a particularly poignant one in the Analog Africa catalogue, testament to the diversity found in a continent so often misunderstood as a monolith.” (Rosie Esther Solomon for The Wire, June 2025)
“Part of what makes the music so exciting is the deftness with which local acts combined the dynamics and drive of '60s rock - The Beatles and the Stones being radio favourites in the former Rhodesia - with elements of Congolese rumba, South African mbaqanga, Jamaican reggae and much more.” (Jason Anderson for Uncut magazine, June 2025)

COSMIC GARDEN PROJECT – Red Sand Blue Soil (CD-LP, Sound Effect Records)
“Cosmic Garden Project makes music that feels like stepping into another atmosphere. Their new track ‘Olympus Mons’ from the upcoming album ‘Red Sand Blue Soil’ doesn’t just suggest space travel, it sounds like it was recorded mid-journey somewhere between inner stillness and the edge of the solar system.” (Klemen Breznikar for It’s Psychedelic Baby! Magazine)

UNGRAVEN – Hollows Made Homes In Their Sunken Cheeks (CD-LP, Heavy Psych Sounds)
“Perry’s synth, organ, and piano add gorgeous layers of texture and subtlety to Davis’s glacially paced riffs, like Sunn O))), Brian Eno, and Tangerine Dream morphed into an unholy chimera.” (Broc for Everything Is Noise)

HORRID HUMAN CONDITION – Perpetual Imbalance (CD, Time To Kill Records)
“The record delivers a raw and relentless assault, fusing elements of neocrust, traditional crust punk, and black metal, channeling both rage and bleak social commentary and it will be released via Time To Kill Records.” (Necro Zine)

MADMESS – The Third Coming (LP, Kozmik Artifactz)
“The Third Coming is a soulful and brilliantly mysterious record that brings a whole lot of different thrills, spills and genuine excitement which impresses throughout from start to finish.” (Steve Howe for Outlaws Of The Sun)

ONE VELVET WINTER – Jesus In Dystopia (5CD, Self-Released)
“For fans of avant-garde and progressive metal willing to embark on a philosophical and musical odyssey, Jesus in Dystopia is a masterwork.” (Prog Sphere)

SOFT HEARTED SCIENTISTS – The Phantom Of Canton (CD, Hip Replacement)
“The Phantom of Canton is universal and is anybody who has felt a sense of identity loss during times of crisis, like a ghost on the sidelines with life passing them by, but also anyone who has then experienced the immense rush of joy felt when things get back on track.” (Jacopo Vigezzi for Prog Rock Journal)

FORCED DOWN – Liberate (LP, Southern Lord)
“Liberate is a collection of songs that capture a specific moment in the San Diego hardcore scene, restored with care and presented without polish that would blur its rough edges. Forced Down’s urgency, resilience, and deeply personal touch are preserved intact, a living document of a band that fought to be heard on its own terms.” (Karol Kamiński for Idioteq)