Hermit’s Grove Wax Machine SKU: BTR62LP Barcode: 4062548041019 23.00 £23.00 Genre: Psychedelia / Garage Label: Batov Records Released Date: 1st July 2022 Buying Format: 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Surfing on a sun-drenched wave of psychedelia comes Brighton’s very own Merry Pranksters, Wax Machine. Primarily recorded and mixed in a closet room directly above a mortuary, their self-produced album Hermit’s Groove is a heady trip through progressive psychedelia, kitsch Italian library music and Brazilian tropicalia. Led off by the single Guardians of Eden, the album is set for release on 1st July via Batov Records (Şatellites, Sababa 5). Wax Machine is the project of Brazilian-born, Italian/English-raised Lau Ro, who takes a deep dive into their Brazilian heritage on this LP, taking inspiration from 60s tropicalia music and movement and the likes of Os Mutantes, Caetano Veloso and Gal Costa. “Brazil is where I was born and grew up until I was 8 years old, and it’s where my family is from. We then immigrated to Europe and I was never able to visit Brazil after that as it’s a very expensive flight. Instead I’ve opted for the next best thing which is connecting with the spirit and culture of Brazil via the medium of music.” The album features a version of Canto De Iemanja from Vinicius De Moraes and Baden Powell’s seminal 1966 Brazilian album Os Afro sambas. Canto De Iemanja is about the goddess of the sea Iemanja, a chant Lau has often found themselves singing to the sea in their hometown of Brighton. “The ocean is a muse of mine. I go to the sea whenever I can, her presence enlivens, refreshes and brings me deeper awareness. This version is a homage both to my motherland and the great big blue that separates us.” The first single and album opener Guardians of Eden is carried in on a cloud of flutes and birdsong. The first half celebrates the light and beauty of this world, while the second half is a reflection on the shadow of our existence here. The three minute, psychedelic explosion of Springtime is a “meditation on the cycles of nature, the dance of duality, the swinging of the cosmic pendulum.” Two EPs in 2018 preceded their debut album Earthsong of Silence in 2020, with Clash Magazine declaring that Wax Machine “occupy a space somewhere in the gaps where English psych-folk, sun drenched West Coast sounds, Brazilian Tropicália and spiritual jazz overlap.” That year they also had a track featured on the Mr. Bongo Record Club 4 compilation. The first single and album opener Guardians of Eden is carried in on a cloud of flutes and birdsong. The first half celebrates the light and beauty of this world, while the second half is a reflection on the shadow of our existence here. The three minute, psychedelic explosion of Springtime is a “meditation on the cycles of nature, the dance of duality, the swinging of the cosmic pendulum.” Two EPs in 2018 preceded their debut album Earthsong of Silence in 2020, with Clash Magazine declaring that Wax Machine “occupy a space somewhere in the gaps where English psych-folk, sun drenched West Coast sounds, Brazilian Tropicália and spiritual jazz overlap.” That year they also had a track featured on the Mr. Bongo Record Club 4 compilation. Artist Wax Machine Genre Psychedelia / Garage Label Batov Records Buying Options 1LP Format 1LP Condition New Country UK Track Listings Guardians of Eden Tears From the Skies Springtime Canto De Lemanja All I Can Do Face of All Gaian Dream Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Psychedelia / Garage View Product Quick View Electric Prunes, The The Electric Prunes Psychedelia / Garage | Jackpot Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 1st December 2023 £40.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Electric Prunes, The The Electric Prunes £40.00 Genre: Psychedelia / Garage Label: Jackpot Records SKU: JPR089LP Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 1st December 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Culpeper's Orchard Culpeper’s Orchard Psychedelia / Garage | Tapestry | 180g, 1LP Released 31st October 2012 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Culpeper's Orchard Culpeper’s Orchard £21.00 Genre: Psychedelia / Garage Label: Tapestry SKU: TPT267 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 31st October 2012 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Electric Prunes, The Mass In F Minor Psychedelia / Garage | Jackpot Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 1st December 2023 £40.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Electric Prunes, The Mass In F Minor £40.00 Genre: Psychedelia / Garage Label: Jackpot Records SKU: JPR091LP Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 1st December 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Michael Chapman Wrecked Again Folk | Light In The Attic | 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 17th July 2013 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Michael Chapman Wrecked Again £19.00 Genre: Folk Label: Light In The Attic SKU: LITA101LP Formats: 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 17th July 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Various Artists Swinging Japan Jazz | Acid Jazz | 1LP Released 6th April 2015 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Various Artists Swinging Japan £14.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Acid Jazz SKU: AJXLP360 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 6th April 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Faerground Accidents Co-Morbid Psychedelia / Garage | Louder Than War | 1LP Released 16th June 2017 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Faerground Accidents Co-Morbid £17.00 Genre: Psychedelia / Garage Label: Louder Than War SKU: LTW018LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 16th June 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Daniela Casa Società Malata Leftfield / Experimental | Penny Records | 1LP, Includes CD Released 8th April 2013 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Daniela Casa Società Malata £19.00 Genre: Leftfield / Experimental Label: Penny Records SKU: PNY3301LPC Formats: 1LP, Includes CD Released Date: 8th April 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Witch Introduction Psychedelia / Garage | Now Again | 1LP Released 2nd April 2015 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Witch Introduction £21.00 Genre: Psychedelia / Garage Label: Now Again SKU: NA5103LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 2nd April 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Quicksilver Messenger Service Happy Trails Psychedelia / Garage | Pure Pleasure | 180g, 1LP Released 28th August 2009 £34.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Quicksilver Messenger Service Happy Trails £34.00 Genre: Psychedelia / Garage Label: Pure Pleasure SKU: PPRLP120 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 28th August 2009 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Mandrake Handshake Shake The Hand That Feeds You Psychedelia / Garage | Nice Swan Recordings | 12", EP/Mini Album Released 22nd April 2022 £13.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mandrake Handshake Shake The Hand That Feeds You £13.00 Genre: Psychedelia / Garage Label: Nice Swan Recordings SKU: NSWN039 Formats: 12", EP/Mini Album Released Date: 22nd April 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Psychedelia / Garage Start again
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