Erol Alkan is an English DJ and producer of Turkish Cypriot descent. He grew up in Archway in North London.
Island Records Australia is an Australian record label that was launched in 2007 by Michael Taylor. It is part of the Universal Music Group and is the Australian variant of Island Records. Island Records Australia is headed by Michael Taylor. Nicole Richards is General Manager.
Innerspeaker is the debut studio album by Australian musical project Tame Impala. Recorded at a remote beach shack in Western Australia during the winter of 2009, the album was released on 21 May 2010 by Modular Recordings.
Pond are a psychedelic rock band from Perth, Western Australia, formed in 2008. Initially featuring a revolving line-up, since 2016 the band has consisted of Nick Allbrook, Jay Watson, Shiny Joe Ryan, Jamie Terry, and James Ireland.
Lonerism is the second studio album by Australian musical project Tame Impala, released on 5 October 2012 by Modular Recordings. Like the band's debut studio album, Innerspeaker (2010), Lonerism was written, recorded, performed, and produced by Kevin Parker, with live member Jay Watson contributing on two tracks. Recorded mostly in Perth, Australia, and Paris, France, Lonerism builds on the psychedelic sound of its predecessor and features fewer guitars and more synthesisers and samples. Parker attempted to incorporate his love for pop music into his songwriting for the record through catchier melodies. Many tracks feature ambient sounds recorded by Parker with a dictaphone. The album's theme of isolation is reflected in the album cover, featuring an image of a fenced-off Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris.
Kevin Richard Parker is an Australian singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer, best known for his musical project Tame Impala, for which he writes, performs, records, and produces the music. Parker has released four Tame Impala albums: Innerspeaker (2010), Lonerism (2012), Currents (2015), and The Slow Rush (2020). He has won 13 ARIA Music Awards, two APRA Awards, and a Brit Award, and has received four Grammy Award nominations.
Psychedelic Mango is the debut studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band Pond. The album was released on 9 January 2009 through Badminton Bandit and re-released digitally in 2010. According to the liner notes, it was recorded by Nick Allbrook, Jay Watson, and Shiny Joe Ryan in Allbrook's parents' house, on their 8-track tape machine.
Jay Watson is an Australian multi-instrumentalist, producer, singer and songwriter. He is best known as a member of the psychedelic rock bands Tame Impala and Pond. Watson records solo material under the name GUM and, as of 2021, has released five studio albums under this name.
"Patience" is a song by Australian psychedelic music project Tame Impala. It was released as a single on 22 March 2019 through Modular Recordings. It was written and produced by Kevin Parker, and was his first single since "The Less I Know the Better" in 2015.
Omar Banos, known professionally as Cuco, is a Mexican American (Chicano) singer-songwriter and record producer from Hawthorne, California. His fame escalated after releasing "Lo Que Siento" (2017), which attracted over 191 million streams on Spotify alone. Cuco self-released his first two EPs, Wannabewithu (2016) and Songs4u (2017) after graduating from Hawthorne High School. In 2019, he released his first studio album Para Mi with Interscope Records. His music has gained approximately 290.6 million streams according to Nielsen Music.
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets is an Australian psychedelic rock band formed in 2014 in Perth. Members include Jack McEwan, Luke Parish (guitar), Danny Caddy (drums), Luke Reynolds (bass), and Chris Young (keyboard), who began playing together in "an old horse barn in rural Leederville". Their genre and sound has been compared to that of other popular psychedelic rock bands in Australia, such as King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard and Tame Impala. They have self-described their sound as "an energetic mess of colour and tone". Concerning the reasoning behind the name of the band, its members have given little explanation. The band claims it was chosen at random because they thought it was amusing. The word crumpet may be unusual to some, as it is a traditional English food described in the Cambridge Dictionary as "a small, round type of bread with holes in one side that is eaten hot with butter".
Videoclub was a French musical project formed in Nantes, France in 2018 by Adèle Castillon and Matthieu Reynaud.
The Cavemen are a Nigerian Highlife band consisting of sibling duo Kingsley Okorie, a bassist and Benjamin James, a drummer. They were discovered by Lady Donli and are known for their live performances. They won the 2020 Headies Award for the Best Alternative Album.
Jensen McRae is an American singer-songwriter and poet. She gained prominence for her debut singles "White Boy" (2019) and "Wolves"(2020). Her music has been recommended by Rolling Stone, Vulture, Nylon, NPR, and The Fader. Her debut EP Who Hurt You? was released on June 25, 2021. Her debut studio album Are You Happy Now? is scheduled for release on March 22, 2022.
Glamorous Damage is the second studio album by Australian multi-instrumentalist Jay Watson's music moniker GUM. The album was released in Australia on 13 November 2015 by Spinning Top Music. In September 2014, Watson recorded this album in London with the assistance of English rock band The History of Apple Pie's Jerome Watson. The thirteen track record was announced in September 2015. It was preceded by the single "Anesthetized Lesson", which was remixed by Australian multi-instrumentalist musician, Kevin Parker, and released in March 2016.
Flash in the Pan is the third studio album by Australian multi-instrumentalist musician Jay Watson's music moniker GUM. The album was teased on YouTube on 3 November 2016, and was released on 16 November 2016 in Australia by Spinning Top Music. The album was preceded by the single "Gemini." Watson explained that it was "the first song I recorded for the album, and probably the most immediate." It featured a contribution by Sergio Flores on saxophone.
The Underdog is the fourth studio album by Australian multi-instrumentalist musician Jay Watson's music moniker GUM. The album was released on 6 April 2018 in Australia by Spinning Top Music. The album was produced, mixed and recorded by Jay Watson himself, with additional drums by fellow Australian multi-instrumentalist musician Kevin Parker, at his home studio. The album is considered to the most consistent record that Watson had released as GUM as of 2018. Talking about the album, Watson said that, "I kind of just don’t really think about the kind of music I’m trying to make anymore as much. I’ve kind of just – it kinda sounds really cliché but I kinda just do stuff and then whatever it is, it is, you know."
Out in the World is the fifth studio album by Australian multi-instrumentalist musician Jay Watson's music moniker GUM. The album was digitally released on 12 June 2020 in Australia by Spinning Top Music, and was distributed by Caroline Australia. The album was preceded by the single of the same name, which was released on 12 March 2020. About the album, Watson said, "It's not possible for all, but for me, I force myself to go out again, or get on stage, or do whatever it is I have to do to keep moving on." Alike his previous album, Out in the World was produced, recorded, mixed all by Watson himself. The album has been described as "pleasant, dreamy, and vague", and "a sonic edifice that impresses with its grandeur".
Evolfo is a psychedelic rock band based out of Brooklyn, NY. Evolfo is a 7 piece band. The band has been referred to by critics as a "psych rock septet". In 2017, Evolfo released their debut album Last of the Acid Cowboys. The band's second album: Site Out Of Mind was released on June 18, 2021, on Royal Potato Family Records.
Phase is the debut studio album by Australian psychedelic jazz fusion group, Mildlife. The album was released 2 November 2017.
