Bleep

Goat is the adopted moniker of a mysterious ensemble that has been expertly channelling the darkest off-the-wall psych rock we’ve never heard since they released their debut album World Music back in 2012. Despite sounding distinctly influenced by said Southern American ritualistic lore (say the likes of Grupo Raizes eponymous 1974 LP), the band are in fact based over in Sweden – with occasional jazz fusion moments such as ‘Goodbye’ recalling the same dream like atmospheres fellow countrymen Thomas Almqvist or Ralph Lundsten wove thirty years previously. Nature sounds, spirit-summoning vocal wails, distorted guitar tones and fast-moving hand percussion join forces to transport anybody lucky enough to hear Requiem into the very heart of the imagined world these Scandinavian mavericks have made for themselves.

Inspired flashes of late 60s Taiwanese surf-pop are juxtaposed with introductory skits of what sound like faraway temple chants - the marantz recorder buried miles beneath the forest floor... (‘Trouble in the Streets’ and ‘Psychedelic Lover’ respectively). Whether previously familiar with Goat or not, these thirteen new tracks will appeal to anyone who finds comfort in the other-worldly and transformative qualities that certain kinds of music can provide. Seasoned acid archives contributors, Jorge Reyes obsessives and casual Pink Floyd fans alike will find something special in this!