Sounds of Liverpool Psych Fest 2016 #4: In Zaire

Of all the festivals in all the world that I have yet to experience for myself, the one I most want to go to is the Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia, otherwise known as Liverpool Psych Fest. The braintrust behind this upstart event continually brings together some of the absolute best bands in the UK and Euro psych scenes, and the lineup is always a treat. This year is no different, and there's no shortage of bands you should check out. These are my top picks from this year's bumper crop. Liverpool Psych Fest is going down September 23 & 24. (And as an aside, fingers crossed for yours truly finally making the LPF dream come true in 2017)

The In Zaire sound is hard to pin down, and I don't think they'd have it any other way. They call themselves "psych space rock," but that's not even half of the story. Theirs is thundering psychedelic noise with influences from more countries than you can count. This Italian-German outfit can be electrifying on record, and can no doubt light quite a fire on stage. 



[posted 9.18.16]