Heavy-hearted in the Midwest since 2011
You know, I never thought I could look forward to a year ending as much as I’m looking forward to 2016 ending. It’s been a pretty lousy year; political bullshittery, musical geniuses passing on before their time, so many tragedies worldwide(too many to name here), and just a general feeling of existential malaise that at […]
Read More JHubner73 Presents: Favorite Albums of 2016 Top 10by J. Hubner Photos courtesy of El Paraiso Archives A little over two years ago a friend pointed me in the direction of Copenhagen, Denmark. That friend said “Head east, and ye shall find the rock.” I wasn’t sure what that meant as my friend rarely said things like “ye” and “head”, but I […]
Read More Living Textures : A Musical Conversation With Causa SuiThere’s only a few instrumental outfits these days that pack as big a sonic punch as Causa Sui. These four guys from Denmark have been making trippy, mind-altering rock and roll for a few years now, and every time out they up their musical game a bit. They go from psychedelic, acid-fried drone(Pewt’r Sessions 3) […]
Read More Causa Sui : Return To SkyWay back in March of this year, amongst one of the coldest and harshest Midwestern winters in recent memory I happened across this guy named Jakob Skott. He’s the co-founder and drummer of the Danish psych band Causa Sui. Not only that, but he’s the co-founder of El Paraiso Records, the record company that puts […]
Read More Jakob Skott :: Taurus RisingI haven’t made it a secret that I am a huge fan of Danish drummer Jakob Skott. His work with Causa Sui is essential in making those psych rockers what they are. He adds a jazz fusion flair to the psychedelic atmospherics they create. Imagine Tony Williams playing with Hawkwind, or NEU! and you’ll get […]
Read More Jakob Skott’s ‘Taurus Rising’ coming in DecemberIf you’re not familiar with Causa Sui, then you really need to get familiar with these Danish musical space pilots. They make psychedelic music for those of us who left the hallucinogenics at home. The music that these four musicians create IS the hallucinogen. When you settle in with an album by Causa Sui you […]
Read More Causa Sui : Pewt’r Sessions 3No vegemite sandwiches tonight. Just some New Belgium Trippel and some Boards of Canada. So, how’s everybody’s week been? I have to say that this week was a hell of a week. Every night I’ve come home I’ve felt beaten up. Work was crazy, so Friday is a welcomed thing for me. It always is, […]
Read More Friday In The Land of PlentyCausa Sui have been putting out true psychedelic rock for almost ten years. In those ten years they’ve transcended the genre into something completely their own. Starting out with a more fuzzed-out stoner rock vibe on their first two records the Denmark natives switched gears on 2008s Summer Sessions, Vol 1-3 by creating more mind-expanding […]
Read More Causa Sui :: Live at Freak ValleyNot much to report. It was a long week despite me being short a work day(sick kid.) This afternoon was like the freakin’ Gauntlet trying to get groceries, then getting a surprise call from my oldest asking me if I was on my way to pick her up(umm….no.) So I had to leave the store […]
Read More Thelonious and MeIt seems that Denmark is much cooler than I ever thought possible. The reason for this newfound revelation? El Paraiso Records. El Paraiso is a Danish record company run by Jonas Munk and Jakob Skott. These two fellows are in the incredible band Causa Sui, as well as putting out stellar records under their own […]
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