Alien Mustangs

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Alien Mustangs is a group of musicians that follows its own path, regardless of the dominant trend or the usual social media glitch. Based in Thessaloniki, Greece, the band has been steadily pushing new frontiers through a number of releases, combined with the total energy of their live performances. From the opening howl of the “Pause / Red Tambourine” 7 inch, released in March 2013, to the “River” 10 inch EP, out in May 2014, up to “The Tape Sessions” two-track, released exclusively on cassette in November 2015, their mutant psych / space hybrid is deeply rooted in sixties garage, whilst paying tribute to their influences, with Loop, Spacemen 3, The 13th Floor Elevators and The Stooges chiefly among them.
A long player was long overdue, and being an Alien Mustangs LP, it was determinately recorded , on 8 track tape recorder. As usual, the band entered the studio with no preconceptions or big ideas –just trying to remain focused on the music and let their sonic interactions in the rehearsal room lead them where they might. The resulting product is “Alienation”, a psychedelic punk showdown that could never have been mapped out, let alone calculated.
From the archetypal riff-heavy space rock of “Holy Motors”, to the trippy psychedelia of “Going Nowhere”, to the four-on-the floor garage stomp of “LSD”, the hallucinogenic dreaminess of “Forest”, to the post- Summer of Love acid pop of “Sleep” up to the motoric psych-blues of “Follow Me”, this is the sonic manifestation of a band that captures in the studio its vision and energy with the same abandon as it does on the stage.
Drop it onto your turntable and listen to an ahead of the pack brand of rock’n’roll krautdelia like you’ll never hear again from this far flung corner of the planet.

Τα μέλη του συγκροτήματος:
Νίκος - Κιθάρα / Φωνή
Χάρης - Κιθάρα
Κοσμάς - Τύμπανα / Μαράκες
Bateman - Μπάσο

Links:
bandcamp , facebook , myspace , discogs , last.fm

[2013] Alien Mustangs (7'')

Label: Hands In Sand ‎– HANDS IN SAND 0003
Format: Vinyl, 7", Single, Limited Edition, Numbered
Released: Mar 2013

Limited to 300 hand-numbered copies

Tracklist:

01. Red Tambourine

02. Pause

Download: [2013] Alien Mustangs (7'')

 [2014] River (10'')

Label: Hands In Sand ‎– HANDS IN SAND 0005
Format: Vinyl, 10", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition
Released: 19 May 2014

Limited to 500 copies, includes insert with lyrics and credits

Tracklist:

01. River

02. Animal Future

03. Alone

Download: [2014] River (10'')

[2015] The Tape Sessions

 

Label: Krapp's Tapes ‎– KRAPP01
Series: The Tape Sessions –
Format: Cassette, EP, Limited Edition
Released: Nov 2015 

Band recorded live at Studio Arkadikon, playing previously unreleased material, exclusively for this series. Very limited edition of 100 copies

Tracklist:

01. Shadows

02. Hypnic Trip

Download: [2015] The Tape Sessions

[2018] Alienation

Label: Sound Effect Records ‎– SER043
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Clear
Released: 25 May 2018

Vinyl edition limited to 400 copies, 150 on clear vinyl and 250 on black vinyl

Also issued in cassette format by Eggs In Aspic Records in the UK

Tracklist:

01. Holy Motors

02. Going Nowhere

03. Forest

04. Follow Me

05. Sleep

06. Lsd

Download: [2018] Alienation

 

 

[2019] Sunrays / Forest (7", Single)

 

 Label: Hypnotic Bridge Records - HYP-010
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition
Country: US
Released: 24 Sep 2019

Limited edition of 500 copies

Tracklist:

01. Sunrays

02. Forest

Download: [2019] Sunrays / Forest (7", Single)

[2019] Shadows (12", EP)

Label: To Pikap Records - PKP 005
Format: Vinyl, 12", EP
Released: 2019

First released on Krapp's Tapes in November 2015

Tracklist:

01. Shadows

02. Hypnic Trip

Download: [2019] Shadows (12", EP)

 

 

[2020] Beat Of The Earth

 

Label: Cardinal Fuzz - CFLCR025, Little Cloud Records - CFLCR025
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Yellow Galaxy
Country: UK & US
Released: 30 Oct 2020

Limited edition of 300 copies in galaxy yellow marbled vinyl

Also issued on black vinyl-effect CDr's in a card sleeve with paper inner sleeve, 60 copies

Tracklist:

01. Sound Of No Future

02. Fairy Meadows

03. Illusions

04. Secret Days

05. Darklands

06. Waiting The Dawn

Download: [2020] Beat Of The Earth