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Photo credit: Laura Moreau Interview by Brandon Pestano We discuss origins, inspirations, magic and mysteries with visionary musician and artist Lionel Williams of the Los Angeles based celestial-pop band, Vinyl Williams. Their six studio albums: Lemniscate (2012), Into (2015), Brunei (2016), Opal (2018), Azure (2020) and Cosmopolis (2022) have been described as 'retro-futurism', fusing esoteric themes … Continue reading Psyched To Meet You: Vinyl Williams
Source: album artwork Words by Lady Godiva Is the world bringing you down? Take a time machine pill to yesteryear's colorful and vibrant universe with Daniel Griffin's analog concept record, You're Gonna Lose Your Mind. Get ready for a trip down the rabbit hole, on par with Alice in Wonderland. First, you are told you're … Continue reading Album review: Daniel M. Griffin – You’re Gonna Lose Your Mind
Source: album artwork Words by Alexandra Dominica Ah, Babe Rainbow. Who could forget our darling neo-psych boys from down under? This brand new record has us moving through from Byron Bay to the nexus of sound and music mecca - Laurel Canyon in the 70s. It’s been a while, we’ve missed them and boy are … Continue reading Album review: Babe Rainbow – Changing Colours
Source: album artwork Words by Alexandra Dominica One pill makes you larger and one pill makes you small - go ask Alice when she’s ten feet tall. Follow this LA quartet down the rabbit hole and you’ll find this technicoloured Electric Looking Glass. MOOF Magazine are delighted to announce the debut LP from this many-hued … Continue reading Album review: Electric Looking Glass – Somewhere Flowers Grow
Words by Jack Hopkin I discovered pretty soon after I first laid ears on Green Seagull's new single that I, too, used to dream in black and white. Little did I realise that when my resident stork landed this lysergic faberge egg of a single on my lap that I'd fall so head over heels … Continue reading Green Seagull – (I Used To Dream In) Black And White
Jack Hopkin reviews Balduin's latest album, 'Bohemian Garden', due for a special edition limited vinyl release on Sunstone Records in October
A look at LSD Underground 12, a little-known avant-garde psychedelic album released in 1966, and the earliest known album featuring musicians recording while under the effect of LSD
WELCOME TO TOYTOWN... Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Step into a magical land of Victoriana, mythical animals, and fairgrounds & circuses with this magnificent mix, full of British popsike gems...Featuring artists such as, The Kinks, The Move, and Pink Floyd, to Geranium Pond, Kaleidoscope, Boeing Duveen & The Beautiful Soup , The World of Oz, The … Continue reading TOYTOWN MIX
A magical playlist curated by Jack Hopkin to go along with a feature all about Middle Earth in the upcoming issue of MOOF. "A playlist curated by yours truly, striving to capture the atmosphere of the club at it's peak. Play at night and watch the patterns dance on the walls. Featuring cult classics along … Continue reading MIDDLE EARTH MIX
Would recommend if you’re a fan of: Frank Zappa, Santana, Gong, Budgie Words by Vanessa Pettendorfer This brightly coloured eye-catcher of an album cover is a striking example of the album as a whole; sleeve design, title, band name and music fit symbolically together, so that every part indicates the other ones. Even those epic … Continue reading Album of the week: Just a Poke (1970)