Straight outta Folkestone, it's Oak Acetator – but his mum calls him Robin!

Robin Way's seventh Oak Acetator psych-punk opus Power Trip is out January 15th via Nick Saloman's Blue Matter label. 

Here's the scoop from Blue Matter Records...

Robin Way has been making psychedelic music for decades under the name Oak Acetator. Mostly home recorded, Oak Acetator’s world of sound encompasses an intoxicating mix of psychedelia, punk, space rock and pop, with the emphasis strongly on hallucinogenic psych. 

Power Trip is Robin’s seventh album, his previous six coming out on the hallowed Dig The Fuzz label, though strangely, none of his work appears on Discogs! Robin wrote, produced and played everything on ‘Power Trip’ in his Folkestone attic studio, and it is work of crazed brilliance. Respected musician and writer Louis Wiggett summed it up succinctly when he said of ‘Power Trip’; ‘Oh, that bonkers genius from Folkestone, can’t get enough of it. So good, almost sounds like a cosmic Stooges with synths and deadpan humour. Love it!’

And he’s absolutely right. Robin exudes his unique, very British style from the first moment to the last, sounding at times like Johnny Rotten backed by Hawkwind, but with touches of Gong and Krautrock thrown in for good measure, but really just like himself. It’s a total joy to be able to put this deranged masterpiece out on Blue Matter. We adore it, and we hope you will too. 

Get a copy of Oak Acetator's latest album "Power Trip" right here. And check out Adrian Shaw's new one "A Dark Reflection" also out January 15th via Blue Matter while you're at it. Also, those in East Sussex can check out Oak Acetator's album launch at Platform Two Records (9 London Rd, Bexhill-on-Sea) on Saturday, January 20th with the added bonus of Nick Saloman spinning records!

Toronto psych duo Gadsby & Skol releasing debut on vinyl

Chuck Gadsby and Rick Skol released their long overdue debut in 2001 which is now being reissued by Blue Matter Records.

Here's the scoop from Blue Matter Records...

Back in Toronto in 1970, three young guys, heavily influenced by Blue Cheer & Hendrix, got together to form a band. Featuring Charles Gadsby on guitar and vocals, Rick Skol on drums & vocals and Drew Tjernstrom on bass, the nascent outfit called themselves ‘Gadsby & Skol.’

After much rehearsing they started to play local shows, but soon decide they need to do some more work on their sound. In the end, the project stalled and they went their separate ways. Then in 1995 Charles Gadsby found an old rehearsal tape and contacted the other two guys to suggest that they get back together to record the album they could have made back in 1970, if they’d ever got  a recording deal.

A little while later the recordings you have here are completed, and an album’s worth of material is ready and waiting. The album eventually makes its’ one and only brief CD appearance on Nick Saloman's Woronzow label in 2001.

Now here it is on vinyl for the very first time heavy and raw, just how it was meant to be.

So if you like Thunder & Roses, Blue Cheer, Third Power and hard rocking psych guitar bands, you’re going to love this! That’s as close to a promise as we can make. Get a copy from Blue Matter Records right here. Listen to "Stop!" below.