Afflicted Man, “Complete Recordings” (Senseless Whale, undated; original releases 1979-1982)
A.M.’s mastermind Steve Hall was a survivor of Britain’s early ‘70s psych/hard-rock scene who popped back up at the dawn of U. K. hardcore punk. The result was a unique and staggering synthesis – urban-wasteland powerchord riff-rumble as a launchpad for cyclopean tower-blocks of noise-guitar scree. Gives “psych-punk” a whole new meaning.
Try disc 1: 7, 9. 10; disc 2: 3, 10
2/14/13

Allan Davie And The Arrows, “The Cycle-Delic Sounds of . . .” (Tower, [1968?])
Collection of Vintage “biker rock” instrumentals, i. e. surf music with a sinster vibe and fuzzed out guitars. The guitars get pretty frantic sometimes, and would no doubt have made a good soundtrack for “Vulture” or “The Loser” driving their “hogs” off a cliff while tripping balls on sheets of “Gooney Bird.”
Try A/1, B/5
7/29/14