Wednesday Aug 05 · 2026
Lighter than your average day · 5 artists returning · 21 new to the record.
Themes
The ReadoutEvidence by the numbers · mood read by machine
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heaviness over time →
HEAVY PSYCH
FREAK UNDERGROUND
RIVERS OF NIHIL
34
tracks
26
artists
20
albums
18h 55m
span
Heaviest rotation — Rivers of Nihil ×8 · Busiest hour — 12:00 (9 plays) · Longest gap — 12:44 → 22:15 (9h 31m)
Weight
5
lightheavy
Brightness
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darkbright
Restlessness
6
settledrestless
Record of the DayThe album that owned the day
Towards the Skies - 2007 Remaster
The Gods · Insane Times - 25 British Psychedelic Artefacts From The EMI Vaults
11:58
S.F. Sorrow Is Born
The Pretty Things · S.F. Sorrow
† Liner note
The Pretty Things' S.F. Sorrow (1968) is often called the first rock opera, predating The Who's Tommy by a year.
12:01
Garden Of Earthly Delights
Arzachel · Arzachel
First Arzachel since Jul 08.
† Liner note
Arzachel (1969) was a one-off pseudonymous album by the band that became Egg, with a teenage Steve Hillage on guitar.
12:13
Brush With The Midnight Butterfly
The Human Beast · I'm A Freak 2 Baby (A Further Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene: 1968-73)
12:44
Cast A Spell
The Open Mind · I'm A Freak, Baby... A Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-72
22:36
Father Of Time
Cycle · I'm A Freak, Baby... A Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-72
22:40
I'm Coming Home
The Deviants · I'm A Freak, Baby... A Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-72
22:46
Time Machine
Factory · I'm A Freak, Baby... A Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-72
First Factory since Jul 25.
22:52
I'm A Freak
Wicked Lady · I'm A Freak, Baby... A Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-72
22:57
Rock My Soul
Charge · I'm A Freak, Baby... A Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-72
23:00
Sweet Mistress of Pain
Hawkwind Zoo · I'm A Freak, Baby... A Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-72
† Liner note
Hawkwind Zoo was an early name for Hawkwind; this is the band in embryo.
23:06
Apocalypse
Barnabus · I'm A Freak, Baby... A Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-72
23:12
Bogeyman
The Writing On The Wall · I'm A Freak, Baby... A Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-72
23:16
Trust
Hellmet · I'm A Freak, Baby... A Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-72
23:23
Rhubarb!
Second Hand · I'm A Freak, Baby... A Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-72
23:26
The Silent Life
Rivers of Nihil · Where Owls Know My Name
† Liner note
Where Owls Know My Name (2018) is the Rivers of Nihil album that folded a saxophone into progressive death metal.
23:52
Leviathan
White Ward · False Light
First White Ward since Jul 08.
† Liner note
White Ward, a Ukrainian band who thread saxophone and noir jazz through atmospheric black metal.
00:55