Peel Dream Magazine - Pad - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Peel Dream Magazine is the nom de plume of New York City-based musician Joe Stevens. A nod to BBC Radio 1 legend John Peel, arbiter of all things underground, Peel Dream Magazine is highly evocative of a certain strain of independent music. Stevens harkens back to the early 1990s, when The Velvet Underground resurged as an inspiration to a new set of bands wielding synthesizers, off-set guitars, and a political bent. The Peel Dream experience is defined by a gentle, fuzzy psychedelia it's a hypnotic bit of mod-ish lo-fi pop, recalling the best of early Stereolab, Lilys, and other shaggy haired kids with vintage fuzz pedals, slim trousers, and good record collections.Written and recorded over a four-week period in the fall of 2017, Peel Dream Magazine's debut album InchModern Meta PhysicInch fixates on the New Age universe of the Catskills region of New York. Stevens deals in esoteric bohemian fare Far East philosophy, Native American tradition, mid-century modern cool as he appraises the world according to privileged urban expats who increasingly call the upstate paradise home.Leading off the album, InchQi VelocityInch is a metronomic take on French pop that yields to a rich chorus reminiscent of Belle and Sebastian. Deetjen's, named after the much-loved bed & breakfast in Big Sur, would fit snugly on Unrest's best Teen Beat material. InchDue to Advances in Modern TourismInch displays a soft take on Neu!, while the organ that enters could be a sly wink to Steve Reich's InchFour Organs.There is an economy to these tracks everything is distilled down to it's essential elements, no gestures are wasted, no superfluous ornamentation taking up space. While Stevens is more than happy to show his influences on his sleeve mind you, they're great influences it's clear Peel Dream Magazine isn't just a sound.Inch The guy can write songs. Where he goes next is anybody's guess.1. Q

Rose Main Reading Room, the fourth full length by Peel Dream Magazine, is a rich, inviting headphones record; the kind of album made to accompany city bus rides and rainy-day solo trips to accidental destinations. The band, whose name nods to the BBC Radio 1 legend John Peel - arbiter of all things underground, quality, and (it must be said) InchcoolInch - has since it's inception been a genre-hopping experiment, jumping from motorik krautrock to shoegaze and space age pop, and their newest work is a perfect starting point for the uninitiated, beckoning toward a newfound romance and nostalgia with their catchiest collection of songs to date. Across it's fifteen songs, Rose Main Reading Room ultimately proposes a world of marvels and compelling complexity InchOblastInch cheekily prods at mutually assured destruction; InchOcean LifeInch explores the infiniteness within ourselves; while InchR.I.P. (Running in Place)Inch unpacks an all too familiar stagnation. It's all part of, and crucial to, Rose Main Reading Room's transportive power, ever reaching for the wonder and magic of the world we live in.

Rediscover InchPm,Inch the self-titled album by the group Pm, formed by Peter Mayer, Jim Mayer and Roger Guth. Together, they crafted a smooth, melodic blend of polished pop rock and refined songwriting that reflects their exceptional musicianship and tight creative chemistry. The album delivers catchy melodies, warm harmonies and clean, expressive instrumentation that showcase the trio's natural synergy. With it's mix of upbeat tracks and thoughtful, finely arranged tunes, InchPmInch captures the essence of late-80s/early-90s adult-oriented rock while offering timeless appeal. The single InchPiece Of ParadiseInch peaked in 1988 at #8 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.