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Review: A cultish band who there at the dawn of psychedelic rock in Mexico and had a mind-bendingly beautiful sound full of revolutionary potential. In the late 60s when they formed and in the early 70s when this self-titled debut LP of theirs was released, the band were inspired by hippy counterculture and by politics. They're named after Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata whose influence still has a far-reaching influence today - the Zapatista social movement, with its far-left and anti-neoliberal ideology, takes its name from him. They were also at the forefront of La Onda (The Wave), a cultural and political movement that spawned Mexico's answer to Woodstock, Avandaro. Sonically, you can't get a better fit for a festival of that sort - you'll hear that they are quintessentially psych; loose and jangly with hip-shaking rhythms. Opener 'Nasty Sex' - their biggest international hit - works around a hypnotic riff and has a Cream-meets-surf rock tone; 'Shit City' cranks the free-spirited vibe up even further, while 'Platicas Con Un Rey' shows they could tackle a more pastoral psych sound, too. Few bands nail the true psychedelic rock sound this well.

Review: Independent Spanish label Munster Records benevolently reissue the sole record by Venezuelan psych rock band Ladies Water Closet. Made up of Adib Casta, Jaime Seijas, Mario Seijas and Stephen Scott, Ladies W.C. were prominent members of many other bands in the 60s psychedelia heyday, and yet the Water Closet was by far their most unserious project, consisting in ragtag twang-offs, dusty drum fill fandangos and yet quite amazing vocal performances, the combination of which factors likely went on to cause one online user to rightly call it "the most collectible record from Venezuela". No wonder they say so: only tens of copies were originally printed in 1968, and a reissue hasn't surfaced again since 1999. The wah pedal is really put to the metal here, so this must be a special privy midden indeed; but the cinematic synth moments are impeccable too, as on 'The Time Of Hope Is Gone'.