Review: Moths & Locusts – Helios Rising (Released July 8, 2016) Hailing from Nanaimo, British Columbia, this Canadian quartet of Angus Barter and Mike Breen on guitars, Dave Bean on drums and vocals, and Dave Read on bass, with guest musicians adding additional vocals and synths, blasts out a sound that encompasses both space rock and psychedelic garage rock, even with touches of post rock in the mix. They seem to be in love with their delay pedals, so the music on Helios Ris

ihä is the brainchild of Chilean guitarist Ignacio Moreno Fluxà. Intended as a minimalist ambient project, Fluxá uses only guitar and effects to create his spacious dronescapes. This is not new age mellowness going on here though. On ironía, Fluxá infuses his sound with both very subtle, cyclical melodies and throbbing noise. Contra todo dictadura (Against All Dictatorships) opens the album on a generally peaceful note, with simple guitar weaving single notes that spiral off