Welcome to the April 2026 edition of our monthly dive into the most hypnotic, otherworldly, and motorik-driven corners of the contemporary and classic underground scene. This month’s selection for the PRJ Psych / Space / Krautrock playlist spans continents and decades — from California coastal loop-craft to Belgian Cinematic Art-Rock, from Mexican Desert Psychedelia to the iconic halls of the Royal Albert Hall — weaving together a cosmic journey through altered states, sonic displacement, and pure analogue power.
Stream “PRJ Spotify Playlist: Psych/Space/Krautrock — April 2026” below:
Spacemoth – “Do We Exist?”: California-based record producer and noisemaker Spacemoth — the project of Oakland engineer Maryam Qudus — unveils her upcoming album “Inward Eye” (June 26, 2026 via Greenway Records/Levitation) with this stunning opener. Born from late-night van rides, VCR-flickering home movies, and a decades-old guitar pedal, “Do We Exist?” begins with a lone repeating bassline and slowly expands into a galactic pop edifice indebted to Can, Tortoise, and Stereolab. Pure Krautrock emotional ambiguity, exquisitely controlled. [Read More]
The Dharma Chain – “Red Red Red Red Red”: Berlin-based neo-Psychedelic Post-Punk collective The Dharma Chain — originally forged in Byron Bay, Australia — return with a wall of reverb-soaked vocals, abrasive guitars, and pulsing Krautrock rhythms exploring power, control, and the fragility of truth. Recorded at Funkhaus Berlin and produced by Jonathan Dreyfus, their upcoming second album “Some Kind of Pure State” (June 5, 2026 via Spinda Records) promises to be one of the year’s most important psychedelic statements. Expect them at Desertfest, Brighton Psych Fest, and Manchester Psych Fest this summer. [Read More]
Electric Bush Project – “Falling Into Grey”: Karlsruhe, Germany based Electric Bush Project — the duo of Matthias Steuert and Johannes Neu — deliver a cinematic slice from their concept album “The Loss Of Truth“, a sprawling meditation on fake news, social media, and political manipulation. Their electronic Psych-Prog Rock sound navigates long-form structures and hypnotic textures, with tracks stretching well past the eight-minute mark. Raw, independent, and uncompromising. [Read More]
Jesus Cringe – “Disastrology”: Belgian Art-Rock visionary Jesus Cringe — the evolution of acclaimed project 22 for Silicon Alone — releases via Epictronic Records a track inspired by Michel Gondry‘s The Science of Sleep and the hypnotic pulse of Koyaanisqatsi. Ditching the standard guitar/bass foundation entirely in favour of violin and baritone saxophone, “Disastrology” is a profound meditation on planetary collapse and spiritual transcendence. One of the most cinematically ambitious singles of 2026 so far. [Read More]
clâm – “Outside”: This hypnotic new single from clâm blends Psychedelic, Ambient, Space Rock, Fuzz and even a shimmer of Disco into a shadowy yet uplifting Heavy Psych soundscape. A call to digitally disconnect and rediscover the physical world, “Outside” follows their debut single “Here and Now” and arrives ahead of their upcoming self-titled debut album. Meditative guitars, tight bass lines, evocative vocals — and an atmosphere that feels both ancient and entirely of the present moment. [Read More]
Deathbird Earth – “Resources 2.0”: Philadelphia-based Heavy, spaced-out Rock power duo Deathbird Earth — featuring members of Psychic Teens, Stinking Lizaveta lineage collaborators, and more — deliver the raw, no-click-track, no-AI, no-compromise spirit of their debut album “Objective Consciousness” (April 3, 2026 via SRA Records). Heavy drums, distorted bass, and keyboard sounds seemingly lifted from forgotten science fiction films: this is pure cosmic slab rock, built in a practice space and recorded with the immediacy intact. [Read More]
Romulus – “Bedlam”: From Tecate, Baja California, Mexico, Romulus unveil the first single from their upcoming album “Mahalgarabía” — a peyote-charged blast of Psychedelic Rock anchored by Carlos Emilio‘s drumming, Pablo Treviño‘s bass, Erick Agraz‘s keyboards, and Saeed Romo‘s guitar and vocals. “Bedlam” arrives with minimal press but maximum impact: one of the most promising Psych discoveries from Latin America in recent months. [Read More]
The Neptune Power Federation – “And The Bones Decay”: Sydney’s Psychedelic Rock’n’Roll occultists The Neptune Power Federation return with their 7th studio album “Mondo Tomorrow” (April 10, 2026 via Cruz Del Sur Music), and this single is a retro-futurist reckoning with the perils of technological control. Featuring Imperial Priestess Screaming Loz Such‘s charismatic vocals over hook-filled Hard Rock riffs, mixed by Lachlan Mitchell (The Vines, The Hard Ons), this is the band at their most focused and punishing. [Read More]
Gjenferd – “Bliss”: Norwegian Hard Rock band Gjenferd follow their critically received second album “Black Smoke Rising” with this fast, hard-hitting standalone single via Apollon Records. Gritty riffs, punchy drums, and a heavy Hammond organ channel the rawest 70s Hard Rock energy with nods to Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Ghost, and Hällas. Festival veterans of Desertfest Oslo, Gjenferd are one of Scandinavia’s most exciting live propositions right now. [Read More]
Cream – “Sunshine Of Your Love” (Royal Albert Hall 2005): We close this month’s selection with a moment of pure living history. Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, and Jack Bruce reuniting at the Royal Albert Hall after 37 years apart — the very same venue where they played their farewell concerts in 1968. The newly reissued live album “Royal Albert Hall, London, May 2-3-5-6 2005” (out January 30, 2026 on triple blue and green splatter vinyl) is a testament to what three masters of their craft sound like when the world finally convinces them to come back. This is where Psychedelic Rock was born. [Read More]