involving bad people and dark spirits ('Story of Jhon' which has a vocal contribution from Simon Joyner)
Groves’ close-miked voice delivers a fragmentary litany of closely-observed suburban aperçus
incendiary guitar work and a band that sounds improbably fused together
At 7 tracks long and clocking in under 20 mins
As with all Astronauts releases - totally under rated yet totally essential
The Mixtures - Stompin' At The Rainbow LP 8" involving bad people and darkIt all happened at the Rainbow Gardens in Pomona, California, 1960, as THE MIXTURES, mighty kings of the West Coast's Eastside dance hall scene, rocked and ruled the house. As the movement for integration that began in Mississippi and Alabama was taking shape nationwide, it was not only the South that was segregated. In the Southern California of the Fifties, non white races were more allied, though it was rare you'd find them mixed in a band. As the