Mastodawn

I've heard enough bands similar to #Khruangbin that I *really* wish there'd be a name for it by now. For example there's #BALTHVS, #GlassBeams, #Gitkin, #LaLom etc. I think it's reductive to compare them all to Khruangbin, but it might be a little dangerous to invent a genre because it'll likely suck in distinct music like chicha, tuareg, etc. In a way it's true "world" or "fusion" music in that they combine influences from around the globe into something without a national identity. (ctd..)

The Propaganda Site May 8

Melbourne based band Glass Beams blend Indian tones with funky grooves and western flavors for some irresistible and scrumptious east-west fusion.

Find out more about their music at https://thepropagandasite.com/artist/glass-beams

#music #musicdiscovery #tPsNewEntry #GlassBeams

Glass Beams | the PROPAGANDA site

Glass Beams is a Melbourne based mystery band whose members play behind beaded masks. The only thing known about them with respect to their identities is that they are led by multi-instrumentalist Rajan Silva. What is apparent, on the other hand, is that the trio has an effective way to incorporate Asian styles, whether Middle Eastern or Indian, into their rock based Western forms. The band typically presents themselves in Indian style garb and play music that makes use of microtonality. Rhythmically they have all the syncopated, funky moves, which, when combined with their sliding sound, add up to a pretty slinky feel and a fun, bouncy flow. Their music has been strictly instrumental thus far.

the PROPAGANDA site

Joel VanderWerf May 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4X56wIOZns

#GlassBeams #KEXP #NowPlaying

Glass Beams - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

http://KEXP.ORG presents Glass Beams performing live in the KEXP studio. Recorded May 21, 2024.Songs:Mirage 00:30Mahal 06:26Orb 09:49Rattlesnake 15:21Glass B...

YouTube

The Propaganda Site Apr 29

Australian band Glass Beams brings Indian and other Asian musical styles into their deep, laid-back grooves, which results in a captivating sound. Our #SongoftheDay is "Mahal".

🎧 Listen at thepropagandasite.com

#music #nowplaying #SOTD #tPsSotD #GlassBeams

100D Feb 16

#RajanSilva

J’avais un rêve : essayer de combiner la musique occidentale et indienne.

(Anurag Tagat - Rolling Stone India | Date : 14 décembre 2023)

#GlassBeams #Melbourne #Psychedelic #Indian #WorldMusic #India #Jazz #Psychedelic #Experimental #Music #Socialmedia

https://glassbeams.bandcamp.com/album/mahal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4X56wIOZns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_3hALBro5c

melinux Dec 30

#GlassBeams réveille le serpent qui sommeille en nous #rock #indou #musiques
https://www.nova.fr/news/glass-beams-reveille-le-serpent-qui-sommeille-en-nous-251930-26-02-2024/

Glass Beams réveille le serpent qui sommeille en nous

Le trio de jazz psyché britannique Glass Beams sort un nouveau single hypnotique, "Mahal". Un voyage serpentin à travers notre inconscient.

Radio Nova

Andi Chorley Oct 4, 2025

Mirage by Glass Beams, released on Research Records in 2021.

The album's opener and title Mirage arrives with a coiling vocal mantra that conspires with a sliding bassline and transcendent synthwork, reminiscent of early 70’s prog jams yet inverted and futuristic. Taurus is a brisk arrangement, steeped with spaghetti-western elements and space-jazz to pave the way for the agile Kong. Rife with psych-fusion guitar phrases and instrumentation, Kong unfolds like a forecast lysergic voyage. The finale Rattlesnake nudges the serpent with intergalactic scales and spellbinding riffs. We may not know much about the enigmatic Glass Beams but Mirage is one epic inauguration, leaving the listener with more questions than answers.

https://glassbeams.bandcamp.com/album/mirage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGp_KCsQMo8&list=RDiGp_KCsQMo8&start_radio=1

#GlassBeams #Music #ResearchRecords #Psychedelia #SpaceJazz

Glorious Noise Aug 6, 2025

Lollapalooza 2025: It’s Brutal Out Here

We'll be dropping off our only child to college in a couple weeks. That still feels unbelievable to me. It doesn't seem like it was that long ago that we dragged him to Kidzapalooza to find the Chicago Youth Skateboard Project. But it was lo...

#Doechii #fests #GlassBeams #GracieAbrams #HeyNothing #JustinRoberts #Lollapalooza #OliviaRodrigo #OtobokeBeaver #TylertheCreator #music #blog