New LP : Regal - Misery, Redemption and Love

Few months ago the now Belgium based psych garage rockers Regal were at our place and fortunate enough had the demos from the new album and it was instantly love at the first sound. I always complain about that a lot of times garage and psych bands are much better live than the records but in this case i bet this album is gonna be a total banger. The album is out on Abzin records soon and here is your change to listen to the first tracks from Misery, Redemption and Love.

A day in Amsterdam : The Anomalys "Retox" videoshoot, Regal live at House of Rising

Few weeks ago received a sick invitation from the Amsterdam garage punkers The Anomalys to be part of the videoshoot for "Retox" the upcoming EP on Slovenly, the video filming took place in Amsterdam's NDSM island at a little place that used to be a underground hangout with some quite peculiar surroundings and decoration, the best way to describe the place is some sort of naval bunker and the place was so tiny but we manage pretty fine ... it was complete sickness, 6 or 7 takes from "Retox" and each one getting wilder and crazier than the previous one and with lots of free booze to warm up the spirits cause it was sooooo freaking cold, the video is coming out if im not mistaken 13 March and i can't wait to see it !!!!!



After the Retoxing sick afternoon went to Miguels place to have dinner with some local friends and the French garage rock band Regal on transit to a concert at The House of Rising ... Miguel is soon to be my flatmate cause after 4 years in Haarlem im finally moving to Amsterdam on the 15 March .. whop whop whop ...





REGAL was a freaking blast, the sound was far from perfect and the voice was like at the end of the tunnel but like i said to the guys "This is not a symphony", they played really tight, fast and loud, they used the minimum resources and made it fun for everyone inside ... a real tribute to a garage rock concert ... well done boys :)



Mercie to the Stephane Serra from "L'apero Du Patron" best French delicatessen in Amsterdam and for helping put up the gig for Regal ... and Mercie also to the girls behind the bar all perfect too ... and for everybody that came on a freaking freazing night THANK YOU !!!!!!

Concert : Regal (FR) + DJ Pete Slovenly @ The House of Rising Amsterdam 11 February

After the supa sick new years eve houseparty in Amsterdam with Strange Hands and Le Pecheur Audiopleasures is back on the parteeee zone, this time with the help of some friends were having the wonderful garage rockers Regal live and Slovenly records boss Peter Slovenly on the decks plus Audiopleasures and Bon Esprit dj's @ The House of Rising for FREE !!!!!

REGAL (FR, FRANTIC CITY/AZBIN RECORDS)

DJ PETE SLOVENLY ( Slovenly Records )
Another excuse to celebrate 10 years of Slovenly Recordings! Pete Slovenly (aka Sticker Guy) will be playin some rekkids'!

Dj Chacun Cherche Son Loup Garou ( Audiopleasures )
Dj Hank Disaster ( Bon Esprit )

Watch | Regal - Toi Toi


"Regal, French band formed in Lyon by ex members of Last Rapes of Mr Teach and current members of Le Pêcheur.
The four youngsters from Regal, who look like they just came out of a book by Jack Kerouac, play Garage music.
Their primal influences are definitely rooted in the sixties, Back From The Grave and Garage Punk Unknowns compilation series come to mind first, but Regal is far from being a Revival Garage band.
The guys have been listening to the Black Lips a lot, that's for sure, and two of the twelve tracks on this LP are nice Folk or Americana songs on which acoustic guitar meets Irish fiddle. Not really surprising when you know that Regal's main singer, Caelan O'Flaherty, also playing the guitar in the band, is of Irish origins.
Certain tracks on "Possible Endings" might lead us to fields freshly cultivated by bands like the Indian Wars but the four black sheeps from Regal still feast on that good old grass originally planted by the Seeds and then cultivated by the Black Lips or the Weakends (...and a sip of red wine!).
Twelve "home-recorded" tracks on a nice piece of wax, artwork by Antoine, Regal's drummer, and co-produced with AzBin Records, brand-new record label created by Xavier, the other guitar in the band (who was the drummer in Last Rapes)."

Strange Hands and Regal @ Maloe Melo Amsterdam 12 July

Two French psychedelic garage rock bands are landing in the Maloe Melo Amsterdam on the 12 of July, Strange Hands are from Bordeaux and released their first 7" on the Dutch label A Fistful or Records and its sound all pretty awesome. Regal are from Lyon and are touring with The Strange Hands, can't find much info but their songs on myspace sound cool also

Watch | Strange Hands - Living-Dead
Watch | Regal - Big Blue @ Scopitone


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