The versatile musician/artist Pavel Grachev (Arash & Quasar, Apollon Telefax, Tanzibar) has a new project, with the curious name Shakuhachi On The Minipops. You probably will expect a colorful and surreal world, debut album Telepathic Waves from Sahara does not disappoint in confirming that. It starts with a cinematic intro, followed by nine sun-kissed psych songs with imaginative titles such as Muse In Chocolate Mousse, Fantasm Bugglegum and Zephyrian Shuffle, full of vivid characters and emotional tales on love and hate. It’s groovy and jangly, smooth and dreamy, fascinating and uplifting. And did I mention it’s colorful and surreal?

Telepathic Waves from Sahara is out now digitally via Nice Guys.

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