Prolific psych lords King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have announced the surprise release of a new album: Live at Levitation, the fourth instalment in The Reverberation Appreciation Society’s ongoing series, including artists such as Kikagaku Moyo, The Black Angels and Primal Scream.
The 2014 show, presented in full on the first LP, is particularly historic. This show happened to be the band’s first-ever performance in North America. “We’ve never played in America before,” chimes guitarist and primary songwriter Stu Mackenzie right before launching into their yet-to-be-released I’m In Your Mind Fuzz suite on side A.
Right after this tour, the band would spend the summer in Brooklyn, NY recording I’m In Your Mind Fuzz and Quarters. These 2014 live versions feature early versions and a unique look into the creative process of a band that was about to explode onto the world scene.
LP2 features the band’s triumphant return to Levitation in 2016 and they are firing on all cylinders and celebrating the release of their Nonagon Infinity LP. While the festival was cancelled due to severe weather, this recording is one of two shows Gizz played at Barracuda (RIP) in downtown Austin that weekend and we were set up to capture it in all its glory.
Audio for both shows was recorded by Craig Lawrence and then mixed by Mackenzie at the band’s studio in Melbourne Australia and mastered specially for vinyl.
Get a taste of the LP with a live cut of “Robot Stop + Hot Water” filmed at Levitation in 2016. Watch and share below:
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