7 essential releases shaping the sound of Fuzz Club 2026

AuteurRenia Heeringa

As Fuzz Club 2026 is only one month away, it’s time to dive into the music and we recommend you do the same. On Friday 1 and Saturday 2 May, Eindhoven hosts two days filled with the best the underground psych scene has to offer: a place where genres such as psych, noise, kraut and garage constantly bleed into each other, where bands push the boundaries of sound, hypnotic visuals fully immerse you ánd where you can browse through stacks of records.

To get a sense of what to expect, we’ve picked seven recent releases by artists on the line-up. From scene-defining established names to cult favorites and newer acts: these are the records that set the tone for this year’s edition.

A Place To Bury Strangers - Rare and Deadly (2026)

Release date: 3 April 2026

Few bands have shaped modern noise rock like A Place To Bury Strangers. Their new record Rare and Deadly opens a decade-long archive of raw, chaotic sound. Covering 2015-2025, it gathers demos, B-sides, experiments, and lost fragments that show the band at their most unpolished.

What makes this record stand out is that each format tells a different version of the story. CD, cassette, vinyl, and digital editions all have unique tracklists, making the release intentionally fluid. It reflects the band’s restless process: riffs warped by broken pedals, songs pushed beyond their limits, and fragile melodies swallowed by waves of feedback.

W.I.T.C.H. - SOGOLO (2025)

As pioneers of Zamrock in the 1970s, W.I.T.C.H. helped shape a sound that has grown in influence over the years. On SOGOLO, that legacy is still present, but it doesn’t feel stuck in the past. Instead, the band takes a looser, groove-driven approach, blending psych and funk with touches of afrobeat and a modern production style. This shift is partly due to collaboration with a younger generation, including Jacco Gardner working behind the scenes.

Frontman Emmanuel “Jagari” Chanda remains at the centre, still bringing the same energy. The title SOGOLO, meaning “future,” reflects the concept of a forward-looking record that still nods to their 1980 disco album Moving On.

Causa Sui - In Flux (2025)

The Danish pioneers of heavy psychedelic jazz crossover have long expanded psych rock into something broader and meditative. The returning lineup of Jonas Munk, Jakob Skøtt, Rasmus Rasmussen, and Jess Kahr continues to refine that identity on In Flux.

Spanning 50 minutes across seven tracks, the album focuses on long, slow-building sound driven by steady grooves. While the band has always been exploratory, In Flux highlights a looser, more impulsive side. The fluid rhythms, chiming guitars, and psychedelic keys moving between calm and cosmic counterpoint the festival's more abrasive sound.

L.A. Witch - DOGGOD (2025)

L.A. Witch have always had an effortless cool, from the Americana noir of their debut to the raw minimalism of Play With Fire. On their latest record DOGGOD, the trio expands their sound and emotional range, focusing on love, devotion, and submission. The title, combining “dog” and “god”, reflects these ideas and their contradictions.

Their smoky garage rock is still present, but now shaped by post-punk restraint and stripped-back production. The result is a record that stretches their sound without abandoning its core identity: leaner in places, more expansive in others, and charged with a tension between warmth and detachment.

Helicon (ft. Al Lover) - Arise (2026)

Helicon has spent over ten years building a sound that mixes psychedelic rock, electronics, looping rhythms, and slow-building tension. The Glasgow band often change members, keep vocals low in the mix, and move away from normal song structures. On their fourth album Arise, they lean more into electronics with stronger beats and clearer rhythms.

Producer Al Lover adds trip-hop with new layers to their dense psych sound. Influences range from desert psych and krautrock to Primal Scream and The Black Angels, with occasional bursts of near-Mogwai intensity.

Flying Moon in Space - immer für immer (2026)

At the outer edges of the lineup, Flying Moon In Space lean fully into repetition and atmosphere. immer für immer unfolds slowly. It's built on motorik rhythms and shifting textures that draw from cosmic traditions while keeping a distinctly modern edge.

The band explores a constant tension between opposites: euphoria and melancholy, closeness and distance, movement and stillness. As they put it themselves: “we make music to find stability in chaos, defining our own space within the dimensions.” That search runs through the entire album, which they describe as “a ritual against the feeling of being lost.”

Kombynat Robotron - AANK (2025)

With driving rhythms, repetitive riffs, and spacey soundscapes, Kombynat Robotron create a hypnotic mix of krautrock, psychedelia, and noise rock. The Kiel trio has been part of the European psych scene since 2018 and is known for raw energy and heavy improvisation, especially in their live shows.

On AANK, their seventh album and first record for Fuzz Club, they use vocals and more defined song structures for the first time, moving beyond their early instrumental jams. Recorded live in one room, the album captures their raw live energy and marks a shift from spacey psych jams to feedback-heavy kraut-punk.