Rumours of the demise of Japan’s Alchemy Records were a little premature: they’re back with a new run of releases. First fruit of the new deal is a Best Of collection from legendary all-female psych guitar group Angel’in Heavy Syrup. Angel were active between the years 1989 and 2000, pretty much the glory years for the first wave of new Japanese psych. Although associated with the Alchemy label their sound is more attuned to the PSF style, with clouds of reverb obscuring high female vocals and fuzz guitar dosed in flashing F/X. The name pretty much sums up the sound. This compilation features tracks lifted from their four albums as well as stray compilation tracks, all produced by Jojo Hiroshige of Hijokaidan. Massively dosed progressive female psych at an early apex.