Mandrake Handshake

Oxford-based psychedelic band Mandrake Handshake add flourishes of art-rock and krautrock to create their signature ‘flowerkraut' sound, as demonstrated on their 2025 debut album, Earth-Sized Worlds. Formed in Oxford in 2018 by guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Row Janjuah, who claimed that the inception of the band came to him in a vision at Green Man Festival. Although the line-up fluctuated between seven to ten members, there were several frequent collaborators, including Trinity Oksana (vocals), Elvis Thirlwell (percussion), Joe Bourdier (drums), Rudy Mae Symonds (backing voc...