Psychedelic music?

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any of the older Tangerine Dream qualifies, such as Rubicon.

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Classic tunes Iā€™d associate with this genre include:

  • White Rabbit (Jefferson Airplane)
  • Journey to the Center of the Mind (Amboy Dukes)
  • Eight Miles High (Byrds)
  • Purple Haze (Jimi Hendrix)
  • Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (Beatles)

A few classic albums that come to mind:

  • Disraeli Gears (Cream, for the album art alone)
  • Cheap Thrills (Janis Joplin)
  • In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (Iron Butterfly)
  • Sgt. Pepperā€™s (Beatles)

Lots of others. The ones above are (mostly) examples of music Iā€™d still listen to, even ~50 years after hearing it on AM radio and LPs for the first time. The music survives the dated, nod-nod-wink-wink drug references and high toll on some of its best performers.

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As the review says the first side is a ā€œclassic body of workā€. Second side (track 7) somewhat less classic though - evidently great live as part of a 30 minute improvisation but doesnā€™t work in the studio.

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Thanks for Tides from Nebula & If These Trees Could Talk, right up my alley. I was surprised to see that Tides From Nebula are from Poland! I donā€™t know why thatā€™s surprising, but I was expecting an American band for whatever reason.

Hereā€™s my contribution to the list - from Finland, Hidria Spacefolk. Their 2007 release, Symetria, is my favorite.

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Ah, my favourite genre! Here are some must-hear mind melting psych albums:

The most cited Brainticket album:

But the best Brainticket album in my opinion:

A 60s classic from the peak of the LSD-inspired era:

The first Gong album, and in my opinion the best:

And no list is complete without this psych classic:

And anything from the Ozrics, hard to pick one really:

And you GOTTA have heard this:

Thereā€™s a few good Swedish psych bands but this offshoot of the Spacious Mind is the best:

And a classic:

I could go on and onā€¦ :slight_smile:

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Latest Flaming Lips is decent

Oczy Mlody

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The Olivia Tremor Control - Music From The Unrealized Film Script ā€œDusk At Cubist Castleā€

An old favorite.

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Interested in the electronic genre ā€œpsytranceā€ at all? There are subgenres of subgenres within it, hereā€™s a few samples:

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Love psytranceā€¦would have added some albums to my list if it had been longer :slight_smile: Shpongle are great too.

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Standout (for me) is track 5 - People Are Strange - performed by Camera (who are worth further investigation as well).

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This is a fantastic thread - you guys have given some great recommendations (How had I not encountered King Gizz before?) - Tidal had the vast majority of the picks; Iā€™ve tagged them as ā€œRoon: Psychedelicā€ and have a fun mix. If only Roon could automatically scrape recommendations, add the albums, and create these tags/playlists/bookmarksā€¦

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Six Organs Of Admittance - Ascent

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cā€™mon man; itā€™s not a hobby any more if the software does ALL the work :wink:

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Interesting World Psychedelia

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The whole album has a nice vibe, but I really enjoyed ā€œA Question Isnā€™t Answeredā€ on Sun Structures by Templesā€¦ thanks!

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Good old Krautrock. Still sounds fresh:

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MotorPsycho!

Take the album ā€˜Little Lucid Momentsā€™. Favourite track of mine is ā€˜Year Zeroā€™.

Saw them once live. What a partyā€¦