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Psychedelic Music
Stylistic origins
Cultural origins
mid 1960s, USA and UK
Typical instruments
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Derivative forms Progressive rock
Space rock
Subgenres
Psychedelic rock - Psychedelic folk - Psychedelic pop - Psychedelic soul - Psychedelic ambient - Psychedelic trance - Psychedelic techno - Psychedelic breakbeat

Psychedelia in music (or also psychedelic music, less formally) is a term that refers to a broad set of popular music styles, genres and scenes, that may include psychedelic rock, psychedelic folk, psychedelic pop, psychedelic soul, psychedelic ambient, psychedelic trance, psychedelic techno, and others. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved Space rock is a subgenre of Rock music; the term originally referred to a group of early mostly British 1970s Progressive rock and psychedelic Psychedelic rock is a style of Rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. Psychedelic folk or Psych folk is a Music genre that is a blending of Folk music and Psychedelic rock or pop Psychedelic pop is a musical style inspired by the harder louder songs of Psychedelic rock but applied more to a pop music setting Psychedelic soul is a concept used to categorize music that features elements of Psychedelic rock and soul / Funk music Psybient, also known as " Ambient Psy " " Psychedelic Ambient " " Ambient Goa " " Ambient Psytrance " Psychedelic trance or psytrance is a form of Electronic music characterized by hypnotic arrangements of synthetic rhythms and mesmerizing melodies Psychedelic trance or psytrance is a form of Electronic music characterized by hypnotic arrangements of synthetic rhythms and mesmerizing melodies Psychedelic rock is a style of Rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. Psychedelic folk or Psych folk is a Music genre that is a blending of Folk music and Psychedelic rock or pop Psychedelic pop is a musical style inspired by the harder louder songs of Psychedelic rock but applied more to a pop music setting Psychedelic soul is a concept used to categorize music that features elements of Psychedelic rock and soul / Funk music Psybient, also known as " Ambient Psy " " Psychedelic Ambient " " Ambient Goa " " Ambient Psytrance " Psychedelic trance or psytrance is a form of Electronic music characterized by hypnotic arrangements of synthetic rhythms and mesmerizing melodies Psychedelic rock is also commonly called acid rock. For "acid rock" as a geologic term see Igneous rock. Acid rock is a form of Psychedelic rock, which is characterized Psychedelia can occur in almost every genre of music, including classical Western art music. Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music

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Background

Psychedelic rock evolved in the 60s as an offshoot of the rock and roll movement combining elements of rock, reggae, and other diverse elements. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Reggae is a Music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s Inspired by the use of mind altering drugs like cannabis, mescaline, psilocybin, and especially LSD, psychedelic rock broke with traditional rock and laid the roots for psychedelic metal and experimental rock genres. Cannabis ( Cán-na-bis) is a Genus of Flowering plants that includes three putative species Cannabis sativa subsp Mescaline or 345-trimethoxyphenethylamine is a naturally-occurring Psychedelic Alkaloid of the Phenethylamine class Psilocybin (IPA /saɪləˈsaɪbɪn/ (also known as psilocybine) is a psychedelic Indole of the Tryptamine family found in Psilocybin In the USA bands like the 13th Floor Elevators were the first band to overtly use the term "psychedelic" in connection with rock music which lead the way for later bands like The Doors, the Grateful Dead, and Jefferson Airplane to name a few. This article is about the band For their self-titled debut album see The Doors (album; for the Oliver Stone film see The Doors (film; for Doors in computing The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band from San Francisco, a pioneer of the Psychedelic rock movement In 1965-1967 The Beatles also were recording psychedelic rock with tunes like "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and "Tomorrow Never Knows" to name a few, but were not strictly classified as psychedelic rock. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Disambiguation Lucy in the Sky redirects here For the heroine of this name see Karolina Dean. " Tomorrow Never Knows " is the final track of The Beatles ' 1966 studio album Revolver. Cream and Pink Floyd (with original founder Syd Barrett) embraced psychedelic music fully becoming two of the first truly psychedelic bands. Cream were a 1960s British rock band Pink Floyd are Syd Barrett (born Roger Keith Barrett; 6 January 1946 - 7 July 2006 was an English singer songwriter guitarist and artist

Psychedelia could also be interpreted as simply a "surreal and dreamy feeling" in a particular song, instead of a specific genre with rules to follow. In some cases this simply requires writing one coherent song, then to experiment recording that song in the studio while under "psychedelic influence", yielding very surreal musical results. A classic example of this method is "Bass Strings", by Country Joe And The Fish. Country Joe and the Fish was a rock band most widely known for musical protests against the Vietnam War, from 1966 to 1971. This early track, written and recorded by Country Joe and the rest of his band in 1966, was obviously an upbeat, hasty, and offensive song of protest in a raw jug band influenced style. A jug band is a band employing a jug player and a mix of traditional and home-made instruments In 1967 this song changed dramatically, not to meet more contemporary commercial standards, but rather to re-record it as an experimental track while under the influence of LSD. The new psychedelic result was clearly self-evident in Country Joe's first studio album ("Electric Music for the Mind and Body") when "Bass Strings" featured a much slower tempo, delayed vocals, added reverb, studio reversed cymbals, electric organ, desert traveler lyrics, and a continuous blues guitar solo which together make this song a very, in the true sense of the word, "psychedelic" track. Electric Music For The Mind And Body, Country Joe and The Fish 's debut album was one of the first psychedelic albums to come out of San Francisco

The Jefferson Airplane website states that (the album), "After Bathing at Baxter's was the group's attempt to capture what the psychedelic experience sounded and felt like to them from the inside. " Jimi Hendrix is also renowned for his talent and guitar virtuosity being able to emulate the psychedelic experience.

Neo-psychedelic music

Main article: Neo-psychedelia

Neo-psychedelic is a broad term used to describe groups with overt psychedelic influences. Neo-Psychedelia (aka modern psychedelic rock, psy, psych) is the product of the Psychedelic rock explosion of the 1960s Much like traditional psychedelia, neo-psychedelia is associated with experimental and jam-oriented music. Experimental music is a term introduced by composer John Cage in 1955 A jam session is a Musical act where Musicians gather and play (or "jam") without extensive preparation or predefined Arrangements [1]Many modern bands incorporate elements of traditional psychedelia into their music, such as the Comets on Fire or Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. Comets on Fire is a Psychedelic rock band from Santa Cruz, California. In addition, many jam bands, like Umphrey's McGee, Phish, Ozric Tentacles, and Rusted Root, play psychedelia-influenced music. Jam bands (or jambands) are musical groups whose albums and live performances relate to a fan culture which originated with the 1960s group Grateful Dead and continued Umphrey's McGee is an American Progressive rock / Jam band from Chicago Illinois (now residing in the Chicago area whose music is often referred to Phish is an American Jam band noted for their Musical improvisation, extended Jam sessions and cult following Ozric Tentacles (commonly known as the Ozrics) are an instrumental band from Somerset, England, whose music can loosely be described as psychedelic Rusted Root is a band from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania known for their fusion of Grateful Dead style bluegrass rock with a strong Other bands, like Kwisp, create a new unique psychedelic sound. Kwisp is a Psychedelic rock band formed in San Francisco. They include members of the legendary Fifty Foot Hose, who are best known for their rather large Bands such as Porcupine Tree, Spock's Beard, and Ayreon touch upon Neo-psychedelic music, while applying it to progressive music. Porcupine Tree are a Progressive rock band formed by Steven Wilson in 1987 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. Spock's Beard is a Progressive rock band formed in 1992 in Los Angeles by brothers Neal and Alan Morse. Ayreon ( is a project by Dutch composer and musician Arjen Anthony Lucassen. However, the art-rock band Tool leads the pack commercially in the neo-psychedelic genre, maintaining number one albums and sold out stadium shows. Much like Pink Floyd, they have over the top psychedelic shows, but with a darker edge.

Modern Jazz groups such as Medeski Martin and Wood are a good example of Neo-psychedelia. Live performances are altered dramatically by large sections of improvisation.

The Third Wave of Psychedelia

In the summer of 2005, the label Northern Star Records was founded by Andy Oliver and Scott Causer with the objective to make the genre prominent in mainstream society. Northern Star Records is a UK based record label which started in 2005 and soon became the leading pioneers of the third wave in the psychedelic music genre after their first compilation release Psychedelica They collated all the bands they could find who they considered were psychedelic and compiled the first of the legendary Psychedelica series which featured Electric Prunes, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Silver Apples, The Telescopes, The High Dials, Floorian, The Hiss, The Lovetones, The Black Angels, The Dolly Rocker Movement and about 30 others. The Electric Prunes are a Rock band who first achieved international attention as an experimental Psychedelic group in the late 1960s and contributed two tracks The Brian Jonestown Massacre (frequently abbreviated as "BJM" or "The BJM" are a neo-psychedelic rock band founded in San Francisco California Silver Apples were a Psychedelic Electronic music duo from New York City composed of Simeon Coxe III who performed as Simeon, on a primitive The Telescopes were formed in 1987 by Stephen Lawrie and could best be described as a noise/ Space rock band - The Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody The High Dials are a Canadian Indie rock band from Montreal, originally known as The Datsons and then The Datson Four The Hiss is a five piece rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. Career Adrian Barrera and Todd Galpin set their sights on Georgia The double compilation CD was praised by Billboard and Uncut as the new leaders in the genre.

Northern Star had become an overnight success and were viewed as the mentors of the "third wave of psychedelia" - a phrase coined by Oliver who saw it as a new movement and a logical 'next wave' in the history of psychedelic music.

The shoegaze genre also bordered on the psychedelic with its drones and ethereal dreamlike qualities and odd feedback. But Causer felt the genre was repressed and underrated or berrated by the media unfairly and sought to alleviate the stigma by re-labelling it as "stargaze". Bands such as The Electric Mainline , The Voices and The December Sound took on this form and went on to be lauded by the NME and The Times.

Also stigmatized and ignored but nonetheless worth noting - perhaps the most influential psychedelic band of modern times - Ozric Tentacles - discovered a new and potent source of psychedelia in the mid eighties that propelled them into the next century, spawning and influencing a whole slew of other bands such as; most successfully Eat Static and Nodens Ictus, Wooden Baby, Zub Zub, The Ullulators, and The Oroonies. Ozric Tentacles (commonly known as the Ozrics) are an instrumental band from Somerset, England, whose music can loosely be described as psychedelic

By the time the second Northern Star compilation "Psychedelica Volume 2" came out, the genre had become prominent in the mainstream press and was finally taken seriously as a major music movement.

Neo-psychedelic bands of the third wave consist of: The Black Angels, Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Lovetones, The Warlocks, The Nova Saints, The December Sound, The Hiss, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Electric Soft Parade, Hopewell, Goldrush, The Stevenson Ranch Davidians, The Quarter After, Spindrift (band), The Deaths, Belles Will Ring, Serena Maneesh, The Lea Shores, Sunsplit, The Morning After Girls, The Sun Blindness, The Gris Gris, The High Dials, The Flower Machine. Spindrift is a Psychedelic rock band created by singer/songwriter/composer/producer/movie star Kirpatrick Thomas.

Psychedelic artists

Other artists associated with psychedelia

Related musical genres

See also

Bibliography

Eye Mind:The Saga of The 13th Floor Elevators, Pioneers of the Psychedelic Sound by Paul Drummond Process Media 2007 isbn0-978-0-9760822-6-2 |424 pages

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References and notes

  1. ^ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Chris Woodstra, Stephen Thomas Erlewine (2001). All Music Guide: the definitive guide to popular music. Backbeat Books, p. 1126. ISBN 0-8793-0627-0.  
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