Psychedelia
Take a trip down the rabbit hole and through history. These stories look at the shape-shifting (and mind-altering) qualities of psychedelia old and new through the eyes of its most renowned practitioners
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Dungen On Their Breakthrough, Ta Det Lungt
Psychedelic Techno Gurus → How counter-culture icons of the first Summer of Love came to be included in the dance music of the second
An Illustrated Guide to Guitar Pedals
OFO The Black Company’s Nigerian Acid Rock Cult
Claudio Simonetti → Italy’s horror-prog master on scaring kids for four generations and counting
Dennis Coffey → A journey into psychedelic soul with Motown’s favorite session guitarist
Cluster → Talking Fluxus with the elder statesmen of kosmische musik
Joe Boyd → Avoiding nostalgia with the man behind Nick Drake and Dylan’s electric debut
Emmanuel Jagari Chanda → Maintaining an oral history of the once vibrant Zamrock scene
Michael Rother → Bowie, Eno, Conny Plank: The German guitarist tells untold tales of the genre he pioneered
Keiji Haino → Psychedelic music owes a huge debt to this mysterious Japanese figure
Bill Comeau, Avant Garde Records and Christian Psychedelia
A Guide to the Unhinged Genius of Jean Pierre Massiera
In Search of Les Rallizes Dénudés
The Sound of Peace Music Studio
A Guide to Keiji Haino → One of Japan’s most challenging and vital artists, in 15 records.
Caribou on Singing, Love, and Vangelis
Interview: Josh Marcy on His Mindblowing Thai Psych Field Recording Adventure