Nov 10th, 2008 · Alexander Tucker got his start in the early 1990s in a hardcore band called Suction. Later he played synths in a space-rock group in Detroit. These days he lives in the U.K. where he writes and records as a solo artist. Tucker recently released his third album, Portal, through the London-based ATP Recordings. It's a rich mix of styles, featuring the finger-picking folk of Tucker's guitar, along with psychedelic rock, drones, detuned guitars, and sound loops.
Keywords: artists · London · Detroit · 1990 · rich · UK · album · folk · guitar · hardcore · Psychedelic · Alexander
Oct 21st, 2008 · Like a Fox is a psychedelic rock band based in Philadelphia and founded in 2004 by former Lenola singer Jay Laughlin. Its upcoming album Where's My Golden Arm? features 40 minutes of carefree, synth- and electric-guitar-driven music that's suitable for dancing along.
Keywords: electric · music · 2004 · Singer · Philadelphia · album · guitar · Dancing · Psychedelic · Carefree · synth · emWhere
Oct 16th, 2008 · It should come as no surprise that James Brown has inspired countless tributes and covers, both good and bad. Explore five of the most unusual and exceptional examples, from inspired tributes to psychedelic reinventions.
Keywords: Tribute · soul · Psychedelic · James Brown · explore · james · reinvent
Oct 9th, 2008 · A leaner, more linear version of a 1994 drama from cult director Wong Kar-wai; entrancingly atmospheric, emotionally elusive and saturated with colors so vivid as to verge on the psychedelic. (Recommended).
Keywords: director · drama · 1994 · atmosphere · Psychedelic · cult · Wai · Redux · linear · Saturates · Sumptuous · emstrong
Sep 19th, 2008 · Panic at the Disco's new album, Pretty. Odd, experiments with psychedelic pop, vaudeville and new instrumentation, while retaining the infectiousness of the band's debut. In a session with host David Dye, Panic at the Disco plays some of its new material.
Keywords: disco · album · instrumentation · odd · David Dye · Psychedelic · vaudeville · emPretty · infectiousness
Sep 8th, 2008 · Folksinger "Sixto" Diaz Rodriguez became a success in the '70s after releasing the hit Cold Fact, which was hailed a psychedelic folk masterpiece. Hear two songs from the newly reissued Cold Fact on WXPN's World Cafe, with host David Dye.
Keywords: songs · WXPN · folk · David Dye · masterpieces · cafes · Psychedelic · Rodriguez · emWorld · emCold
Aug 26th, 2008 · On his debut solo release, Neighbor Singing, Brad Laner mixes lush harmonies with gentle melodies and a subtle but densely layered pastiche of electronics. Based in Granada Hills, Calif., Laner's music could be called electro-psychedelic-folk. But he likes to keep listeners guessing as each track morphs seamlessly into new forms, taking unexpected sonic directions that don't fit neatly into any standard category. Laner's is a blissful world rooted as much in '60s psychedelia as in 21st century pop.
Keywords: world · Calif · music · electronics · sings · folk · Harmonies · melodies · sonic · Psychedelic · Bliss · Psychedelia
Aug 7th, 2008 · In the 1970s in Recife, Brazil, a scene coalesced around a musician named Lula Cortes. An offshoot of the psychedelic rock scene happening around the world at the time, the movement created a handful of labels that recorded, produced and distributed some of the most beautiful music ever, perfect for hot summer nights.
Keywords: world · movement · music · 1970 · Brazilian · beautiful · psyche · Psychedelic · porch · offshoot · coalesces · Recife
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