Thundercat is a bass player from Mars. Listen to his debut album, The Golden Age of Apocalypse for proof. The experimental album is equal parts jazz, electronic, funk, electro-soul, and all sorts of styles and genres that are cooler than whatever else you’re listening to. It’s a very intriguing combination of Flying Lotus, who produces [...] Read More…
Category Archive Psychedelic
WASHED OUT – “Eyes Be Closed” May 4, 2011
Washed Out is one of the original chillwave artists. He’s only been around a couple of years but, then again, so has the genre. Filled with heavy, psychedelic effects and filtered vocals, the chillwave sound is a combination of new wave 80′s snythrock/electropop and lo-fi dance music. Personally, I hear a lot of hip hop [...] Read More…
JULIO BASHMORE February 13, 2011
I came across Julio Bashmore’s track “Chazm” after seeing a facebook post from Radiohead. I followed it to Radiohead’s blog, “Dead Air Space” where I saw a playlist of songs Thom Yorke put together. You can actually stream the entire playlist straight from the facebook post on Radiohead’s page. ”Chazm” was the track that really [...] Read More…
DISCODEINE – Discodeine January 27, 2011
I love to check out the KCRW DJs’ album picks for each month. They’ve always got interesting choices but I particularly enjoy checking out the artists I’ve never heard of. This month, Mathieu Schreyer (12-3AM slot on Fridays) listed DISCODEINE’s self titled album as one of his favorites. I hadn’t heard of them, so I [...] Read More…
OPIUO – “Robo Booty” January 26, 2011
Slurp And Giggle, the latest album from New Zealand/Australian beatsmith OPIUO was nominated for Best Dance / Electronic Release at the Australian Independent Music Awards. Check out “Robo Booty” off S&G below… Slurp And Giggle (Addictech, July 2010) Read More…
DR HOOKER – “Forge Your Own Chains” August 16, 2010
Forge Your Own Chains: Heavy Psychedelic Ballads and Dirges 1968-1974 (Now-Again, October 2009) Read More…
TAME IMPALA – “It’s Not Meant To Be” July 15, 2010
TAME IMPALA – “It’s Not Meant To Be” InnerSpeaker (Modular, June 2010) Read More…
KAREN ELSON – “The Ghost Who Walks” July 11, 2010
KAREN ELSON – “The Ghost Who Walks” Read More…
MASSIVE ATTACK – “Paradise Circus” July 11, 2010
MASSIVE ATTACK – “Paradise Circus” Read More…