Artists with the tag 'psychedelic'
Infected Mushroom
Mining Israelian Goa trance of its hottest intensities Infected Mushroom remain one of the Middle Easts biggest international cult successes Erez Aizens cheap background in obsessed bedroom computer tinkering had led him into and out of a number of c…
Jimi Hendrix
Of all the artists to emerge in the late 1960s, none inspired greater awe than Jimi Hendrix. After touring with numerous R&B bands, the guitarist moved to London in 1966 and assembled the Jimi Hendrix Experience. His U.S. return at the Monterey Pop F…
The Beatles
No other band has had quite the same impact as the four lads from Liverpool. Over the course of eight years and more than a dozen albums, the Beatles changed popular music and culture forever, spearheading the 1960s British Invasion and shaping rock …
The Doors
Like a trippier, more mystical, West Coast equivalent of the Velvet Underground, the Doors went against the 1960s flower-power grain, taking an uncompromising look at the underbelly of the American psyche. Jim Morrison's dark, surreal poetry gave the…
Electric Prunes
Formed in Los Angeles, California, USA in 1965, the Electric Prunes originally consisted of Jim Lowe (b. San Luis Obispo, California, USA; vocals, guitar, autoharp), Ken Williams (b. Long Beach, California, USA; lead guitar), James "Weasel" Spagnola …
Roky Erickson
The solo, post-13th Floor Elevators Roky Erickson story begins with his release from the Rusk State Hospital for the Criminally Insane in 1972, after which Erickson formed Bleib Alien (later simply Roky Erickson and the Aliens) and then Roky Erickson…
Marshmallow Overcoat
The Marshmallow Overcoat more recently known as The Overcoat is a quartet formed at the height of the boom in the paisley underground Based in Tucscon Arizona the group made a convincing enough case for itself with its Kinks and Yardbirds-influenced …
Mu
A Californian band of legendary proportions, this cult quartet named themselves after the lost continent of Mu (of which the Hawaiian Islands are the remnants.) Founder member Merrell Fankhauser began his career in a surfing act, the Exiles, a group …
Opal
Formed in the USA in 1984, Opal comprised of David Roback (guitar, vocals; ex-Rain Parade), Kendra Smith (bass, vocals; ex-Dream Syndicate) and Keith Mitchell (drums). All were previously members of Clay Allison. A four-track EP, Fell From The Sun wa…
Quicksilver Messenger Servic…
Along with the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service were one of the first and best of the San Francisco '60s psychedelic bands. Though they shared with their peers an improvisational bent and eclectic roots in blues, ja…
Status Quo
Alhough their impact in the U.S. is limited to "Pictures of Matchstick Men" and Camper Van Beethoven's popular cover version, the rock band Status Quo are practically a national institution in the U.K., and have had a five-decade career as one of Eng…
The Three O'Clock
Of all the early 80s west coast outfits to profess a liking for psychedelia, the Three O'Clock were the most overtly pop-influenced. From Sun Valley, California, USA, Michael Quercio (lead vocals, bass), Louis Gutierrez (guitar; ex-Youth Brigade) and…
Traffic
Traffic appeared amidst the late-1960s psychedelic scene, and at its height the band was one of the most adventurous outfits around, although Traffic's unstable lineup made it an on-again, off-again affair by the '70s. Teenage wunderkind Stevie Winwo…
Jefferson Airplane
One of the quintessential San Francisco psychedelic bands, the Jefferson Airplane brought together interests in acoustic blues, folk, and rock music. Add political topicality and modal improvisations, and you have an inspired, mind-bending sound tha…
Moby Grape
Moby Grape's well crafted songs and three-guitar lineup set them apart from their '60s San Francisco contemporaries. Eschewing jamming for tightly controlled songs, they could rock with soulful ferociousness. Their debut is an unequaled classic.
Spirit (Rock)
Spirit was one of the most talented and most overlooked groups of the '60s West Coast psychedelic crop. They utilized jazz influences, folk-rock song structures, and the visionary, mind-bending guitar work of Randy California to create some of the mo…
13th Floor Elevators
Led by the inimitable Roky Erickson, the 13th Floor Elevators not only defined the acid-tinged sound of 1960s American garage music, they established a precedent for wild, unhinged Texas rock as well. Erickson's powerful vocals and trippy lyrics mixe…
The Charlatans
The first of San Francisco's "underground" rock acts, the Charlatans were formed in 1964 by George Hunter (autoharp, tambourine), Mike Wilhelm (guitar, vocals) and Richard Olsen (bass, clarinet, vocals). They were then augmented by pianist Michael Fe…
H.P. Lovecraft
This imaginative group were formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, by George Edwards (guitar/vocals) and David Michaels (keyboards-woodwind/vocals). They made their debut in 1967 with a folk rock reading of "Anyway That You Want Me', a Chip Taylor composi…
Strawberry Alarm Clock
Based in California and originally known as the Sixpence, the Strawberry Alarm Clock enjoyed a US number 1 in 1967 with the memorable "Incense And Peppermints". This euphoric slice of "flower-power" bubblegum was initially intended as a b-side and th…
Fever Tree
Although a Texas, USA-based act, Fever Tree made its mark with a tribute to the Summer of Love's host city with their 1968 anthem "San Francisco Girls (Return Of The Native)". Comprising Rob Landes (keyboards), Dennis Keller (vocals), E.E. Wolfe (bas…
The Misunderstood
One of psychedelia's finest bands, the Misunderstood originated in Riverside, California, USA, and evolved from a local surfing outfit, the Blue Notes. Their first line-up - Greg Treadway (guitar), George Phelps (guitar) and Rick Moe (drums) - was au…
