I love the merging of electronics and older school sounds/instruments. Been digging Animal Collective since Sung Tongs came out, that was a great intro album. That first song "Leaf House" is such an amazing blend of noise, I was hooked on them easily after 2 and 1/2 minutes or so of that song. My wife and I love to do tandem vocals at the end where she does the "no one, no one" and I do the weird "dee dee dee dee". Good times.
Since it isn't linked yet, I feel I must.
Listening to them actually gave me an idea for a solo music project I might work on in the future that I will call "Psychedelic Hoedown" and my symbol will obviously be a pH symbol.
Another good band of Today is Múm. Yet another great treat from Iceland, I think Sigur Ros get's enough props to not have to link any vids of them
. Múm is super pleasent stuff to my ears. Sometimes is way heavier on the glitchy electronic side, but merges quite well with traditional instruments. I'm also really a sucker for a melodica. Funny enough one of the two Sisters in Múm (at least at one time, maybe still) ended up in a relationship with one of the Animal Collective members.
These two songs are one after the other on the first album and have always been my fav's.
Here is one from a different album that showcases some of the lovely singing that is missing from those.
Also, not sure if these guys are still doing stuff. They started early 90's I think. But Bardo Pond was carrying on the torch of Psych Rock very well.
Ok before I get carried away I better end this with some Explosion's in the Sky and call it a day.