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tnx for the reminder

I agree we are derailing the thread. So, I will wrap up my thoughts on the matter by saying what I said from the beginning... I hear loops that I know well on major label releases completely unaltered. Regularly. Even on this thread. In fact, I will go ahead and say that I have heard some loops (arguably some very good loops, granted), on a good dozen releases within the first 6 months of the producer pack becoming available.

If you think record executives are able to tell how a song was made... or that they care... perhaps you have never met one. They care about one thing... the bottom line. If a DJ or producer has enough buzz and hype around him, they will sign and release him without a single care as to what he or she actually does in the studio. In fact, albums that can be made in a weekend generally make the big boys rather happy. They don't like investing a lot of money in electronic music artists because no one tends to know who they are even after hearing and dancing to a track in 20 clubs consecutively. Club DJ's don't announce the artists, and a lot of this music doesn't play on the radio.

The executives I know will sign someone on the strength of one of 3 things... huge hype, extremely unique look, or that another label seems to want it. Notice that none of these things include anything to do with the music. What they love more than anything is name recognition... for this, they will pay. Whether you are using generic loops in your music matters much less than if you look good on stage. Trust me on this.

http://soundcloud.com/gr...grouch-unnamed-psy-track

if this isnt psychedelic then i dont know what is

Wow, so much great stuff! It will take me a while before Ill listen to everything you posted...

Ive done K less than 15 times in my whole life, but I quickly discovered that music can play a major role in a K hole. If you are into the stuff, I strongly suggest you to listen to anything by the Boards of Canada!

awesome track and video

There is a reason this track was a perennial favorite for those deepest space excursions. Psychedelia drips from this like juice from a ripe pomegranate. The musicianship (live no less) is palpable... tone, improvisation... and a band that was tripping with the audience. Do yourself a favor and crank up the bass on this and lay back for a taste of the one & only band to play the original acid tests:

Wow, I love those fractals!

I've been a fan of Klaus Schulze for almost 30 years now. He's gone through many phases: some bad, most good.
But the work I love most is from 1975: Album: Timewind, track 1: Bayreuth Return.
Never ever have I heard a song that so well captures the albums' title:



And secondly, the aptly named "Just An Old-Fashioned Schulze Track", from a collection of rediscovered 'lost' tapes. It's loooong, but persevere:



I mostly listen to full-on and metal though, but I consider his music a state of mind in itself. Enjoy!

I'm liking this Klaus Schulze.

Speaking of electronica pioneers....

Bruce Haack, electric lucifer. This is from 1970. Way ahead of it's time, apparently rather influencial:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7BCyF3xiY0

Monster musicianship. This kind of stuff is propulsive on psychs. Select the high quality, crank up the bass... and enjoy.

What a gold-mine this thread is! So much great music to explore.

My personal favorite psychedelic-type act (and favorite electronic artists for that matter) is definitely Carbon Based Lifeforms:

Interloper (Song)

The album that song is from, also named "Interloper", is MIND-BLOWING. The way these guys craft music is incredible. The attention to detail, the subtle nuances, the hidden messages... Essential tripping music. No, scratch that. Essential music.

I think it's sinful that I haven't posted this yet:

For me, Ozric tentacles 4 life!!!!

I also like how they dont go out of their way to create an "image". It really is all about the music. Some other psy music (which i still absolutely love) i think trys too hard to play into a certain image.

But music is amazing and their is more amazing music than ever out there.

So it bugs me when people say there is no good music anymore, simply not true, you just have to look past what is handed down on a silver platter by the record monopoly, and dive in and find your music for yourself.

When are you adding a like button Trav?

I launched with this on headphones once...

very interesting indeed

http://www.myspace.com/m...?sid=34664825&ac=now

Me and my m8 dave wrote tis in our post acid days..

psychedelic or what? cooents wudn be appredciated

Pretty sweet. Starts off with a kind of Brian Eno doing Krautrock feel. A bit darker than Cluster or whatever...

Eventually it becomes modern techno psy-trancey stuff. I know some warehouse parties where this kind of thing would fit in the half-chill room. (A place midway between the chill lounge and the dancefloor)

Kudos on the craftsmanship.