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Psychedelic music (sometimes psychedelia) covers a range of popular music styles and genres influenced by psychedelic culture that attempted to replicate or enhance the psychedelic experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid-1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in the United States and Britain.
ETHIVA – Beaten Track
ETHIVA have been part of the Asturias psychedelic and progressive rock scene since 2011. Originating from northern Spain, the group began as a trio working within long-form psych-prog structures, characterized by extended guitar passages and spacious arrangements. Their early discography includes ETHIVA (2013) and...
WELTRAUM: Taming the Sunstorm on ‘theSpaceJamSessions Part2’
Since 1999, the German collective Weltraum (which translates to 'Outer Space') has operated under a single, non-negotiable principle: 100% improvisation, a fact confirmed by the liner notes of their early releases. Their albums are not collections of structured songs, but long-form documents of fluid,...
Surya Kris Peters – There’s Light In The Distance
Surya Kris Peters has been shaping his own corner of instrumental psychedelic rock for years—first through Samsara Blues Experiment, then under his various solo names like Electric Magic, Fuzz Sagrado, and simply Surya. But with There’s Light In The Distance, released digitally in January...
MAJOR: A Fuzz-Drenched Odyssey from the Heart of Bavaria
Psych rock has a habit of blooming in the desert, but MAJOR proves that the heaviest fuzz can just as easily sprout from the cobblestones of Regensburg. With their self-titled debut, this German power trio delivers a record that feels less like a collection...
Liquid Orbit – More Spontaneous Floating Rock Creations
Liquid Orbit’s More Spontaneous Floating Rock Creations lives up to its name in every possible way. The Bremen-based psychedelic quintet has built its entire identity around improvisation, and this album—assembled from live recordings captured between 2017 and 2021—leans fully into that approach. There are...
Black Charger – Small Town: A Heavy, Honest Portrait of Life on the Edge of Nowhere
Stoner rock is a genre rooted as much in landscape as in tone. For some bands, that landscape is the Californian desert. For others, it’s city streets, industrial suburbs, or places defined by escape rather than arrival. For German trio Black Charger, the landscape...
Wasteland Haze Ignites Dystopian Doom on “Welcome to Wasteland Haze”
Instrumental stoner and doom music often has a cinematic quality, drawing the listener into apocalyptic landscapes and painting vivid scenarios without relying on any lyrics. Wasteland Haze, a power trio from Düsseldorf, Germany, embraces this style wholeheartedly. Their debut album, Welcome to Wasteland Haze,...
Rider Negro – The Echo of the Desert
Mexico’s Rider Negro has stirred up praise among fans of psych-infused rock, with many pointing out influences from The Doors, Pink Floyd, and a hint of Santana-style flair. Their album, The Echo of the Desert, blends bluesy guitar leads, winding organ passages, and unmistakable...