Guest Mix: Psych Oh!

Check out this solid mix of psychedelic rock from guest DJ Guruvondooom:

I'm decidedly against wrestling with the existential dilemmas of what constitutes psych in all it's various manifestations publicly so let's call this a collage in fuzz and reverb arranged in two parts; sex and drugs. I focused on the years 1965-1968 with a few exceptions. The La De Das track was recorded in '66 as part of a concept album based on Oscar Wilde's The Happy Prince ... they couldn't get anyone to put it out until '69. It's presented without the intended narration for your listening pleasure. Also from '69 there's a track from Skip Spence's essential Oar for the psych folk enthusiast, a track from Pisces' great Numero Group re-issue and the bruising grinder Meshkalina from Peru. The drugs section of the mix climaxes and closes around the theme of psych casualties; Malcolm Mooney, Brian Wilson, Syd Barrett and I'll include Robert Wyatt's legs. I won't count "Spider" Sabich in this group but the fact that Claudine Longet shot and killed a man did make her an appropriate palate cleanser besides Jealous Guy being one of the great Lennon tunes. There's a good back story (and catalog) to the majority of the acts included that with a little searching will reward the curious listener.

Enjoy!
Psych Oh! Mix.


P.S. I realized there's nothing here from 1967. Maybe '67 deserves a mix of it's own but it wasn't a conscious decision.

P.P.S Yes, Kanye sampled that track.

P.P.P.S. It's no coincidence that the Beach Boys Smile Sessions and both of The Olivia Tremor Control's albums were re-issued this year.