Boards of Canada didn’t just shape how we hear music — they reshaped how we experience reality, and Geogaddi remains their most unsettling proof: a deliberately disorienting, symbol-laced descent where warmth masks dread and mystery is the message.
Tag: Psychedelic
V/A :: The Third Mind. A Sonic Tribute to the Dreamachine (Unexplained Sounds Group)
Guided by Brion Gysin’s radical perceptual legacy, The Third Mind. A Sonic Tribute to the Dreamachine charts a hypnotic journey through ritual, abstraction, and experimental electronics—where sensory illusion, cerebral exploration, and darkly playful sound research collide.
Church of Hed :: The Father Road (Self Released)
The Father Road is a pulse-driven, transcontinental voyage of progressive electronica, tracing the mythic Lincoln Highway coast to coast as Paul Williams’ Church of Hed expands his ongoing musical road saga between Rivers of Asphalt and Under Blue Ridge Skies.
Church of Hed :: Under Blue Ridge Skies (Eternity’s Jest)
Summer may be over, but the dream of open roads and endless skies still lingers. Church of Hed’s Under Blue Ridge Skies offers a sonic road trip through the Appalachian highlands—where synths, motorik rhythms, and scenic wonder converge into a journey worth taking.
Confirmation Getup :: Style Time (Countersunk)
Style Time offers a fleeting glimpse into the world of exploratory electronics—a soundscape in perpetual motion, dancing on the brink of disarray, yet never collapsing. It pulses with restless energy, where moments of serenity shimmer briefly amid the turbulence.
XICO :: I (Self Released)
Rarely does a project feel so eclectic yet so cohesive, a sprawling, hypnotic sound-world where repetition seems impossible, and every listen reveals a new path through its immersive maze.
4T Thieves :: The Golden Age (Rednetic)
Like light refracting through timeworn glass, The Golden Age flickers between eras, drawing us in with delicate tones and elemental textures. It is a melodic tapestry of memory, a gentle parting from a cherished land, and a luminous haven sculpted in sound.
You Ishihara :: Passivité (Reissue) (Black Editions)
Nearing its 30 years of age, You Ishihara’s Passivité is seeing the light of day again thanks to its reissue on Black Editions.
Sea of Suns :: Come Out To Play EP (Self Released)
Drawing comparisons to brothers Sandison and Eoin and a handful of like-minded artists such as Faex Optim, Skytree, Zachary Gray, Pentagrams Of Discordia, clocolan, Hanut Munson, The OST, Christ., and Sinerider, Sea of Suns maintains a grounded, elemental essence.
Earthen Sea :: Recollection (Kranky)
Combining calming dub, shoegaze (shoegauze), and sinuous psychedelic/guitar inflections, Recollection delivers an emblematic return to some familiar sounds, easily pulling in fans of these genres, and others besides.
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