Neo-Psychedelia / Psychedelic Rock / Prog (80s-today)

somewhere12 wrote:from 1996 album "Exploring The Psychedelic"

http://www.psychedelic-music.net/pmdb/db3/db_band.php4?id=26 wrote:Rumours say that it was love at the first tone, when Simeon and the Alchemysts met first at a Terrastock festival in San Francisco. They jammed together and out of this friendship a CD developped. The songs where recorded at the end of 1998, and it took a long time unitl it was released. The Alchemists are the juvenile force of rock, Simeon the freaky master of oscillators. What comes out is psychedelic rock music.

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/walter-ghouls-lavender-brigade-mn0001278816/biography wrote:The industrious Damien Youth is responsible for numerous '90s and 2000s indie psychedelic folk projects under his own name and as a collaborator with various other musicians. Walter Ghoul's Lavender Brigade is another of his side projects, and the most fun, lighthearted one. Although the back cover lists and pictures three bandmembers -- Julian Star, Oliver Crumb, and Biff -- in fact, all of the music was played and written by Damien Youth and Zane Armstrong. The sleeve of their LP Walter Ghoul's Lavender Brigade... Is Coming signifies that this is an archival release of a lost band active from 1967-1970 (all the tracks are dated with years from that span). In fact, however, this was recorded shortly before its 1999 release date. In effect, Walter Ghoul's Lavender Brigade are to Damien Youth and Zane Armstrong what the Dukes of Stratosphear were to XTC: a fictitious alter ego under which to indulge their love for classic British psychedelia. The difference, of course, is that XTC is pretty well known, whereas Damien Youth and Zane Armstrong could hardly be more unknown.

http://www.delerium.co.uk/bands/deadflowers/index.html wrote:Dead Flowers have gone through some fairly severe transformations since the heady days of 1987 / 88 when Crazyhead took them under their wing to give them national exposure, and much needed live experience. They began as a garage psych outfit with Steev on drums, Noy and Graeme Swindon (both members of Steev's previous band "Acid" who recorded a single called "Shout" that brilliantly predated the psychedelic dance scene as early as 1984) and "Psylonsimon". After various line up changes and a mere nine months the band reached number 10 in the Sounds new bands readers poll, but such a rapid rise took it's toll and the band lost their lead vocalist Noy shortly after the release of their debut single "TV"/"Fallout". A year later, with a new line-up, the band hit the press again, but unfortunately not because of their music. The lads became nationally infamous when every major paper from the NME to The Mirror told the story of their arrest in Leeds, by armed police who thought they were terrorists armed with guns. The band were infact armed with waterpistols, and were playing a prank on Crazyhead, with whom they were on tour with at the time. After a night in the cells, they were told by the police never to visit Leeds again... The bands gigging partnership with Crazyhead ended when Steev left for India.

It was a few years later when Steev - now called Baba - returned from India and the band began recording with a refreshed lineup that included Ferank Manseed on vocals, Baba Swayambhunath on lead guitar, Mark McIver on bass and "The Thing" on drums. Based around their Club God in Newcastle and a gradually evolving lineup the band had developed a much more psychedelic sound with space rock influences that oozed originality. The first album on Mystic Stones "Smell The Fragrance" was a collection of material recorded by various line-ups and had a heavy acid guitar sound whilst the second "Moontan" was highly praised by many publications all over Europe and a number of gigs in Holland went down very well indeed.

In May 1994 the 'Flowers went into the studio, with a new member Chris on keys, to record their first album for Delerium. It has proved itself to be their greatest work to date. "Altered State Circus" is an almost perfect fusion of ambient trance music and psychedelic rock....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Christmas wrote:U.S. Christmas is a psychedelic rock band from Marion, North Carolina, founded in 2002. After Neurosis guitarist/vocalist Scott Kelly heard their debut album Salt The Wound, he signed the band to Neurot Recordings, the label he owns with fellow Neurosis members.[citation needed] Their sound features elements of Americana, Sludge Metal, Psychedelic Rock, Space Rock and Folk.

http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=1406 wrote:

Black Bonzo biography From the ashes of Swedish hard rockers The GYPSY SONS OF MAGIC, BLACK BONZO rose again as an art prog band by adding depth to their sound through the use of mellotron, piano and Hammond organ. The intense drumming, the intricate guitar work, the firm but steady bass lines, the complex song structures, the overall pomp and their vocalist (who sounds like David Byron resurrected) all spell URIAH HEEP, big time. Their album, "Lady of the Light" (2004) is filled with 70s pomp reminiscent of A.C.T. mixed in with early KANSAS and a bit of QUEEN. The classy arrangements and harmonies, the heavy organ, the impressive guitar work and the Byron-like vocals may sound all too familiar to HEEP fans, but these guys do what they do extremely well, with just enough personal touches to remind you they're not the HEEP. A great album in its own right that will grab your attention from start to finish. Powerful stuff and excellent production. Certainly recommended if you're into high-octane art rock, and particularly to fans of URIAH HEEP. wrote: