So You Love Syd Barrett? Want More? Get these.

[@staggerlee6794]

Cool, dude. Ordered GR - A Reverse Age and Eiafuawn - Birds in the Ground. Will keep an eye out for the others. 👍🏾

[@seekingathread]

very good moves!

[@josemorenorahn]

I’m always very happy to see people talk about the OCS, the live concert LP its very beautiful. I think their music evolution is beautiful and chaotic. From folk to garage, psych and almost trashy psychedelic. Mikal Cronin (ty’s bass player) is also a personal favorite. All his solo stuff is beautifully lo-fi and easy to get.

[@seekingathread]

I dig Cronin for sure too but never feel the urgency to buy his records. I'm pretty much an Ocees completist though I did not care for their last one, sold it.

[@josemorenorahn]

@@seekingathread i liked the last one. I just accept they are all different now. I’m also a completist! With them and King Gizzard I’m all in.

[@groovingonvintagevinyl7840]

I wasn't familiar with White Fence but I'll have to check them out now. I like the classic vibe! Great video!

[@hanskloss1331]

Dead Meadow

[@Vinylfromtheunderground]

Nice selections dom!! I love my cleaners and Newell stuff and that duster side. Check out Helvetia (another duster side) and you nailed it with Hitchcock and the soft boys. Doesn’t get more syd than that. lol. Feel better

[@seekingathread]

Thanks Jimmy, yep doing better. I had a couple of Helvetia cds at one point but think they got sold. Not many records I don't think with them??

[@Vinylfromtheunderground]

Each of their lps were pressed to wax. I believe discogs has cheap copies or maybe straight from their bandcamp page

[@BoomKazoo2112]

Great topic and excellent video I knew about White Fence but the rest are new to me Cool stuff 🤘🏻 Take care Brian ☮️

[@markspooner1224]

What a very good and useful idea. I think that Black Midi might have heard that Low Born track.

[@seekingathread]

Black Midi, a pretty nutso band. Probably love Syd.

[@Russell.S]

That Morgan Delt sounds really interesting, Dom. This is the sort of direction I thought Kevin Parker was headed after the first Tame Impala record. I just picked up the Cleaners From Venus Dawn Chorus comp to dip my toe into his extensive catalog, power pop-y in a good way. Barrett-inclined artists are right up my street, so very much appreciate you highlighting some bands I need to check out. Thanks!

[@hanskloss1331]

Morgan Delt is amazing especially this LP he mentions

[@seekingathread]

Hey Russell. Great point about Tame Impala. I can't think of another artist I did such a hard u-turn on. I LOVE the first and 2nd records but after that, I am way out. Way too poppy and uninteresting.

[@VinylPiper]

great topic for a video.. i've been a big syd fan for many years.. I've never heard of any of the bands you mentioned.. will check them out.

[@seekingathread]

Nice Chris. I really think syd is living on in these dudes Particularly that Morgan Delt lp.

[@Hannes_Tausend]

Good stuff. I have family perfume 1 & 2 by white fence/tim presley. I saw OH SEES on their Drop Tour in 2014 here in germany in a tiny club. One of the best and most energetic live shows i ever went to. THEE HOUNDS OF FOGGY NOTION i like very much. I bought a lot of trouble in mind/ mexican summer/captured tracks and castle face until 2015. Early flighless records releases are also pretty interesting apart from the hyped King Gizz i think. Babe rainbow (first ep & lp), pipe eye, leah senior,murlocs... Have a nice weekend! Cheers

[@seekingathread]

Babe Rainbow is an interesting one. I remember liking them when I heard. The others I'm not sure of the other bands but appreciate the thouhts. Seen Osees about 3 times. Majorly good every time though I did not care for their last lp. I'm sure they'll be back with another burner though.

[@jessvex]

Hell yes!! The first thing that came to mind for me was White Fence/Tim Presley. I saw him perform back in his Strange Boys era. All good shit! 👍🏽

[@seekingathread]

Never did see him unfortunately. Love all their records

[@soundofminder]

Moon Duo and Wooden Shjips came to mind when I first saw this subject. I usually don’t really go for this type of music but I dig Moon Duos debut album; Escape for a bit. Then I saw them live not long after and they kind of sucked heh. Sold my copy not long after that.

[@seekingathread]

Oooh Escape, love that. Still have it as well as their other early ep on Sacred Bones. It's a pretty fruitful ground, Barrett's influence is felt all over the place.

[@heavybliss]

Hey Dom. I'm into Syd Barrett Floyd and solo material, it's a shame that there isn't more. I will definitely check those out, as I am unfamiliar with most neo-psych. Thanks for the recommendations. They sound right up my alley. Some of the clips you included could easily be mistaken for Syd. Peace ✌ ☮ 🕊

[@seekingathread]

Nice, glad those clips resonated with you. Perhaps you'll come across one in your travels. cheers!

[@MrKrayer]

I'd recommend DRINKS for more recent stuff from Tim. Came from some kind of artistic retreat over a summer with Cate Le Bon in the southwest US. Great blend of both artists output with a good amount of ramshackle humor and fun. 2 albums in the project (as far as i know) and both are good.

[@MrKrayer]

Should read comments below ;D. Glad people are talking about DRINKS. Cleaners from Venus look waaay up my alley and that GRR sounds great too.

[@seekingathread]

Yes I dig Drinks. I don't have the records but I've heard em. Will get them at some point. Just about everything he's done is worthwhile

[@Localbandography]

Dig OCS of course. The Syd Barrett Floyd is what I go to with them. Still need his solo LPs.

[@hanskloss1331]

Dead Meadow

[@seekingathread]

Check out his synth band too Damaged Bug.

[@Ed-Topo-108]

Hi Dom, great idea for a video.. all of those albums/artists are new to me so I’ll have to check them out! Wondered if you’d come across the band Syd Arthur? They disbanded about 10 years ago, were from Canterbury U.K. Only did a few albums.

[@seekingathread]

Ha, interesting. No idea about Syd Arthur. Sounds like they're going for this type of sound.

[@OldIndieRocker]

Great video. Great topic. Also a pretty big White Fence fan. From what I understand Tim doesn't make new music. He is doing his art full time. I believe his partner is still Cate Le Bon. He lives out in the CA desert. White Fence just opened for Ty Segall in LA in March so maybe Ty can pull him into the studio. There are a lot of artists influenced by Syd Barrett. Another I think of is Anton, Brian Jonestown Massacre.

[@seekingathread]

Anton for sure. Spotty catalog for me but some great records for sure. I have a handful and some cds. I don't think we've heard the last of Presley. Was so prolific for a while there.

[@OldIndieRocker]

@@seekingathread I hope you are right about Tim.

[@michaelvalentini4869]

Dom, when I first heard Beck's album, '' Mellow Gold'', I thought it was a direct hommage to Syd Barrett. To me, Beck's ''Loser'' is as good as Syd's ''Octopus''. Morgan Delt is my favorite Barrett ''sound- alike'' that you played.

[@seekingathread]

Hey Michael. Loser hasn't aged a day, still sounds fresh to me!

[@jacob6908]

White Fence sounds rt up my alley. I see I can get the pink or magenta version of that album. Says it was repressed in 2013.

[@seekingathread]

yes correct. They did repress that one a couple of times.

[@sashwap]

check out: jennifer gentle - valende robyn hitchcock - eye cate le bon - crab day (also check out cate's band with tim presley, DRINKS)

[@seekingathread]

Love Drinks and that Cate Le Bon. And Jennifer Gentle is a great though. Italian band! Are they still doing stuff?

[@the-vinyl-dreamscape5084]

"Fried beauty" is a brilliant way to describe the music of Barrett. You've likely already read Ron Chapman's wonderful book, A Very Irregular Head. If not, I'd recommend it for the wealth of pre-PF and post-PF Barrett. That is a wonderful list of albums that you put together. Most of which, I'm not familiar with. The first band that always come to mind for me when thinking of Barrett long-term influence is David Roback and Kendra Smith's wonderful band Opal. We have spoken about them previously. Both of their albums; Happy Nightmare, Baby and Early Recordings have that broken, heartfelt psychedelic folk vibe that is such an important part of Barrett's solo recordings. And, of course, the band also took their name from Barrett's song, Opel. I would add that Roback and Smith's previous band, Clay Allison also uses a similar sound on their one single before they became, Opal. The other two that I think of are the Legendary Pink Dots and some of the solo records by John Fruscuante. Certainly, Fruscuante was inspired by Barrett. Particularly on Niandra LasDes and Usually Just a T-Shirt. The records lo-fi, ramshackle stream-of-consciousness would have given Syd some satisfaction that his music would eventually find the audience he was searching for. Great topic on an artist that I feel has not also been treated with the respect at he was due. Cheers! Shawn

[@hanskloss1331]

man o man how can you mention Dave Roback and Opal and not mention The Rain Parade an AMAZING early '80s L A Paisley Underground group their first and second LPs are ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐and Mazzy Star with Hope Sandoval not my cup of tea however a lot of people do like them for early Syd/Pink Floyd I think Dead Meadow is very lysergic

[@seekingathread]

Interesting call on Frusciante. There is definitely something in his playing that is reminiscent of Barrett. Can't pin what it is but some of those solo records of his are insane. Pink Dots too does make sense. Of course there is a psychedelic quality to what Roback and Co were doing. Perhaps more hazy but no-less cosmic. Nice to see this topic touch off a bunch of comments and thoughts!

[@the-vinyl-dreamscape5084]

@@hanskloss1331 Of course, those are all great bands that I enjoy very much. I used the Opal example just because the name of the band had come directly from Roback’s admiration for Syd Barrett. But certainly all of his projects have the Barrett influence. Including the all-star Paisley Underground project Rainy Day. Thank you for pointing those out. It’s so sad that we lost Roback in 2020. At least Hope Sandoval has continued to make and play interesting music.

[@hanskloss1331]

@@the-vinyl-dreamscape5084 yup I've always had a soft spot for the Rainy Day Cassette and I still have a French copy of Baroque Hoedown (3 O' Clock) with a version of Lucifer Sam that's quite interesting ✌️

[@roygoad2870]

For me the English singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer Richard Hawley, is probably one of the most talented accomplished musician. His album that fits perfectly in comparison with Syd Barrett, Standing At The Sky’s Edge, a contemporary psychedelic album. Though his music is a lot more varied on all his albums!

[@seekingathread]

Nice one Roy. I know Hawley but am unfamiliar with that record specifically. Will have to give it a listen.

[@soundofminder]

Funny, 6inchpianist mentioned this album today too, and it brought back many memories. It’s the only Hawley record I have. Heavy on the fuzz, and beautiful vocals.

[@hanskloss1331]

early early Dead Meadow reminds me of Interstellar Overdrive era Syd with Pink Floyd

[@seekingathread]

Wait Dead Meadow???!! I think someone else was commenting about them.

[@hanskloss1331]

@@seekingathread me

[@jessvex]

I’d also add Greg Ashley to the mix. His solo stuff along with his bands The Mirrors and Gris Gris.

[@seekingathread]

Ah there's a good one, very unsung and mostly forgotten about.

[@deancronin6934]

Imagine if Syd Barrett was still in Pink Floyd? If he didn’t fry his brain as much, I wonder what they would’ve sounded like? Would Roger Waters play as much of a role on later albums? Cool video as always Dom you’re killing it in the VC with this one and the Acid Archives

[@seekingathread]

Thank you Dean. I tend to think he would've probably tamed down too, as we all do in older ages. However perhaps he was never meant to last. A star can only burn that bright for so long. I do wonder about Syd on Dark Side Of the Moon. Ha! That would've been weird.

[@leroycarr-scrapperblackwel3602]

Listen,Barrett's 'sound' can be found in real small doses by even established legends of music and we all know the names but there has been no musician before and no-one to this day that can be compared to him. Syd Barrett was a one off and does not belong in any musical bracket as he touched all genres in a very small amount of time and is irreplaceable.

[@seekingathread]

I don't know if he touched all genres but he was indeed very special. But the artists mentioned here I think are specifically trying to emulate him, in sound, aesthetic and even vocals. Which you might just call them copycats for but I think it takes talent and skill to do it. Its simply a way to get "more" Syd in a way. cheers!

[@JohnMacRae23]

NIce picks, and I know you mentioned him briefly, and maybe you're sticking with a lo-fi aesthetic, but really come on... Robyn Hitchcock and his incredible solo catalog is as Syd as you can get. See also Robert Pollard to an extent.

[@hanskloss1331]

Robert Pollard is a gift from God the man wakes up in the morning and writes 20 songs if you ever get a chance to see him in any of his million different bands you won't be disappointed although Guided by Voices is phenomenal live ✌️

[@seekingathread]

Indeed, very familiar with Bob. Seen the band many times.

[@seekingathread]

Robyn definitely makes sense was just looking to mention bands that specifically sound like Barrett has inhabited their bodies.

[@Lego_Heisenberg]

What album is playing in the background?

[@seekingathread]

I don't know for the life of me. I usually identify it. There's a good chance it was Sarah Hennies - The Reinvention Of Romance