The 10 best psychedelic records with Psychemagik

DJ, producer, certified crate-digger and one half of duo Psychemagik, Dan McLewin talks us through his top 10 favourite psychedelic records. Click here fore more info:
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[@TaylorArtandFun]

Here is the list: 1. Steve Tibbetts - YR 2. Mighty Baby - ST 3. Sun Forest - Sound of Sunforest 4. Affinity - ST 5. Mike Wallace - Natural High (45) 6. Aardvark - ST 7. Paladin - ST 8. The Lemon Dips - Who’s Gonna Buy? 9. Charisma - Beasts and Fiends 10. Chitra Neogy - The Perfumed Garden

[@tylerkasuboski3366]

A tricky subject as the term "psychedelic" in regards to music is quite broad to say the least. Psychedelic drugs influenced everything from rock to singer/songwriter to R 'n' B to avant garde to country. This video is simply nothing but a few obscure indie released nuggets. This video should be retitled 10 Lesser Known Psych Gems or something like that. Also, approaching this from a DJ mentality is to me kinda f'ed up. The vast majority of psych LPs (especially psych rock) were meant to be approached as a whole. This was the ALBUM era and that's important when discussing the supposed "10 best psychedelic records" to take into account. C.A. Quintet's "Trip Thru Hell" LP or the self-titled Morgen LP (just two examples off the top of my head) are works meant to be heard in their entirety. Remember, many of these artists were in a sense (sometimes quite explicitly) attempting to recreate the psychedelic experience. So each record is a trip in a way. Sorry, but this video just kinda comes off as a bit of an example of the typical "money's not an issue for me" record collector jerk-off session. Some of the tunes you played I agree are quite good (but some come from atrocious albums overall). So I guess in the end as a fellow psych historian and record geek I'm sure your intentions were good, but most people who click on this video are likely expecting J. Airplane-"Surrealistic Pillow", P. Floyd-"Piper At The Gates Of Dawn", Grateful Dead-"Anthem Of The Sun", etc., not micro-press indies (though I think it was that Palladin LP that was on Bronze, quite a large label). Most folks who watch this don't give a crap about Stonewall, Peter Grudzien, 20th Century Zoo, Fraction, Garrett Lund, Bob Desper, Freedom's Children, Blackwater Park, etc. and when ya start getting into 45's it's a rare breed that go that deep.

[@theheadytimetraveler3864]

Any examples of said 45's?

[@el_mal_de_ojo]

Yeah, I agree with you. Completionism record collections never made any fucking sense to me. Are you into being obscure and standing out or are you into the damn music??

[@thomasboogie734]

You hit the nail on the head with your critique my friend. Psychedelic music, almost by definition is not a DJ's forte. Because most Psychedelic music is best heard without time limit constraints inherent in the 45 single. That being said, I must admit I love the Nuggets- type multi vinyl/ CD collections and have accumulated quite a few. But for a daylong trip, yeah, dig out Anthem of the Sun, Atom Heart Mother, Quicksilver's Happy Trails, Remember The Future from Nektar and about anything from Hawkwind. Multicolor geometric Cheers

[@albertuschang4456]

Affinity's version of "All along the Watchtower(written by Bob Dylan)" is my favorite version.

[@projektor4]

Although they are all cool or obscure sounds, i find the title misleading. Not many of these records can actually be called psychedelic. Please accept this as constructive criticism. ~ I´m impressed that you´ve picked up the original Yr, I have the re-release of Steve Tibbitts - Yr on ECM, a contemporary jazz label. It´s 80´s time frame makes it less psychedelic, more experimental, acoustic, avantgarde fusion. (Thanks btw., while thinking about and writing this comment i was able to listen to his debut album that wasn´t available last time i´d searched). ~ I´d put Mighty Baby as fringe psychedelic. Their former band The Action were mod/soul then a psych-beat group, that evolved into a progressive rock, hippy jam band. ~ Sunforest = psychedelic. Didn´t know about the Clockwork connection. ~ Affinity = progressive/jazz rock (don´t like the term prog rock, ...that happens in the late 80´s when rock music stopped progressing) I have an og uk swirl, ...their cover of The lovin´ Spoonful´s `Coconut Grove´ is sublime. ~ Mike Wallace´s "Natural High" is kinda missing the psychedelic point!. ~ Again, both Aardvark and Paladin are progressive rock (not a psychedlic psausage can be traced in their groovy gravy music). ~ Sure The Lemon Dips LP is psychedelic, but the people who made it were staight. ~ Charisma = progressive soul funk with wierd vocals, none of the musician came from a psychedelic background. I kinda liked it though. ~ The Perfumed Garden = psitardelic psych = bliss. So i make it 3 out of 10 that can be fully classified as propper psychedelic.

[@joelwhite6035]

I think that most of this can be called psychedelic. It depends on how broadly you use that term. For me, it goes way past Nuggets type garage and flowery shirts and into jazz etc.

[@lulu-ug7hg]

ugh fucking purist, genres are repressive...

[@jamesnelson5704]

"The only thing found in pigeonholes is pigeon shit " (Derrick May)

[@johnwilliams9175]

yeah "repressive" says the guy commenting under a video titled "psychedelic records" how fucking ironic. Think that's called a genre last I looked.

[@greggibbs3639]

congrats. Most obscure psych collection.

[@vanessak7069]

Thank you! I found this inspiring. Found some of the songs on Spotify :)

[@Dandroid5000]

Because ultra obscure noodley nonsense is the new kewl, don't cha know.........big fuckin yaaaaawn.

[@coleberggren1346]

I see you've got Sleep's record in the background, Danny! San Jose's own! Great seeing you these past weeks bud!

[@davidguerre6896]

I like your shirt man!! :) Great Records, would love to bump into one of those , for sure! :)

[@LoganAlbright73]

Neat list of records, but whoever filmed this....man. Constantly shaking camera, endless unmotivated cuts, gratuitous fish eye lens, never letting us gat a decent look at the cover art. It's disorienting and unsatisfying to watch.

[@jenicagriffith]

Oy, whats the name of that chune that starts at 1:40? It's so funky! Thanks in advance :)

[@OOHMIB]

Is that the SLEEP-HOLY MOUNTAIN lp you have up in the rack behind you?

[@mattjammy9884]

kept looking at myself :)

[@BlackiceLORD]

One of my dreams from years is to see a meeting between Dave and Mikael Åkerfeldt from Opeth.

[@Ghoopty]

Steve Tibbetts "Yr" - nice!! I love that fucking record : it's so imaginative & versatile. I know probably everyone does this, but a couple of mine would be These Trails (s/t) & The Incredible String Band - The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter.

[@davemidgley7974]

Mr McLewin turned me onto Steve Tibbets and YOU have turned me onto These Trails...Thanks to you both!!

[@Ghoopty]

Hell yeah, no problem.

[@Baz63]

so very grateful that you've reminded me of Paladin...must be forty yeas since i last heard them. Just purchased their 2 albumsn

[@ratonton7373]

Great top 10! Thanks, Danny!

[@TheZeekgeek1]

Thanks for this bit of awesomeness.

[@ChrisPropfeMusicallyObsessed]

Just getting around to checking out your channel and subbed. I make videos for the VC as well. I’m gonna try to check out some of these records. Thanks for sharing!

[@waitarere]

Cheers Dan - nice shirt too!

[@romanianlovechild]

Dan is the man....

[@zakkziegler595]

Steve Tibbetts Yr?!! Fucking great deep cut, just had that on my table earlier today 😎

[@Boudas72]

This list is a little bit defective to be top ten phychedelic albums.

[@boogiewoogie9770]

Love the whole of the Paladin lp. Not psyche at tho.

[@Kappeyron]

Nice Shirt!

[@ScratchedLP]

cultural appropriation? I don't believe native mexican artisans produced that shirt or got any credit for...

[@RedVynil]

What, no Mel Tillis or Roger Miller? Apparently, EVERYTHING released in the `60's is psych, even when it's not even close to being psych.

[@PAULLONDEN]

As long as it's "hard to find".....it must be good........😱

[@Disburseterse]

PaulLonden yes right

[@paulc5358]

Yes I agree it must be good if it's hard to find, I found that to be true on most stuff.

[@el_mal_de_ojo]

I think you're being facetious, so it's pretty funny that there two dudes who think you're playing it straight. Mega fucking yawn. Record gatekeepers are probably some of the most insufferable dudes out there. Just collect the shit you like, ignore the shit you don't, and share the love.

[@crowner76]

Where did you get that shirt. i want it.

[@chowkitmusic7278]

You will love this store in my locale called H&M. It’s one of the must visit places here in the deep east isles of Borneo.

[@scottmusgrave5735]

Yeah Danny my boy!!!

[@papinski1978]

whats the first tune when the clip starts?

[@brentbausser9317]

Who's Gonna Buy by Lemon Dips

[@danmartinez5502]

Tangerine Dream #1

[@YeniAvrupaMuzik]

No Beatles Revolver?

[@mateszabo2798]

Go check parson sound

[@flammaferus2998]

Aardvark or Paladin psychedelic? 🥴

[@hippydippy]

Ha! Really? Guess my acid was a lot better than yours. Ugg.....

[@thomasboogie734]

Bubba, they ain't the 10 best Psychedelic records if one to four cuts per album are what your judging by. Try Anthem of the Sun by the Grateful Dead- 2 sides of non- stop acid tsunami. NEKTAR, Remember The Future. Quicksilver Messenger Service, Happy Trails- over 50 minutes of ( again) non- stop Psychedelic guitar fury.. Maximum Darkness from Man with John Cippolina, I listen to all " best Psychedelic music of all time" You Tube posts and while I occasionally find a winner, more often than not it's a bust. Give me Hawkwind- Space Ritual Live- 4 sides of Psychedelic outer space music, heavy on the heavy..

[@mikepitts3130]

When bullshit disco DJs who are just looking for breaks they can rip off try to tell you what's good. Not even close to the best psychedelia

[@tutenvanman2715]

cONGRATULATIONS SOMEONE WHO CAN DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN pSYCH AND HEAVY ROCK. wELLDONE, iGNORE THE COMMENTS FROM ROCK FANS.

[@tylerkasuboski3366]

+Tuten Vanman I'm sorry, but this "pure psych" myth is exactly that. From the moment musicians started eating LSD, etc. a plethora of sub-genres of "psychedelia" instantly began. BLUE CHEER was psychedelic rock and ALSO heavy rock. FUNKADELIC was both legit psych-funk and psych-rock. See what I'm getting at. Just because you don't like "heavy rock" does not mean that said "heavy rock" (remember BLUE CHEER or the MISUNDERSTOOD as very simple examples) is not under the umbrella of psychedelia. Obviously it took decades for the sub-genres of musical psychedelia (psychedelic rock/pop/funk/jazz/avant garde/country/folk/etc.) to become easily separated, and the rise of Krautrock, prog, and jazz-fusion further complicated matters. I'm NOT a big fan of The Beatles. But according to your definition, "Magical Mystery Tour" (a popular album amongst the "rock fans" whose comments you say should be "ignored") wouldn't even qualify as a psych album, which is absurd. Sorry but there is NO PURE PSYCH, only previously birthed genres (blues/rock, pop, soul/funk, folk, ambient, fusion, etc.) which were expanded and in some cases interbred due specifically to the influence of psychedelic drugs on the musicians who wrote and played those varying styles of music...In this respect, obviously all this music we call psychedelia is a result of the same phenomenon: ingestion of LSD, psilocybin, THC, DMT, etc.

[@damirdedic8129]

Prelepe ploče imate

[@cubachang]

damn boy!

[@warmswarm]

Why are you talking to some guy off camera that we can't see. No eye contact. Talk to us, you know, the people who clicked on YOUR video, the people who are watching.

[@rareblues78daddy]

Does it bother anyone else that this guy keeps mispronouncing things? I hate collectors like that!

[@olliemk1]

yeah fuck that guy!

[@romanianlovechild]

I've met him a few times and hes a top fella always happy to help with knowledge concerning music & share, don't judge people just off a video.

[@leon9021]

+Dave Outerzone He be handling that vinyl pretty poorly though ;^(

[@romanianlovechild]

Leon thepro Vinyl is made to be handled not fannied about with. Only gay vinyl collectors sit there and think oohh I dare not play that in case I damage it. Music is made for playing not sitting on your shelf in case you wanna sell it in 5 years for loads more than you paid - Get a grip and enjoy it.

[@leon9021]

Dave Outerzone Im saying he handled it poorly, I never said dont play it. Get a grip man.

[@ST-xg3gy]

Lets start with 10 then build to 1.

[@MrKill_SC]

LOL

[@eldiegobrc]

Tomatela...horribles...

[@el_mal_de_ojo]

Obscure = good!!!!! Yawn.

[@sh230968]

Many in your video are not psychedelic. I find Indian accent of English absolutely repulsive. So, I cannot find your number 10 worth anything. Other records are nice though.

[@marcofaraglia2160]

thank you, now fuck off