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Hunter T Wolfe 1709 posts |
Jan 16, 2013, 16:11
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I'm diving deep into the world of Texan psychedelia at the moment for a writing project, and wanted some recommendations on important stuff I might have overlooked. So obviously you've got the Elevators and the whole IA scene, Red Crayola, Golden Dawn, Lost and Found, Bubble Puppy etc. There's the Fever Tree- often overlooked- and then on a garage tip you've got the Moving Sidewalks and Zakary Thaks, and slightly later and heavier I've picked up the two Josefus LPs. Kenny and the Kasuals, Randy Alvey and the Green Fuz, I just know odd tracks on garage compilations. Cold Sun of course. I also want to follow it through to the present day. The Butthole Surfers seemed to pick up the tradition to some extent in the 80s and 90s, and in the 2000s the Black Angels. The Mars Volta I think could qualify as neo-psych, experimental prog anyway, and I guess Tripping Daisy / The Polyphonic Spree. Also maybe White Denim? Explosions in the Sky? Thanks in advance...
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Squid Tempest 8768 posts |
Jan 16, 2013, 16:12
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Not an area I know much about sadly, but it sounds fascinating. Will be very interested in the results of your project...
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Popel Vooje 5373 posts |
Edited Jan 17, 2013, 11:27
Jan 16, 2013, 16:59
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It depends how deep in you want to wade. In addition to the artists you've mentioned, Johnny Winter's early recordings (collected on the compilation "Birds Can't Row Boats") are worth including - in fact I'd say they're as good as any of the acts you've mentioned bar the Elevators and the Golden Dawn. Then there's the Conqueroo, an Austin band featuring Elevators co-writer Powell St.John, whose live act was, apparently, legendary enough to make them local heroes at the time - but who sadly only got it together to release one single during their lifetime the marvellous "1 to 3"/"I've Got Time". Endle St.Cloud's one album for International Artists ("Thank You All Very Much" - the last LP IA issued) is an interesting slice of hard bluesy psych, although not on a par with that label's best releases. Not quite sure whether or not the Sir Douglas Qunitet qualify as psychedelic, since their sound was more of a rhythm'n'blues/Tex-Mex hybrid, but they were from Houston, existed during the same time frame and certainly shared more than a few bills with the major psych acts in the region - so it's your decision whether to reference them or not, I suppose. If you haven't already, it's worth tracking down a copy of "Acid Visions -The Complete Collection : Best of Texas Punk & Psychedelia", a 3-disc set contains that contains tracks by most of the the artists I've mentioned plus a whole slew about whom I know nothing besides the songs included by them. there are two more three-disc sets in the same series, but Vol.1 is definitely the one to go for if you want a primer - the subsequent volumes contain way too much plodding blooze-rock filler for my liking. As for more modern stuff like the Buttholes and the Black Angels ... you probably know as much as me in that department, although I'd definitely second both of those choices (and possibly Jandek and Daniel Johnston too?), and would be interested to read about more. Keep us posted as to how the article goes.
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Monolith Cocktail 173 posts |
Jan 16, 2013, 17:25
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Hunter T Wolfe wrote: I'm diving deep into the world of Texan psychedelia at the moment for a writing project, and wanted some recommendations on important stuff I might have overlooked. So obviously you've got the Elevators and the whole IA scene, Red Crayola, Golden Dawn, Lost and Found, Bubble Puppy etc. There's the Fever Tree- often overlooked- and then on a garage tip you've got the Moving Sidewalks and Zakary Thaks, and slightly later and heavier I've picked up the two Josefus LPs. Kenny and the Kasuals, Randy Alvey and the Green Fuz, I just know odd tracks on garage compilations. Cold Sun of course. I also want to follow it through to the present day. The Butthole Surfers seemed to pick up the tradition to some extent in the 80s and 90s, and in the 2000s the Black Angels. The Mars Volta I think could qualify as neo-psych, experimental prog anyway, and I guess Tripping Daisy / The Polyphonic Spree. Also maybe White Denim? Explosions in the Sky? Thanks in advance... I think you got it just about licked. Maybe mention of so-called Tex-Mex scene (though this is confusing as many of the bands labelled with this moniker aren't from the area, such as Question Mark and the Mysterians), also Sam the Sham. Look forward to the piece.
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Hunter T Wolfe 1709 posts |
Jan 16, 2013, 19:06
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Cheers Popel. I'll follow those recommendations up, and I'm sure I'll contact you about this again at some point. Thanks Squid and Monolith too!
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Stevo 6664 posts |
Jan 16, 2013, 19:47
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Popel Vooje wrote: It depends how deep in you want to wade. Then there's the Conqueroo, an Austin band featuring Elevators co-writer Powell St.John, whose live act was, apparently, legendary enough to make them local heroes at the time - but who sadly only got it together to release one single, the marvellous "1 to 3"/"I've Got Time". I don't think Powell St John was with the band very long. Don't think he's on any of the recordings I've heard. Have hoped that the lp that came out on 5 Hours Back in the mid 80s would reappear since I only have it in Mp3 form and would love it in something better. Lp was called From The Vulcan gas co which was a famous Austin hippy venue. Music is like a more muscular/bluesy early Grateful Dead at least in its being heavily jammed psych stuff. I found an interview or article with an ex-member when I was asking questions about whether anybody else on this list was familiar with them a few years ago, so there may still be a link in the archives. Would love to see a reissue or longer compilation of that material hopefully plus other stuff since newer media can hold longer durations than lps could. Stevo
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Sun Of Bytch 143 posts |
Jan 16, 2013, 20:28
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Sir Doug were from San Antonio, not Houston.
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zphage 3378 posts |
Edited Jan 16, 2013, 20:48
Jan 16, 2013, 20:37
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Stevo 6664 posts |
Edited Jan 16, 2013, 20:46
Jan 16, 2013, 20:46
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I didn't say anything about Sir Douglas Quintet I was talking about this venue http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan_Gas_Company which according to that article was in Austin as I had thought. also Don't think anybody's mentioned Moving Sidewalks so far, who have just had their complete recordings or reasonably close to released on a 2cd last year. Been meaning to pick that up, maybe later. ZZ Top are great but not overtly psychedelic for the most part, but they do feature one of Hendrix's heavily regarded guitarists in the shape of Billy Gibbons the same guy who was in the Sidewalks
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zphage 3378 posts |
Jan 16, 2013, 20:46
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