Chrome Chasm’s Slow Houston Drift
Its pedal steel rooted in country, its guitar in Texas psychedelia, and its saxophone in no hurry, ‘Interpreter’ leaves the listener to start “following the threads.”
Psychedelia
The Long Afterlife of the Olivia Tremor Control
‘The Same Place’ arrives more than twenty-five years after ‘Black Foliage,’ finished by Derek Almstead and Jason NeSmith, determined this time not to let grief stall the work.
The Sound of Friendship — Riviera Gaz Across Two Continents
Steve Shelley, Gustavo Riviera, and Paulo Kishimoto discuss 'Catacroma,' the overlooked Brazilian rock and roller Erasmo Carlos, and the weekly radio playlist that keeps three musicians in two hemispheres listening to the same records.
From the Dimension Next Door — Ethan Miller and The Odyssey Cult
The Odyssey Cult is less a band than a secret society of people whose obsession with art has gotten out of hand, and 'Vol. 3' is its communiqué.
Curió Curió Turns Distance into a Collage of Voices
Luiza Monteiro sings in Portuguese to find her way back to Brazil, slipping between the characters a theatre stage taught her to inhabit.
The Accidental Psychopomp — Terence McKenna's Hallucinatory Afterlife
Cultural historian Graham St. John's 'Strange Attractor' chronicles McKenna's role as rogue scholar and stand-up philosopher, tracing his journey from a 1966 DMT conversion experience to becoming a disembodied voice whispering into the ears of dancers worldwide.
Robert Callender Reimagines His 1968 Psychedelic Landmark for Modern Ears
Robert Callender's debut 'Rainbow' merged jazz, poetry, and Indian classical music in 1968, then largely disappeared. Archivist Chaim O'Brien-Blumenthal explains how a 2023 concert recording became the start of the artist's rediscovery.
Requiem For Holy Mountain Records
A celebration of the late Portland-based label owner John Whitson's uniquely eclectic vision. Dave Segal acts as our psychedelic explorer, guiding us through highlights from Holy Mountain's catalog.