Category Archives: Psych rock

SONG OF THE DAY El Opio – Pusher

Posted on June 17, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

With a band name that was inspired by a man they saw smoking opium in a store one day, El Opio (Opium) were a Peruvian psych-rock band that formed in the early 1970’s. Active for only a couple of years, … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY US69 – 2069: A Spaced Oddity

Posted on May 20, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

Playing this earlier, I did receive some light ribbing for listening to a song with lyrics that are made up of so many La la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la’s, but … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Kikagaku Moyo/幾何学模様 – Cardboard Pile

Posted on April 13, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

“The fifth studio album & last euphoric mind-trip to Kikagaku Moyo’s imagined island. Best-suited for counting stars, looking at the ocean, and dancing in one’s daydream…” Early next month, Japan’s Kikagaku Moyo are to release their fifth studio album, Kumoyo … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Question Mark & The Mysterians – Up Side

Posted on March 21, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

I would imagine that today’s little baby had no problem’s turning heads in its day (or any day for that matter), it’s just hyper-cool all the way through! Up Side was one of twelve tracks to make it onto the … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Hansson & Karlsson – Pick-Up

Posted on March 12, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

In the two short years they were active, Swedish Jazz rockers, Hansson & Karlsson released three albums and a couple of singles. Despite Janne Carlsson spelling his last name with C, the duo ended up spelling their name ‘Hansson & … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Traffic Sound – Meshkalina

Posted on March 10, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

Having heard today’s stomper a good while back, I could’ve sworn I’d already featured this but just as well I checked, it would appear that the wonders of Meshkalina has never made it onto the LP blog…until now! Traffic Sound … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Daily Flash – Jack of Diamonds

Posted on January 8, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

Specialising in electric rearrangements of contemporary folk songs (including Dylan and Dave Van Ronk), the Daily Flash were a US folk rock and psychedelic band who, formed in 1965, were active until 1968 and reformed in 2002. The band started out in … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Bohemian Vendetta – (She Always Gives Me) Pleasure

Posted on December 9, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

Bohemian Vendetta were a US garage rock band active between 1966-1968.  Though they only cut one album and a handful of 45’s, their material is still highly regarded by many and their thick fuzz, acid-psych sound still stands strong.  After … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Evil – From A Curbstone

Posted on November 11, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

Evil – not “The Evil” – were a Florida garage-psych four-piece that were active in the early to mid-1960’s. Sharing the bill with the likes of The Strawberry Alarm Clock, this rockin’ quartet soon gained a large reginal following and … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Erkin Koray – Cemalim

Posted on September 9, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

Considered the father of Turkish rock music, Erkin Koray has been labelled as a musical legend! Possessing a great voice, he is also a unique and accomplished guitarist, an inventor, a leader, a true intellectual and somewhat of a rebel. … Continue reading →

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