Black Moth Super Rainbow - Dandelion Gum (2007)

Have you ever wondered what it would sound like if you gave a robot a lot of LSD?

Hopefully I'm not the only person thinking this. But just in case you were thinking this, here's the perfect album for a lysergically-induced cyborg freakout session.

This record is right up there with Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion, Panda Bear's Person Pitch and Dungen's Ta Det Lugnt for post-millennium psychedelia.

Enjoy!

Black Moth Super Rainbow - Dandelion Gum (Graveface Record; 2007)

The Beta Band - The Three E.P.'s (1998)

Combining their first three EPs into a single compilation was a brilliant idea for these Scottish indie rockers dabbling in neo-psychedelia and electronica. 

One of the finer releases on either side of the pond of the late 90s.

The Beta Band - The Three E.P.'s (1998; Astralwerks Records)

Yeasayer - Live at Ancienne Belgique (2010)

Holy shit this is so good. If you haven't hopped on the Yeasayer bandwagon yet, stop fucking around and get on it. Seriously. Not only are they one of the most interesting bands of the last few years in terms of experimenting with sound, they're also one of the most listenable (I know that word "experimenting" can be a huge turn-off for ears, but trust me- totally accessible).

The sound quality of this show is pretty amazing and the fans are respectful and attentive as well. 

Here's some live Yeasayer- check out some of the re-worked versions of the songs from both All Hour Cymbals and Odd Blood.

Yeasayer - Live at Ancienne Belgique (2010; self-released)

El Guincho - Alegranza (2007)

El Guincho is the moniker of one Pablo Díaz-Reixa of the Canary Islands. First time I ever heard this (early '08) I was in the fabled San Francisco institution Aquarius Records. I always feel weird asking the clerks at record stores what we're listening to (I don't wanna out myself as a n00b, that's what I do to you all with this blog here) but the dudes that work there are mad chill and not pretentious at all, so I was like, "uh, is this another Panda Bear record? Cuz I thought he just had one last summer..." and was met with, "no, this is some Spanish guy, El Guincho."

El Guincho - Alegranza (2007; Discoteca Océano)

Ween - The Mollusk (1997)

Direct musical descendants of Frank Zappa; Gene and Dean Ween offer more styles per album than just about anyone in the history of popular music. 

Except calling Ween popular is just weird, unless your taste is strange- then they're already in your catalog. 

If not, come get strange with Mickey and Aaron.

Ween - The Mollusk (Elektra Records, 1997)