i have the problem that the band i'm in arent too pshycadellic but i love pshycadellic music and i want our band too be just that, i dont want to force my mates into music they arent into so i wondered if anyone could give me tips on how to make pshycadelic music more modern but still keep it roots
gotta start by talking with yer bandmates. If they know you want to do it, they may give you some freedom to freakout at times. Or see if they will add one song you want to do, just to keep you quiet about it - that has worked for me in the past! hehehe
give them some really good weed and tell them to improv......that's how my band got started in psychedelic music
indeed, taking away the rules and getting them to improvise will let you have some fun as well as expand everyones playing! what a great suggestion
Just let it come out, but I think you have to, at times, forget that there are rules (besides organizing it to the point where you all enjoy it, but not have too much repitition to keep it interesting). And sometimes you just have to keep your damn mouth shut... ahah, then introduce them to something they don't really understand, or work it in ever so slightly.
well, i'm not in the SCV and i'm not into the whole "the south will rise" movement...because it's crap. i just used to have a grandfather who was in it. but yeah, i'm writing this because i don't want anyone thinking i'm one of those...you know.
ALL MUSIC IS PSYCHEDELIC! or at least in can be. psychedelic means "mind manifesting" and the only reason some pop forms of music lose their psychedelia is because they become familiar, trite, overdone and overly structured. when this happens, like anything, it no longer has the capability to create an intense experience, one that totally enraptures the senses. the key is for you and your band to not only work on playing the songs, but listening to them. as you play, try to be both the musician and the audience and really feel the music your playing, not just go through the motions. when you do this, you get a synergy, you get into a "groove". you'll feel it, all the players will be communicating almost on a psychic level and teh song will just progress automatically without even thinking about it. to work on this, next time you play, pick three chords and just jam. get comfortable playing without structure and working off of eachother. get used to trading solo sections and building up/bringing down the mood of a song - it begins to happen spontaneously. you will notice that you are no longer concerned with what the sound is called (metal, rock, psychedelic, folk), but the sound itself, and a given jam - the same three chords - may go through different stages of different genres. and then, whenyour really flowing you may find yourself experimenting with ideas you've never used before - totally new off the top of your head and that is the essence of psychedelia, whatever genre it is in. once you've had this sort of experience - pure music for music's sake, you can take some of these ideas and begin to apply structure to them. you write a song. you can also take some acid and have a super tripped out jam - it sort of forces you into the spontaneous/jam mode of music. but don't expect it to be perfect, often times the music will sound perfect for a few minutes, and all of the sudden something goes wrong and it sound terrible. it is a good way to gather material and inspiration tho.
if a simple geometric image disgusts you, your anger is in the wrong place. all they are are symbols. thats just basic psychology - classical conditioning - not genuine empathy for the people who suffered as a result of the causes those symbols represent. and the southern rebel flag and the swastika, in symbolic terms, are two very different things. the rebel flag has taken on many different meanings for many different people - to some it is their symbol of independence, to most it is a symbol of slavery and the oppressive, racist southern cotton kingdom. but, to wave a rebel flag does not necessarily represent that you are a racist or supporter of slavery the swastika, on the other hand, is known throughout the world as a symbol of tyranny, genocide, murder and some of the worst attrocities known to man kind. to wear a swastika, in most cases, symbolizes that you are a white supremisist. except for the Hindu religion i believe, where a swastika (flipped backwards) is a symbol of peace.
First of all what your searching for isn't something you just do, it was a era and time feeling that we had and in that our music was such and just came out that way. Get all the mates and listen to some old bands that were there and then you will at least have a feel for what the sound was and is. My friend Dickie Peterson of "Blue Cheer" fame still keeps his same way of thinking about his music though times have changed he says its just something he never lost, 'The Feeling' Arthur Lee is still out there and his basics are still the same, play what you feel and the rest will come. And if all else fails then drop acid and start from there. Just kidding really, there isn't any real stuff out there anymore so don't waste your time. Good luck to you and play from your heart. Peace In Music..
make them listen to psychedelic music or just propose some psychedelic stuff. start a jam with something psychedelic, propose to play a psychedelic song (while stoned out on weed or a psychedelic lol) or you guys may play some psychedelics songs sometimes and sometimes other stuff, explore, try lots of stuff
Hahah, I can totally relate. Weed and psychedelics with a band can totally change the direction of the jams to something totally out there, or really ethereal. Even a few acoustic guitars + weed = beautiful psychedelia Even though in one band/jam session, one guy was into emo, it all turned out really awesome. Too bad I'm not playing with them anymore.
Really? You'll be hard pressed if you can tell this to my family that served in the American Revolution, then again, you probably don't know that Lighthorse Harry Lee was the father of Robert. Try telling this to the family members I lost that were trying to defend a saltmine in the Appalachians (Battle of Saltville)... their only source of work. Try telling that to the women Cherokee side of my family who were raped by Union soldiers. Try telling that to the Cherokees who joined the war to fight back and defend their homeland. Try telling this to the Cavalry in my family lost at Appomattox Courthouse who refused to let Union soldiers ransack their homes, ravage their wives, murder their families, steal their food, and leave them to die. Try telling that to the the two percent of rich plantation owners that owned slaves... Try telling that to the Union officers that paid already freed blacks $10.00 a month while they paid whites $13.00 a month. And try telling this to the rich and powerful union that used those two percent (Yes, it was wrong, but you can't repave history that has been around since Sumeria and Mesopotamia and still is around) of slaves as an excuse to take over the homeland of a poor working class to pay someone else's taxes and take over the control of the white gold. "There are few, I believe, in this enlightened age, who will not acknowledge that slavery as an institution is a moral and political evil..." - Colonel Robert E. Lee, 1856 Thanks for your lesson in what's disgusting. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think there is a Northern rebel flag... oh wait, wait, wait... we fought against England becuse they were taxing us for the French and Indian war.
I'm in the SCV... because I joined as a "real son" and there's been someone in my family in it since the turn of the century. Not only that, there is a union flag also in my sig. But I guess yall don't know that the current flag of the state of North Carolina is a former union batallion flag. People act as if I'm talking about the KKK or some kind of nazi skinhead political movement. Nobody here seems to understand the significance of heritage and historical societies. Back on topic now, thanks. If you have a problem, next time PM me. If I've offended you with my knowledge, you've made my day. Maybe you need a history lesson.
