Piper at the Gates of Dawn is very trippy. But if you want something trippier, try You (by Gong) or Ege Bamyasi (by Can). These two are the essence of psychedelia.
In my opinion, For crazy shit to listen to while spaceing out, I love King Crimson, but i pick and choose the songs (im not the biggest fan of large orchestral stuff), and the Mothers of Invention... (Freak Out is a masterpiece). But thats me.....to be honest, I'm also not the biggest Floyd fan, so i really have no idea what you are all talking about.
i'm not thinking of bands, necessarily. the most psychedelic sound that i've ever heard is a sitar or a tamboura. classical indian music all the way. ravi shankar!!!
Good call man, Ravi Shankar's amazing! Also, anything by Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd and a few post Syd things as well.
Ya Ravi is a genieus, but have you heard Anousha (sp) his daughter playing the sitar on "Your Eyes at the concert for George....That really freaked me out...It was freakin crazy!
Listen to Amon Duul's Lemmingmania or Can's Future Days These are two psychedelic German bands that are amazing. They both come very close to Pink Floyd in their musical exploration. I have albums if anyone wants them
I'm gonna have to go with SHPONGLE on this one guys.. They have an ultimate phycadellic sound. SPHONGLE for everyone!!!! *dances away* if you haven't heard them, you're definately missing out. cheers nova
I agree, there's some great Krautrock that people just don't know about. I'm starting to collect some of that stuff on vinyl.
Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band - "Electricity" Pink Floyd - "Interstellar Overdrive" The Rolling Stones - "In Another Land" The Beatles - "For the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" The Who - "Hall of the Mountain King" The Byrds - "Eight Miles High" The Yardbirds - "Hot House of Omagarashid" Moby Grape - "Omaha" Syd Barrett - "No Good Trying"