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Writer and comedian David Quantick examines the lasting impact of psychedelia.
The first album to define its own contents as psychedelic was the debut album by Texas garage rockers The 13th Floor Elevators, in October 1966 (The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators). Within a year, psychedelia had exploded across the music scene like a giant paint bomb, turning everything from monochrome to technicolour almost overnight and inspiring 1967’s epochal Summer of Love. The reverberations continue to be felt today throughout the worlds of music, art and fashion.
But what exactly is psychedelia? The Oxford English Dictionary describes it as “music, culture or art based on the experiences produced by psychedelic drugs” which is slightly reductive - LSD might have been the original inspiration, but it doesn’t explain why psychedelic music is still being produced and enjoyed by people who’ve never dropped acid in their lives. Psychedelia is appealingly vague and open-ended - a melange of philosophies, colours and styles all happening at once. It’s about opening your mind to the myriad possibilities of this world and beyond. It’s about reconnecting with your inner child. It’s exciting, but also a little bit scary. Psychedelia isn’t a destination; it’s all about the journey, man.