Archive | April, 2010

McDonalds psychedelic commercial

30 Apr

Psychedelic motives and melodious hamburgers in this McDonalds commercial form the late 1960’s. A prime example for the adaptation of psychedelic aesthetics and themes in late sixties mainstream culture. Psychedelics gone carnivorous and highly commercialized.

Apogee – Japanese Psychedelia

29 Apr

Enchanted forest psychedelia from Japanese band Apogee. I’d like to take a walk in this magic forest.

(Linked by Galia Tanay)

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

28 Apr

“Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain/ Where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies / Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers/ That grow so incredibly high.” John Lennon and the Beatles get joyously lost within the vast landscapes of radiating consciousness in this classic psychedelic music clip from the movie “Yellow Submarine”.

Dopeness – Mogu Mogu

27 Apr

This is Kappa, a cucumber-loving legednary creature from Japanese folklore. He is also very polite. And now he has a very cool psychedelic video. Let the world be devored!

(Link: Tal Folkman. Thanks!)

Nature by numbers

26 Apr

Amazingly beautiful sacred geometry clip. Linking the fibonacci numbers with the galaxies, the flowers, seashells and the rest of the cosmic order.

(Link: Mordechai Braunstein. Thank!)

Story from North America

25 Apr

Beautifully animated, quirky video with associative imagery, funny lyrics and a profound message about cherishing all life.
By Garrett Davis and Kirsten Lepore. Music written and performed by Garrett Davis.