The Wachowsky brothers’ Speed Racer failed as a movie, but was arguably one of the greatest achievements of psychedelic aesthetics in the the history of cinema. The “Go Speed Racer Go” song clip is just stunning.
Archive | May, 2010
Shmulik Krauss – Shishi Cham
10 MayA psychedelic video to a song about the wonders of Hash written in the early 70’s by Israeli singer Shmulik Krauss. This song is a part of the album “Kraus Vs. State of Israel” which Kraus wrote from jail. The clip was banned for screening in Israeli TV.
(Link: Ori Ben Ezra. Thanks!)
Gong – How to stay alive
8 MayCosmic imagery, collective consciousness, glowing mandalas and environmental messages in this highly psychedelic and beautifully animated clip by Gong.
(Link: Tom Orgad. Thanks!)
MGMT – Time to Pretend
7 MayThis one has the whole trip: it begins with a group tribal hunter-gatherers dancing around a fire, shooting giraffes, beating on tribal drums and riding shamanistic power animals in the astral, the psychedelic realm. Andrew VanWyngarden shooting down his inner monsters with glowing fire arrows. Things get even more psychedelic when MGMT group members kneel down to receive a pill on the tongue in what appears to be a highly psychoactive sacrament. Then comes a homage to a scene from Alexander Jodrowsky’s avant-garde esoteric film the holy mountain, where the heroes throw stacks of money into an enflamed hole in the centre of a round table. Then Maya temples and the vision begins a new. Post-modern computer generated psychedelic aesthetics with primitivist, esoteric, and mythical themes – what more could you ask for!
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- The original frame from Jodrowsky’s Holy Mountain
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- MGMT’s homage frame
Katamari Damacy
6 MayKatamari Damacy is definitely one of the most psychedelic computer games ever and many of it’s psychedelic videos are found on the web, always featuring funny looking mushrooms, flickering lights and curious dreamlike creatures. We Love Katamari!!!
(Link: Yaron Karlinsky. Thanks!)
Cornelius music video
5 MayBeautiful kaleidoscopic music video of Japanese musician Cornelius.
(Link: Galia Tanay. Thanks!)
The Amazing Mr. Bickford – Frank Zappa
4 MayThis amazing claymation made by clay animation arist Bruce Bickford, to the sounds of Frank Zappa, never ceases to evolve, creating a world of continuous movement and change. Just like ours…
(Link: Ran Rishon. Thanks!)
Rabbit
3 May* BAD TRIP Notice – Caution this clip features dark materials and might catalyze bad trips, especially while under the influence of psychedelics.
A surreal story about a country house, a boy, a girl, a rabbit and a demon. Kind of bad trip material, so be careful when you watch it, but we liked it.
(Link: Alon Idelson)
Charlie’s psychedelic trip
2 MayCharlie the unicorn is having one hell of a trip. Is he the banana king?
(Link: Ori Ben Ezra)
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