Xavier, Renegade Angel, created by the ingenious originators of “Wonder Showzen” is one of the craziest shows around these days, remarkable for its: ” linear, incoherent plot following the humorous musings of an itinerant humanoid pseudo-shaman and spiritual seeker named Xavier. The show is known for its ubiquitous use of ideologically-critical black comedy, surrealist andabsurdist humor presented through a psychedelic, Discordian and New Age lens.” (Wikipedia).
Kraftwerk’s Autobahn animated by Roger Mainwood
4 MarI don’t know if you ever thought about Kraftwerk as a psychedelic group, but this animation by Roger Mainwood certainly brings out all those trippy qualities in the music.
Actually, Kraftwerk started as a group of long-haired experimental krautrock jam hippies. You don’t believe it? Convince yourself:
Starry Night (interactive animation)
3 MarPetros Vrellis, a Greek animator created an beautiful application which allows to manipulate color strokes and turn classical paintings into works of animation while interacting with sound. In this video Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” is awoken into life in a very psychedelic way.
Journey through the inner worlds by Sander Bos
28 Feb
Young visionary artist Sander Bos takes us beyond the fabric of reality.
Psychedelic Salvia Trip Music IV – The Bread of God
26 Feb44 minutes of constantly changing visuals, music and spoken word!
There are at least five parts of Psychedelic Salvia Trip Music series out there.
Check out number three for that trippy music by The Formless Dreamer and Sage Bodisattva.
Sita Sings the Blues – The Ramayana gone psychedelic
25 FebSita Sings the Blues is a 2008 animated rendition of the great Indian epic The Ramayana, written, directed, produced and animated by American artist Nina Paley.
Hinduism has always had a distinct psychedelic style, but The opening sequence, which is like an animated introduction to Hindu mythology, definitely brings Hinduism even closer to it’s psychedelic days of Soma.
This second clip, from the middle of the film, also has a nice psychedelic touch.
If you liked this, you can watch the full movie (in better quality) here on YouTube.
Star Slinger – Mornin’
24 Feb
This video for Star Slinger’s song Mornin’ has a warm 70’s-psychedelia look and sound to it. I wish every morning looked like this.
