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).
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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.
Chrysalide by The Luck of Eden Hall
20 FebThe Luck of Eden Hall is a contemporary psychedelic band with a great sound and style. What I liked especially about their clip is the way it mixes 60’s psychedelia visual style with more contemporary visuals. Enjoy.
Procrastination by Johnny Kelly
18 FebA beautiful video about procrastination, shot, animated and directed by Johnny Kelly, and narrated by Brian Quinn.
(Link: Ferrous. Thanks!)
Psychedelic Beyonce – Countdown
13 FebAfter we’ve had a psychedelic Lady Gaga, a psychedelic Rihanna, and a psychedelic Keisha, last October Beyonce came out with a new video clip full of exubertantly flashy colors and a very psychedelically evocative style.
The Little Girl and the Squid
4 FebI liked the aesthetics and feel of this one, done by Will Chason based on two parts out of a rock opera by his band “The Dutchmen”.
Arise Chapter 01 – Instructions
30 JanOne of the most psychedelic and ingenious videos in the history of the internet (Even though it was created before the web, for video tapes). Ivan Stang, founder of the Church of the SubGenius directed this wildly ingenious video clip.
It is interesting to note, that many of the effects of the video tape, according to the speaker are similar if not identical to those of psychedelic substances. However, the tone itself is much more commanding and sinister than that usually associated with psychedelics.
The video looks like some kind of parody on mind control and hallucinations, but what I find to be the most hilarious is the name “Church of the SubGenius”, created intentionally in order to become semantically ossified and for people to start using it and say that they are “part of Church of the SubGenius” without thinking about what the actual meaning is of the name is…
And here is another one…
Theater of the Mind – Duff Hendrickson
28 JanDuff Hendrickson started making psychedelic films in the 1970s and has been active ever since. “The Theater of the Mind” is a highly surreal, highly psychedelic into the innerspace on the human mind, where Hendrickson finds very bizzare phenomena.
R.E.M Music videos
23 Jan
It was some surprise for me to find out that the music videos to two of R.E.M’s most well-known singles from the 90’s have a somewhat psychedelic style to them.
Both of them have hallucinatory qualities to them, but I especially like how the beautiful video for “Losing My Religion” has the feeling that it takes place inside someone’s mind. The things that the imagery does to the watcher’s imagination… I guess that’s the sort of thing that Terrence McKenna said about it that “There is a transcendental dimension beyond language…”.
I would also recommend to watch them without the sound, especially the first one. The images can speak for themselves.
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