Amorphous Androgynous – ‘A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble (Exploding In Your Mind) – The Wizard Of Oz’

Production duo explore Antipodean psych-rock on their fourth crate-digging mix

What if the greatest talents of the psychedelic era had ended up with careers in IT or 30-year stints as Hare Krishnas? This is the suggestion of Amorphous Androgynous’ latest psych-rock comp, on which the Manchester DJ duo rifle through four decades’ worth of psych from Australia and New Zealand, dating from the ‘60s to the present day. It’s a move that should please fans of Tame Impala and Pond, who appear on disc one with ‘It’s Not Meant To Be’ and ‘Fantastic Explosion Of Time’ respectively. Elsewhere, there’s proto-Krautrock from The Missing Links, lilting ballads like SJC Powell’s ‘Governor Lane’ and, in ‘Flight Of Yaraan’, whacked-out prog from Rob Thomsett, who’s now an IT professional. There’s even a virtuoso jam, ‘Midnight Sun’, from ‘60s New Zealand guitarist Doug Jerebine, aka Jesse Harper, who might’ve been the new Hendrix if he hadn’t turned down a deal with EMI, shaved his head and became a monk in India. But that’s another story.

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