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Bill Moan - Various Artists - An Overdose Of Heavy Psych-Authentic Way Cool Sixties Artifacts

Track listing:
  1. From The Womb To The Tomb The Orange Wedge 2:48
  2. Everything The Quiet Jungle 2:30
  3. You Don't Remember Twentieth Century Zoo 2:50
  4. Relative Distance The Fumin' Humins 3:12
  5. Powered By Love Powered By Love 2:19
  6. You And Me The Crystal Rain 3:35
  7. Mushroom People ESB 2:50
  8. Memories Colder Children 2:12
  9. Savage Lost The Kollection 2:32
  10. Blue Avenue Kindred Spirit 2:43
  11. Plastic Year Blu-Eregbus 3:26
  12. Search Your Soul The Shadows Of Time 2:58
  13. You're In My Mind The Graf Zeppelin 2:41
  14. Salem Witch Trial The Kiriae Crucible 2:51
  15. My Daze Boston Tea Party 2:22
  16. Watch Out Paraphernalia 2:31
  17. Dooley Vs. The Ferris Wheel IRA 2:54
  18. Easy Rider The Loose Endz 3:19
  19. Silence Of The Morning The Glass Sun 5:09
  20. Reflections The Firebirds 5:26
  21. No Tomorrows The Firebirds 4:59
  22. Gypsy Fire The Firebirds 4:38
  23. Free Bass The Firebirds 2:27
  24. Free Fuzz 31 Flavors 2:14
  25. Free Drum 31 Flavors 3:08

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Size:
Bitrate: 256~320
mp3

Here's the 3rd installment of the Arf Arf label's series of 60's garage-psych rock compilations. I found out the name of the remaining album, which I have yet to download. It's called A Heavy Dose of Lyte Psych. I'll begin the search for that one tomorrow, so hopefully I can complete the series.

What sets this apart from the many other similar '60s garage-psych releases is the extremeness of the music. Tracks collected here feature grungier guitars, slower or varied tempos and darker and more ominous atmosphere than earlier punk singles...and more fuzz and heavier feedback (even the occasional oscillator). These tracks were typically cut later than many of the other garage-band compilation series, and influences are second generation bands like Steppenwolf, Blue Cheer, Love, and the Stooges. While poppier sounds are eschewed on these sides, according to the liner notes these heavier slabs are the flip sides of lighter material. If the ballads on garage comps are the ones you skip over, by all means pick up a copy of this collection...you won't be disappointed. An extra bonus are six caveman-stomping cuts by the Boneheaded 31 Flavors, originally from two low-budget psych-sploitation albums on the Crown label.

Track List:
1. From The Womb To The Tomb - Orange Wedge
2. Everything - Quiet Jungle
3. You Don't Remember - 20th Century Zoo
4. Relative Distance - Fumin' Humins
5. Powered By Love - Powered By Love
6. You And Me - Crystal Rain
7. Mushroom People - ESB
8. Memories - Colder Children
9. Savage Lost - Kollection
10. Blue Avenue - Kindred Spirit
11. Plastic Year - Bluerebus
12. Search Your Soul - Shadows Of Time
13. You're In My Mind - Graf Zeppelin
14. Salem Witch Trial - Kiriae Crucible
15. My Daze - Boston Tea Party
16. Watch Out - Paraphernalia
17. Ferris Wheel - Dooley, Ira
18. Easy Rider - Loose Endz
19. Silence Of The Morning - Glass Sun
20. Reflections - Firebirds
21. Gypsy Fire - No Tomorrows
22. Free Drum - Free Fuzz