Various Artists - Twisted Dream Machine (The Paisley Underground / California's Psychedelic Renaissance: 1982-1986) CD/2LP

Futurismo proudly present a celebration of the Paisley Underground scene with "Twisted Dream Machine (The Paisley Underground / California’s Psychedelic Renaissance: 1982-1986)", the next volume in their Altered Vision compilation series.

This collection draws from the neo psychedelic movement that took hold in California during the early to mid 80’s, one that melded the psychedelia, country, garage rock, avant-garde and pop of the 60’s with the DIY ethos of the then burgeoning punk scene, a hypnotic amalgamation of sound that came in staunch contrast to the blown out sonic excesses of the time.

"Twisted Dream Machine" takes you on a trip from the city to the desert, as the kaleidoscope of noise drifts from the The Dream Syndicate’s Velvet Underground-inspired take on Crazy Horse and The Three O’Clock’s chiming baroque powerpop, to Rain Parade’s dreamy Beatlesesque melodies and the Bangles hook-laden Love inspired pop. Also featured are the wondrous sounds of Green On Red, The Long Ryder’s, Game Theory, True West, Thin White Rope and others highly worth your attention. If you are not familiar with some of the bands here, you will surely question how that is possible.

The Paisley Underground, if anything, encapsulated a certain musical mindset, an outlook where the past and the future would collide in the moment. This thread would bond the bands, yet each honed it’s own sound in a twisted incarnation of the seeds planted two decades earlier.

Whilst the ‘scene’ did remain contained, its influence did in fact spread throughout mainstream culture as the Bangles stuck a chord into the heart of MTV, whilst Prince took inspiration from the movement in his own songwriting and the naming of Paisley Park, as well as signing The Three O’Clock to his label and writing one of the Bangles biggest hits.

Tracklist:

1. Jet Fighter [The Three O' Clock]
2. Don't Feel Bad [The Rain Parade]
3. Lucifer Sam [True West]
4. Going Down to Liverpool [Bangles]
5. Down In the Desert [Thin White Rope]
6. 24 [Game Theory]
7. Definitely Clean [The Dream Syndicate]
8. Too Close to the Light [The Long Ryders]
9. Illustrated Crawling [Green On Red]
10. Pages Turn [28th Day]
11. That's What You Always Say [The Dream Syndicate]
12. In and Out of My Life (In a Day) [The Pandoras]
13. Ivory Tower [The Long Ryders]
14. With a Cantaloupe Girlfriend [The Three 'O' Clock]
15. All About You [Bangles]
16. Talking In My Sleep [The Rain Parade]
17. Her Heads Revolving [The Three 'O' Clock]
18. Shot You Down [True West]
19. If Only [Wednesday Week]
20. Exploring the Axis [Thin White Rope]
21. Mystic Green [The Rain Parade]
22. Lost World [Green On Red]

About this product: this release is available on CD and 2LP formats.

The 2LP is pressed on 'Electric Balloon' (white/pink w/ marbled purple) and purple splatter vinyl.