Psychedelic Psoul – THE FREAK SCENE**

A Million Grains Of Sand/When In The Course Of Human Events/Rose Of Smiling Faces/Behind The Mind/The Subway Ride Through Inner Space/Butterfly Dream/My Rainbow Life/The Centre Of My Soul/Watered Down Soul/Red Roses Will Weep/Mind Bender/Grok

Psychedelic Psoul was the only album release from the psychedelic studio group The Freak Scene. This curiosity features songs interspersed with spoken word interludes on topics of current concern.

“This short album, populated by hypnotic bass-lines, pots and pans percussion, twangy improvised guitars and sitars, lots of trippy effects and a disembodied vocalist is, musically and lyrically, a microcosm of the late 60s radical student ethos...but who cares?...all you need to know is that it is also a true psychedelic gem.”

“An absolute masterpiece, this LP truly captures the essence of the late 60s counterculture, via the use of sitar, fuzz guitar, and various psych effects to create an enormous psychedelic atmosphere. But be warned: this is subtle psych. It's not going to bash you over the head with wild psychedelic freak outs and massive, feedback driven distortion as some of the better know proponents of the genre do.”

“A lot of critics have labelled this as nothing more than a follow up The Deep release. There are clearly similarities between the two albums, but I consider The Freak Scene project is the stronger of the two. Material such as The Subway Ride Through Inner Space, Butterfly Dream and My Rainbow Life offered up a great mixture of over-the-top psych lyrics, stoned vocals and wild studio production effects. A bit of social and political commentary has been added to the acid-drenched mix.”

“This is quintessential extreme example of early experimental psych. The bass playing is original and unusual which strengthens the mix in an album dominated by lyrics and bass. The vocals and vocal production (thin, nasal and processed) is the album's main weakness. Despite its faults and lack of good songs, its still somehow works and remains a fascinating and unusual micro-selling psych gem.”

"Great piece of psychedelic nostalgia from a band nobody ever heard of, capturing the youthful zeitgeist of 1967: war, generational conflict, the search for personal liberation in the midst of a society gone mad. Trippy music, sarcastic commentary, freaky humour, this obscure gem is entertaining listening for ageing nostalgia buffs.”