A strikingly great psychedelic compilation from various corners of the globe, including Turkey, India, and South America. India's Atomic Forest contains an incendiary fuzz sound that I've not heard since Fire's Could You Understand Me. Turkey's reps include the familiar Erkin Koray from a wonderful obscure 45 side, and the oud master Arif Sağ, who apparently for a short time in the early 70s enjoyed plugging in and added psychedelic effects to the traditional Turkish lute. Ersen also gets a swing of the bat, to great success.
South America is primarily represented by Brazil with Peru, Uruguay, and Argentina all participating. As expected, most of these cuts come from incredibly rare 45s and albums, and are uniformly great. The kicker has to be Sonora Casino, who normally play in a traditional Peruvian style. Their contribution to psychedelia is 'Astronautas A Mercurio' which not only drifts from the comfortable Cumbia sound, but is one of the most whacked out psychedelic tracks I've ever heard. Stunning really.
Ownership: CD: 2008 Bully. Recent online acquisition. Nice little comp here, with short notes on each band and piece of music.
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