Truly nostalgic and hypnotic, ‘Afternoon of Acid Rain’ is the kind of record that could have been recorded today, as well as in the 1970s. In fact, if somebody told us this is an old find, a dusty vinyl conversion from an obscure British band active in 1972, we would believe it without batting an eye. Yet, ‘Afternoon of Acid Rain’ was released merely a couple of weeks ago, a striking sign that there’s an appetite for less polished material, the willingness to embrace a rawer, more psychedelic sonic imprint. Hallucinophonics do exactly that, unfolding a great deal of musical nostalgia within a highly psychedelic ethos.
Aptly named, the project delves deeper into a dreamy, feverish sound palette, a partly ethereal charge that’s truly mesmerising and cosmic-flavoured. ‘Afternoon of Acid Rain’ is fully entrenched in 60s and 70s aesthetics, from space rock to psych, passing through progressive and experimental territories. It’s a musical time machine that showcases Hallucinophonics’ compositional virtuosity, seemingly committed to honouring the great psychedelia era.
Explaining the lyrical premise behind the song, the group explains: “The lyrics embrace the absurd as a pathway to truth, surreal imagery spirals through confrontation toward acceptance. The recurring question of identity dissolves into irrelevance as the song arrives at its warm conclusion: we all gotta go somewhere, and it might as well be a warm place.” The accompanying music video feels equally surreal and iconic, a perfect fit for such a three-dimensional piece.
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