DJ Format’s
Psych Out is a compilation of records from around the world that Format
WISHES he could play at clubs every weekend. Some of the tracks are hard
to categorise…kind of psychedelic, kind of funky, kind of crazy…but
most have unmistakable blend of distorted electric guitars, driving
basslines and pounding drums. Maybe you didn’t think it was possible for
“Foxy Lady” to be played any harder…but 49th Blue Streak did it. “Hava
Nagila” never really seemed likely to lend itself to a psychedelic
reworking…but The Quests from Singapore thought differently. In Germany,
The CT Four Plus did away with boring tradition and instead praised God
with their electric guitars. Advertising executives in France thought
it best to spread the word of their new chocolate bar by commissioning
the Bana Pop Band to make a cool 7″ flexi disc record. These are just a
few examples of how the boundaries of music were being pushed in the
late ’60s & early ’70s when most of these exciting recordings were
made. In DJ Format’s own words: The idea for this compilation came about because of my search for
a rare psych/funk 7″ that isn’t even included here! My friend DJ
Oneofakind played me the said record and I totally lost my mind. Some
months later after a lot of asking around and searching online, a copy
turned up on Discogs.com for a painful amount of money. I contacted the
seller to ask a couple of questions and it turned out I was talking to
Jake Holloway, BBE’s in-house designer. I’d loosely known Jake for a few
years through mutual friends so we quickly arranged a time to meet and
take care of business. Jake told me he’d offered the 7″ to a few other
DJ/collector friends but they’d passed on it as it was ‘too heavy’ for
them. This got us talking about my love for psych records with a funky
slant and I explained my frustration at buying so many records that fit
that description, that were ‘too heavy’ to play at my typical DJ gigs.
Jake had the perfect solution: “why don’t you do a compilation of funky,
fuzzed-out psych stuff for BBE?”.
DJ Format’s Psych Out - Various Artists
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£9.00