Psychedelic Music Like Om and Tool

[DXL]

Okay before I start, I understand that both these bands could be heavy at times (Tool more than less) but I'm looking for something that matches their softer stuff. Whenever i try to find psychedelic rock, I always end up with The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, etc. The problem is that stuff doesn't sound psychedelic to me. This is what feels psychedelic to me:





They both seem to draw heavily on Indian and Middle Eastern styles. Please help me find more stuff like this guys.

 

[Ibanez guy]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCTz1s4vjVk

 

[skeels]

Steve Tibbets?

 

[Dutchbooked]

Actual indian music with a tabla in Rag Kirwani will sound along those lines

 

[DXL]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCTz1s4vjVk

Not as "tribal" as what I was looking for but holy crap you just got me into a new amazing band. I really love this.

 

[shadowlife]

That OM track sounds like a blatant rip off of this:



Some of the Ozric Tentacles stuff may appeal to you:
(audio is low in this clip-turn it UP )

 

[Ibanez guy]

Not as "tribal" as what I was looking for but holy crap you just got me into a new amazing band. I really love this.

I believe the singer is friends with Periphery and Jake does a guest spot on their album

 

[DXL]

I believe the singer is friends with Periphery and Jake does a guest spot on their album

The singer reminds me a lot of Ashe O'Hara

 

[Rational Gaze]

Anything associated with Simon Posford (Hallucinogen, Shpongle, Younger Brother). Not sure if you like electronic stuff, but this is modern day psy at its best. Brilliant, beautifully done music.





My band was hopelessly inspired by Posford, among many others.
Shameless self-promotion

 

[shadowlife]

Give Electric Moon a try:

 

[right_to_rage]

Death Grips get really psychedelic in a dark way.

 

[no_dice]

You might like the band Alchemist.

EDIT: Didn't read your post thoroughly enough. Alchemist is probably a lot heavier than you're looking for.

 

[isispelican]

 

[vilk]

+1 Swans that .... makes me trip when I'm sober

 

[DXL]

With a name like isispelican I should've expected those tracks to be awesome
Really good stuff though

 

[wheresthefbomb]

Earth - The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull

 

[8STRINGS]

The current drummer for Om is Emil Amos, he has a solo project called Holy Sons that you may like. It's some of my favorite music of all time, some songs are more psychedelic than others.

Holy Sons - Payoff

Holy Sons - Arranged Release

 

[stradfire]

AtYya is a something I recently found. Mind=Blown.

[SC]https://soundcloud.com/lostinsound/atyya-circularium[/SC]

I compose stuff that some have said is good for calm trips (or to calm a trip going haywire), but I'm not established enough to really recommend myself, and those comments were made after performing live. I think my music is more soothing than psychedelic, though when coming up for a title for my track, "Lifesong," a very spiritual man told me he felt it, "was 'Ascension.'" Perhaps when I've produced my music in a way that's more professional and not just me with my guitar in front of a Zoom playing the whole song straight through...when I think of psychedelic music, I think of layers upon layers of sound that really open up when in an alternate mind state.

Cheers

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[Alex Kenivel]

 

[rahul_mukerji]

Shameless plug for my band

My band IRITIS does some psychedelic heavy rock. Our new stuff is headed more in the Progressive Psychedelic Fusion [esp Theory, the first YT video] vein .

Here is a good recorded example of a song you might enjoy from our REVERBNATION page !

Iritis :: Clockwork

Iritis :: Theory

Here are some youtube videos









Hope you like it !!