Gathering of the Tribe: Acid

The records discussed in GATHERING OF THE TRIBE: ACID explore the key aspects of the acid experience, these being principally the way in which psychedelic drugs intensify sensory impressions (sound and vision); the ability to experience different dimensions simultaneously and mystical dimensions where the individual feels unified with the cosmos. This music also explores aspects of the infamous ‘bad trip’ or the ‘terror that was wrong’, where positive feelings are replaced by paranoia, depression, anxiety and disturbing flashbacks, the ‘other side of anguish’.

About the series

GATHERING OF THE TRIBE is an on-going series about the mysterious power of sound and tone, with each book devoted to reviewing records that reveal divine and cosmic laws, voyages to other worlds or use sound as a tool for transformation. While highly selective, the series offers a practical guide to the ultimate occult record collection.

Rare album sleeves complement each review.

Specifications

Title: GATHERING OF THE TRIBE: ACID
Subtitle: A Companion to Occult Music On Vinyl Vol 1
Editor: Mark Goodall
ISBN PBK: 978-1-915316-03-5
ISBN EBK: 978-1-915316-04-2
Street Date: Nov 4, 2022
Category: Music / Occult / Drugs
Retail Price: UK £12.99 / US $19.95
Binding: Paperback
Size: 165mm x 165mm
Pages: 80
Illos: 30 full colour album sleeves

Press

“This second volume, Landscape, takes as its premise the powerful effect that a particular landscape, be it urban or rural, can have on a creative mind [...] this is an absorbing work that is both passionate and erudite. I look forward to reading further volumes..”

“A fascinating look at occult psychedelia during its golden age. Mark Goodall makes for a knowledgeable guide on our trip through the acid-tinged madness of the late 60s. One or two of the albums on the list represent new material to me and I had great fun hunting them down, wholly based on Goodall’s words.”

“Notionally, you could say these releases are tied into the on-going folk horror boom that preoccupies so much of the British (and elsewhere) underground these days; to do so, however, would be to overlook the allure that albums of this nature have long held for vinyl hounds and crate diggers. […] this is not your average book of record art or writing […] fascinating studies of their chosen themes.”

“Each book looks at a dozen or so LPs from the author's personal collection that fit a particular theme, with handsome sleeve reproductions and short essays on their origins, significance and respective artists..,. well worth checking out.”

“A cult classic in the waiting” [on the original Gathering of the Tribe book]

“I loved this book. There were enough familiar topics to hook me in, but in addition to its consciousness-expanding and historical insights, it operated as a vital guide through some of the world’s most challenging sonic experiments. Exciting connections appeared throughout, which meant that while reading I was constantly inspired, making notes of obscure tangents to follow once the book reached its end.” [on the original Gathering of the Tribe book]

“The key tenet of Goodall's proposition is that music can produce what he refers to as 'Heavy Conscious Creation' or a kind of 'altered state of perception'. This is not your average music tome and takes a far more philosophical bent than most… [Gathering of the Tribe] may indeed unlock some of the secrets within your record collection that hitherto you were unaware existed.” [on the original Gathering of the Tribe book]

Look Inside

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The Devil in Miss Jones (1973) is an unconventional adult feature film. On its 50th anniversary DAVID...

Gangsters seek refuge and lose themselves in Cul-de-sac, a 1966 film by Roman Polanski. But what is on...

Traditional folk music with a peppermint flavour. David Kerekes reviews Deep In The Woods: pastoral psychedelia...

Curated tracks from material that features in the series, Gathering of the Tribe. Features drug music,...

In the mid-70s, John Cale released three albums on Island Records. It's an exceptional period for the...

Gareth Wilson has never really connected with a lot of ‘psychedelic’ music. But he does like Kapt. Kopter...

The day the world turned GREBO! Author Rich Deakin talks about Gaye Bykers on Acid, Crazyhead, Leicester,...

The Stark Reality...Discovers the Hoagy Carmichael Music Shop is without doubt one of the strangest records...

The pandemic has made the world a quieter place. Jennifer Wallis misses the noise, and writes here about...

Jennifer Wallis explores the history of children’s records, and childhood encounters with a sinister...

Mark Goodall

MARK GOODALL is an academic who teaches and writes about film and music. He is also a musician and composer, filmmaker and has worked as a journalist, bookseller, community artist, printer and cheesemonger.

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