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Sakura Sunrise Cocktail

“Sakura Sunrise” Original Cocktail Recipe by Olex Melnyk 10 ml Homemade dragonfruit syrup40 ml Roku gin40 ml Homebrewed jasmine green tea Alternative: Oi Ocha unsweetened green tea 40 ml Pineapple juice 10 ml Luxardo Maraschino Optional: One drop of […]

Analogue double exposure

The present set of images was very unexpected, to say the least. In the spring of 2015, I bought an expired Kodak Gold 200 film for my Yashica FX-3 camera with the Zeiss Planar 50mm/f1.4 […]

Short history of psychedelic music

Origins of the psychedelic music

The Term “Psychedelic” was invented by Mr. Humphry Osmond, and means: “mind manifesting“. Osmond first offered the term “psychedelic” at a meeting of the New York Academy of Sciences in 1957. The end of 50 – beginning of 60`s began the spreading of psychedelic drugs in the USA and West Europe. As the result – so called psychedelic culture emerges.

         “Active consciousness collects new impressions” – Perception is been viewed as an practical tool for reaching new experiences. Psychodelic music is an manifestation of extravagant art, that declares, by its existence, that beyond everyday state of consciousness there also are different.

The 60’s

Ken Kesey looked for technical capabilities of reproduction and deepen the experience for people that took LSD. Consequently the “disco“ was the first technology of reaching an altered state of conciousness. The rooms for Acid Tests were equipped with stroboscopes, colour projectors and UV lamps. Simultaneously, different reverb, delays and distortion of the voice effects were used as “psycho effects”, to give an impression of stretched time. That cacophonic improvisations of Kessey and Merry Pranksters were incomprehensible for  most people. That was the reason why psychedelic Rock`n`Roll or Blues forms were commercially more successful.