neon indian - psychic chasms

do your ears a favor.

psychic chasms is the critically-acclaimed debut album from american chillwave band neon indian. although an lp with the same name was released half a year prior, the record itself features those same few tracks with a slew of others. i still remember when psychic chasms first came out and how it basically ignited a whole new subgenre and thus paved the way for other chillwave artists.

neon indian is composed of alan palomo, jason faries, lars larsen, and leanne macomber. palomo previously worked on other musical projects under the aliases of ghosthustler and vega, although his work with neon indian is by far his most impressive.

psychic chasms sounds like an epic trip on the perfect concoction of drugs. filtered vocals swirl over retro video game synthesizers, digital noises, and lo-fi electronic beats. the hooks are plentiful, the production is rich, and the lyrics are surprisingly good. "6669 (i don't know if you know,)" "should have taken acid with you," and "mind, drips" are my personal favorite tracks, but i digress; psychic chasms is one of my favorite albums of all time and warrants a download from anyone with an appreciation for solid electronica music. i also included a few of my favorite neon indian remixes.

01. (am)
02. deadbeat summer
03. laughing gas
04. terminally chill
05. (if i knew, i'd tell you)
06. 6669 (i don't know if you know)
07. should have taken acid with you
08. mind, drips
09. psychic chasms
10. local joke
11. ephemeral artery
12. 7000 (reprise)
13. should have taken acid with you (body language remix)
14. psychic chasms (anoraak remix)
15. mind, drips (mirror people remix)

do your ears a favor.