Psychedelic Horseshit
Psychedelic Horseshit is an American band from Columbus, Ohio, that plays a microgenre of lo-fi noise pop that they christened "shitgaze".
History
The group was founded by Matt Whitehurst in 2005; he claims the band's name was coined off-the-cuff by Sarah Asher when he and a few musician friends landed a slot playing a jam band festival.[1] The group's lo-fi sound, recorded with inexpensive equipment, was solidified over the recording of several CD-R releases in 2006 and 2007.[1] The group's first 7" arrived in 2007 on Columbus Discount, followed by an EP; Siltbreeze picked the band up for a full-length, Magic Flowers Droned, in 2007. In 2009 the group re-released some of the old CD-R material as Golden Oldies, along with new songs as Shitgaze Anthems. Golden Oldies received a 5.2/10 rating on Pitchfork, and was called "tough to recommend", though Pitchfork says of Shitgaze Anthems, "never before have so many of their good ideas worked out quite so well." [2] They also released the double seven-inch EP Too Many Hits as the final installment of the Columbus Discount Records Year One Singles Club in 2009. In 2011 the group released the album Laced, which received a 7.3/10 rating on Pitchfork. The album was called "more immediately enjoyable" than its prior releases. [3]
Members
- Current
- Matt Whitehurst - guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Rich Johnston - percussion
- Ryan Jewell - keyboards, percussion
- David Radosevic - bass, guitar
- Former
- Jason Roxas - bass, keyboards
- Justin Burkett - bass
Discography
- Blown Speaker Standards (CD-R, 2006)
- King Tubby's Badness Dub (CD-R, 2006)
- "Who Let the Dogs Out?" (Columbus Discount Records, 2007)
- New Wave Hippies EP (Half Machine Records) (2007)
- Magic Flowers Droned (Siltbreeze, 2007)
- Golden Oldies (LP, 2009)
- Shitgaze Anthems (Woodsist Records, 2009)
- "Magic Flowers Dubbed" (EP, 2009)
- "Live At Pompeii" (EP, 2009)
- Too Many Hits (2x7" Columbus Discount Records, 2009)
- Acid Tape (Fan Death Records, 2010)
- Laced (Fatcat Records, 2011)
References
- Footnotes
- 1 2 Mark Deming, Psychedelic Horseshit at Allmusic
- ↑ Review, Pitchfork Media
- ↑ Review, Pitchfork Media
- Further reading
- SXSW Live Review, About.com
- SXSW Live Review, Washington Post
- Live Review, Chicago Reader
- Review, Isthmus