afropsychedelia vol. 1
new series alert: i’ve got too many references to pull from for this to be a one-time thing.
what is afropsychedelia? it’s the forward-thinking, mind-bending, likely possibly substance-induced, oft-hypnagogic, sometimes hallucinogenic sound of it all. it’s rock, funk, soul, R&B, jazz, and everything in between — it’s a perpetual groove that transcends genres and generations. this is my primary frequency of choice; if you get it, you get it.
War — “All Day Music”
The 5th Dimension — “Stoned Soul Picnic”
Funkadelic — “(Not Just) Knee Deep”
Liv.e — “LazyEaterBetsOnHerLikeness”
Sunni Colón — PSICODELIC
Steve Lacy — “Playground”
Toro Y Moi — “Freelance”
Liv.e — “SirLadyMakemFall”
Outkast — “Prototype”
PHONY PPL — “End Of The niGht.”
Matt Martians — “Dent Jusay” ft. Syd & Steve Lacy
Yves Jarvis — “Bootstrap Jubilee”
Cruza — “Supa Anxious”
Kelela — “Blue Light”
IGBO — “Gimmie Gimmie”
Solange — “Champagnechroniknightcap” ft. Lil Wayne
Childish Gambino — “Me and Your Mama”
Sly & The Family Stone — “I Want to Take You Higher”
Shuggie Otis — “Inspiration Information”
Outkast — “SpottieOttieDopaliscious”
Chance The Rapper — “So Good (Good Ass Intro)”
Flying Lotus — “Do The Astral Plane”
Jaden — “Cabin Fever”
Greentea Peng — “Your Mind”
Thundercat — “Oh Sheit It’s X”
i’ve compiled these videos into a YouTube playlist, which i’ll update as the series continues and expands. there’s no divine order to the playlist, so i invite you to listen on shuffle. i’m excited about this series and i’ll probably add more material before some of you even get a chance to read this :)