Today I have a great proposal for the #zot2017 review that will appeal to fans of a certain experimental Made In USA psychedelia from the sixties, which is being revived today with a certain vigor.

Worthless - Barrel Of Barrows (Beyond Beyond Is Beyond Records, October 06, 2017)

A very, very interesting record released on Beyond Beyond Is Beyond Records last October. It is a mini-album by Worthless, a psych collective from Brooklyn, New York, composed of a multitude of musicians, with an attitude towards the psychedelic genre that has roots in the origins of the genre and in the more experimental moments of 1960s America. Composed of four songs, apart from "RIPPS," the more conventional piece inspired by a neo-psychedelia in the vein of Night Beats or Psychic Ills with a certain beat sound that recalls the garage of the sixties, the other compositions are practically instrumental pieces ranging in length from the two minutes of "End of the Beginning" (a brief glimpse of Floydian reminiscences) to the eight minutes of "5 and a Half Time I Left That Message" and the 12-13 minutes of "Song For Organ No. 1," in which the band showcases all their technical abilities and creativity, drawing extensively from the American imagery of the sixties and combining Morricone-like western sounds with the out-of-control psychedelia of the United States of America. Very interesting. The only downside is that it’s just a mini-album, so all we can do is wait for the next release to have an even greater enjoyment.

#vintage #psychedelia #nyc

Barrel of Barrows | Worthless