Psychi Ills "Mirror Eye" (2009)

Traveling into the past and shrinking themselves down small enough to crawl into Syd Barrett's brain with instruments and enough drugs to record eight songs must have been a pretty hefty task for the members of Psychic Ills, but gosh darn I'm glad they did. "Mirror Eye" balances on bongo-led percussion and droney rhythms stacked under loads and loads of distorted guitar and synths that hypnotize then burst into hydroponic jam sessions right in your very ears. Vocals are few and far between, and even then are so muddied and distorted, they serve more as a reminder that you're supposed to be reminded of what it's like to be on drugs listening to music that was probably made by people while on drugs. That's not to say you can't enjoy this sober, but I doubt that how the artists intended it. This won't end up on your albums of the year list, but you'll be glad this is on your ipod next time you're feelin weird. This came out on The Social Registry label yesterday, actually. You know what's in the comments.