13th Floor Elevators - The Psychedelic Sounds of The 13th Floor ElevatorsForget about San Francisco: The American capitol of psychedelic rock was Austin, Texas, and no band soared higher than Roky Erickson and the 13th Floor Elevators. In addition to acid tinged garage rockers such as the crazed love anthem, You're Gonna Miss Me, the Elevators' debut included tracks such asReverberation (Doubt), Roller Coaster,andSplash 1, which viscerally evoked the sounds of their titles while offering lyrics that provided a

the one where they fix their fury against the onrushing night

After periods of difficulty

skin crackles

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but it is a masterpiece of long-format insanity -- with Boris and Robin providing a context for the massive gallumping of the Serge

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' a 20-minute epic built on the kinds of hypnotic motifs and minimal rhythms which quickly became can trademarks

The album is way more melodic and polished

and then stored most of the pressing at a friend‰۪s house

‰ÛÏIt all came together for us on Sextet really

It's just how it was

- Recorded at HljÌ_̡riti studio in Hafnafjordur