Sitar in Psychedelic and Trippy Stuff
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Topic: Sitar in Psychedelic and Trippy Stuff
Posted By: Lima96
Subject: Sitar in Psychedelic and Trippy Stuff
Date Posted: March 15 2012 at 14:07
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Can anyone please recommend me some psychedelic rock bands/albums/songs featuring a sitar in them? Perhaps something like this (well, at least the introduction  ):Thanks!
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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: March 15 2012 at 14:33
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You could check out the Boredoms' "Seadrum/House of Sun" album. Two 20-minute tracks, the first of which is a fast, rollicking instrumental with lots of piano trills and wordless vocals, and the second of which is a droning bliss-out instrumental featuring the sitar. I love the sitar too, so I'd be interested in seeing other responses to this thread. I have that Samsara album and enjoy it a lot, btw. ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Gumbojelly
Date Posted: March 15 2012 at 15:56
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Dzyan - Electric Silence. There are a few tracks on this album similar this, I believe. ------------- http://rateyourmusic.com/~MysteryRoach" rel="nofollow - RYM http://www.last.fm/user/wakajawaka36" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: March 15 2012 at 16:00
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------------- Bigger on the inside. |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: March 15 2012 at 17:15
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Gumbojelly wrote:Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: March 15 2012 at 17:39
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Start at 0:17:52 : Sorry for the long-windedness; I just didn't like the other video that has audio out of tune. I just don't like it when things are out of tune. Also: Not exactly trippy, but, I guess, you could relate to it as psychedelic in a certain way, though the Vuh weren't into drugs, nor did they seem influenced by the psych-rock scene, as far as I know. In fact, quite a few tracks on "Hosianna Mantra" feature the sitar if they are not sitar-laden.
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Posted By: Rivertree
Date Posted: March 15 2012 at 18:01
http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=20719" rel="nofollow - Cosmic Trip Machine - Lord Space Devil  ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Rivertree" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: March 15 2012 at 20:08
| I have had the pleasure of talking (by phone) to Dzyan sitar/guitar player Eddy Marron, who was a very nice and down to earth fellow |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: March 16 2012 at 09:23
That's a favorite of mine too. ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Lima96
Date Posted: March 18 2012 at 23:07
| Thank you for all the suggestions! |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: March 18 2012 at 23:28
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You can hardly improve on the real thing (classical Indian raga)!! When I need an electric fix of Indian flavored guitar, John McLaughlin usually fits the bill...this cat is GOD! |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: March 19 2012 at 05:17
| Among others, Magic Carpet, Oriental Sunshine, to quote some vintage ones. |
Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: March 19 2012 at 05:46
Posted By: Atoms
Date Posted: March 22 2012 at 13:26
Posted By: KingCrInuYasha
Date Posted: March 24 2012 at 22:12
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"Love You Too" by The Beatles. There's also a guitar that sounds like a buzzsaw, so that's a plus. ------------- He looks at this world and wants it all... so he strikes, like Thunderball! |
Posted By: Flyingsod
Date Posted: March 25 2012 at 00:03
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Wonderwall Music by George Harrison. And there is another band he produced and had a hand in that is of an indian religious bent, i cant think of the name right now though. ------------- This space intentionally left blank |
Posted By: prog4evr
Date Posted: March 25 2012 at 21:28
| Does Mike Keneally playing electric sitar as back-up to Steve Vai on G3 "For the Love of God" (1996) count? |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: April 28 2012 at 00:26
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Fareed Haque just posted this rough mix from his "Flat Earth Ensemble" onto Facebook, he mixes up all sorts of guitar, oud, sitar, tablas etc. and gets a very nice sound!
http://soundcloud.com/fareed-haque/flat-earth-ensemble-faster" rel="nofollow - http://soundcloud.com/fareed-haque/flat-earth-ensemble-faster
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: April 28 2012 at 02:19
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This is slightly unusual as its a neo prog band using it
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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: May 04 2012 at 21:58
Wow ... I enjoyed that immensely.
While I listening to this, it brought back memories of listening to "Yeti" for the very first time for me ... totally awesome and excellent! ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: May 04 2012 at 22:01
This is also far out ... and the only other thing I have ever heard that sounded close or similar is the 2nd cut on AD2's Wolf City album. The track with the German name, which is pure electronica that is really far out. ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: May 04 2012 at 22:03
Far out ... I finally have the list of 3 new things to get ... thanks a great bunch. This is really nice, too! ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: May 04 2012 at 22:07
Yeah ... an album that we all should have.
You want to know what a "raga" and "music" is all about? ... yeah ... there it is! ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: Einsetumadur
Date Posted: May 05 2012 at 07:43
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The best sitar use in prog-related music ever: Pentangle's "Once I Had A Sweetheart", with most beautiful lead vocals (including the haunting Bert Jansch vocals in the outro), a restrained jazzy drum backing and a trippy sitar backing absolutely unlike the contemporary "House Carpenter" has that beautiful banjo-sitar-interplay which I had never thought to be that successful before listening to it the first time. ------------- All in all each man in all men |
Posted By: Lizzy
Date Posted: May 05 2012 at 13:28
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Grovjobb - Skogsgläntan Vättarnas Fest Possibly my favourite use of sitar by any prog act. No YouTube link unfortunately. :( ------------- Property of Queen Productions... 
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: May 05 2012 at 14:47
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Loove Atoms suggestion by http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=2956" rel="nofollow - Andre Fertier's Clivage . Their 77 debut Regina Astris is equally essential. Baba Yaga - Mokscha. The last six minutes are missing. Far out kosmiche sitar. Somehow similar to the one by Boredoms. Ananda Shankar. 70's indian grooves (Secret Chiefs 3 covers this one live) I have plenty more I could suggest... just need to think some. Is more jazzy stuff 'n' sitar interesting too? Here's the Dave Pike Set: ------------- 
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Posted By: Eetu Pellonpaa
Date Posted: May 05 2012 at 17:20
Finnish band http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7168" rel="nofollow - Aalto would be my recommendation among to the mentioned classics.  Two sitar-flavoured links to their MySpace player, for songs http://www.myspace.com/etnoaalto/music/songs/tulet-86094686" rel="nofollow - Tulet and http://www.myspace.com/etnoaalto/music/songs/tuulilabyrintit-86094628" rel="nofollow - Tuulilabyrintit .  Currently meditating for proper reviews to their albums. |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: May 08 2012 at 12:08
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Hi,
Ohhh boy ... here I go getting broke again with things to buy!
You guys are a very bad influence!  ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: May 10 2012 at 13:57
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Just remembered this thread! I'm currently listening to an old Swedish psych folk album called Handgjort (Self-made), which has a fair deal of sitar incorporated. Here is Farmer Jack off it - he's pretty slow to begin with, but once the LSD gets going, he starts swirling like a ballet-dancer on rollerskates: ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: May 10 2012 at 14:07
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^^ Nice!!
------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: kundalinihoudini
Date Posted: June 26 2015 at 00:39
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I love this list thanks for all these i didnt know of many of them but, I cant belive no one braught up the Brian Jonestown Massacre - they have tons of ethnic rock with sitar and more- heres a really good example. A live version of Super-Sonic. |
Posted By: NutterAlert
Date Posted: June 26 2015 at 03:57
| You want to listen to Joel Vandroogenbroeck's excellent group Brainticket, as sitar features on their first two albums. |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: June 26 2015 at 05:08
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Outwordly sitar work at Grazing Dreams (1977) by Collin Walcott (includes Don Cherry - trumpet, doussn'goun, John Abercrombie - guitar, Palle Danielsson - double bass, Dom Um Romão - percussion) |
Posted By: defectinggrey
Date Posted: June 27 2015 at 08:46
| Pretty Things S F Sorrow album and Defecting Grey single plus the later live album at Abbey Road with David Gilmour. |
Posted By: defectinggrey
Date Posted: June 27 2015 at 08:54
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Opium Jukebox. Never Mind the Bhangra, Bhangra Bloody Bhangra, Music to Download Pornography to. All covers on sitar of Sex Pistols, Black Sabbath, Nirvana etc. |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: June 29 2015 at 13:29
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The Electronic Hole were an American band and these beautiful songs are from their s/t album released in 1970. |
Posted By: Rando
Date Posted: July 02 2015 at 18:28
I think of some of the Moody Blues music that used sitar, tambura, and tablas. They blended them in some of their songs much like The Beatles did. In their albums, "In Search Of The Lost Chord," & "To Our Children's Children, Children." ------------- - Music is Life, that's why our hearts have beats - |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 02 2015 at 18:57
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hey man.. don't forget Traffic with Dave Mason! in fact.. one of my alltime favorites.. from an alltime favorite!!! ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 02 2015 at 19:16
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oh wow.. I didn't see this mentioned Steve Howe rocking the Sitar!  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 04 2015 at 00:59
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 06 2015 at 11:44
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A nice song from 1968 by Dogovor iz 1804 ("Agreement From 1804") from ex-Yugoslavia. |
Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: July 06 2015 at 12:58
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPZk8DXF4VI
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Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: July 06 2015 at 13:50
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The Rutles' Nevertheless. ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: July 06 2015 at 16:06
Far East Family Band used it, also Mythos, Amon Duul II and Eiliff. They are all psychedelic and everything. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 07 2015 at 13:56
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The Rubber Soul Project is a band from Belgrade, Serbia. They are hardcore The Beatles fans and hence they're strongly influenced by The Beatles, but all of their songs are original ones. Their debut are released in 1996, the second album is released in 2015. Sir James Paul McCartney said that their music is "just amazing". |
Posted By: Intruder
Date Posted: July 19 2015 at 00:03
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Gabor Szabo.....this guy always flies below the radar when it comes to the long list of great guitarists. His Hungarian upbringing is prevalent in everything he did - that "eastern" style was part of his sound. His jazz-ragas helped usher in the sitar in jazz-rock. He was in a fusion band in the early 70s that rivaled Weather Report in the breezy, spacy department. Unfortunately, the guy had his habits and had to produce "hits" in order to stay on top of things, thus crippling his sound. ------------- I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there..... |
Posted By: terramystic
Date Posted: July 21 2015 at 11:04
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Popol Vuh - Der Winter ist Vorbei The Dave Pike Set - Mathar |
Posted By: forpetes8
Date Posted: November 16 2016 at 21:26
| Listen to Thievery Corporation . |
Posted By: EverythingInStereo
Date Posted: December 14 2016 at 06:19
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This band has a sitar player. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elHrJAvNq_E" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elHrJAvNq_E |