Acid Rock

Acid rock is a genre characterized by its fusion of psychedelic, folk, and hard rock elements, marked by dreamy, atmospheric soundscapes, driving rhythms, and often, socially conscious lyrics. Emerging in the mid-1960s, acid rock developed as an offshoot of the psychedelic rock movement, with its roots in the San Francisco counterculture and the city's vibrant music scene. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, acid rock gained widespread popularity, reflecting the era's experimental and rebellious spirit. The genre's distinctive sound features prominent use of distorted guitars, trippy instrumental textures, and emotive, often poetic vocals. Acid rock's cultural significance lies in its role as a soundtrack to the 1960s counterculture, capturing the era's ideals of nonconformity and creative freedom. While related to psychedelic rock and hard rock, acid rock is set apart by its emphasis on lyrical introspection and sonic experimentation, making it a unique and enduring part of rock music's evolution.

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Two Against Nurture
Single - Released October 29, 2024

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13th Floor Elevators
Amanaz
Ashkan
Awesome Color
Babe Ruthless
Bartholme
Black Bonzo
Blue Cheer
Blue Mountain Eagle
Blue Sandelwood Soap
Bow Street Runners
Chico Magnetic Band
Colonel Bagshot
Country Joe & The Fish
Creepy John Thomas
Cykle
Datura4
Dead Acid People
Dr. Timothy Leary
Dream Trippers
Dunderfoot
Edgar Broughton Band
Firebird
Five Day Rain
Floral Image
Frumious Bandersnatch
Golden Dawn
Grande Mahogany
Grinding Eyes
Iron Butterfly
JPW
Jeff Cooper & The Stoned Wings
Jefferson Airplane
Jimi Hendrix
Kaleidoscope
Kenny & The Kasuals
Los Dug Dug's
Love
Lowell George & The Factory
Mammatus
McDonald & Sherby
Mighty Baby
Minotaurs
Moon Goons
Morgen
Mountain Bus
Muun Bato
Mystic Siva
Nahuatl
Nirvana
On Trial
PSYCHEDELIC
Park Avenue Playground
Piel De Pueblo
Pink Chameleons
Plasma Chasms
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Robby Krieger
Saturnalia
Slomo Sapiens
Sly Stone & The Mojo Men
Steppenwolf
Sundial
Ted Nugent
The 32 Golden Souls
The Beautiful Daze
The Bees
The Bubble Puppy
The Daughters Of Eve
The Doors
The Electric Prunes
The Electronic Hole
The Fort Mudge Memorial Dump
The New Love Experience
The Open Mind
The Purple Fox
The Queen’s Nectarine Machine
The Sacred Mushrooms
The Survival
The Velvet Illusions
Third Stone
Tia Carrera
Timothy Eerie
Toe Fat
Turn Me On Dead Man
Vanilla Fudge
Velvert Turner Group
Wildwood
Zen Guerrilla
astra division
The Doors
Jimi Hendrix
Steppenwolf
Jefferson Airplane
The Daughters Of Eve
Ted Nugent
Love
Iron Butterfly
Amanaz
Colonel Bagshot
Quicksilver Messenger Service
13th Floor Elevators
Vanilla Fudge
Country Joe & The Fish
The Electric Prunes
The Bees
Blue Cheer
PSYCHEDELIC
Los Dug Dug's
Nirvana
astra division
Robby Krieger
Edgar Broughton Band
The New Love Experience
Grande Mahogany
Zen Guerrilla
Sly Stone & The Mojo Men
Morgen
The Open Mind
The Bubble Puppy
Mighty Baby
Kaleidoscope
Plasma Chasms
Datura4
Nahuatl
Floral Image
Bartholme
Slomo Sapiens
Creepy John Thomas
The Velvet Illusions
Grinding Eyes
The Sacred Mushrooms
Firebird
Dr. Timothy Leary
Timothy Eerie
Black Bonzo
Tia Carrera
Toe Fat
The 32 Golden Souls
Bow Street Runners
Mammatus
Frumious Bandersnatch
Piel De Pueblo
Blue Sandelwood Soap
Moon Goons
Wildwood
Muun Bato
Turn Me On Dead Man
Velvert Turner Group
Saturnalia
Lowell George & The Factory
Sundial
Minotaurs
The Purple Fox
Golden Dawn
Blue Mountain Eagle
Park Avenue Playground
On Trial
Pink Chameleons
The Survival
JPW
Awesome Color
Dead Acid People
Five Day Rain
Dream Trippers
McDonald & Sherby
Jeff Cooper & The Stoned Wings
The Fort Mudge Memorial Dump
The Queen’s Nectarine Machine
The Electronic Hole
Babe Ruthless
Third Stone
Kenny & The Kasuals
Ashkan
Chico Magnetic Band
The Beautiful Daze
Mountain Bus
Cykle
Dunderfoot
Mystic Siva