The Sound of Norwegian Psychedelic

“The Sound of Norwegian Psychedelic” is a winding trip through the diverse landscapes of Norway’s mind-expanding rock scene. This playlist brings together heavy hitters like Motorpsycho, Spidergawd, and Bushman’s Revenge, laying down gritty riffs and stretched-out jams with a strong sense of mood and space. You'll hear fuzzed-out guitars from Black Moon Circle and Magmakammer, vintage-sounding grooves from Orango and Shaman Elephant, and the spacy textures of Elephant9 and Lumen Drones.

There’s a lot of variation here—some tracks lean into jazz fusion and krautrock, others drift into shoegaze, psych-pop, and doom-tinged stoner rock. Bands like Tangle Edge and Sunshine Reverberation keep things unpredictable, while songs like “Avenue Amgala” by Amgala Temple show the genre’s progressive side. It’s a low-key way to explore the wide-ranging sounds of Norwegian psych, from the more structured to the totally unhinged.