Psychout

I'm a very serious band from Portland Oregon. I make synthpop. Ask me about my cats.

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I wanted to take some time to get a clearer idea about where I want to take my music. This song is the result of a lot of thought about my previous tracks, what works and what doesn’t.

I’ve doubled down on the otherworldly vocal effects. I’ve also focused on more varied and distinct instrumentation. I feel like the result is polished and interesting while still remaining in the realm of pop music.

This track is for all the friends I have that have left for green pastures. A simple song to wish them good luck. May nature itself take them where they want to go.

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This is the last track from this set. (I Wanna Feel) Now is, moody, conflicted and little more angry than the others. I’m really happy with the instrumentation on this track, but I felt that bringing the vocals up to the forefront made for a stronger track overall. Maybe I’ll release an instrumental version of this track one day. Who knows!

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A new track for you today. This track is pure pop, through and through.

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Hey y’all! I have another fresh new track for you. This one is more upbeat, a little more danceable. The lyrics continue to explore loss, this time through a more direct and optimistic angle.

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This track is something a little different. I wanted to break away from the verse-chorus-verse arrangement that my other tracks had been using to create something a little more open, a little more progressive and a lot more meditative.

I’m really happy with how the vocals turned out. They’re heavily processed without losing the emotion behind the performance. The lyrics continue the trend of surrealism rooted in my teenage self.

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Surprise! I remixed Can’t Feel My Face by The Weeknd.

I had been working on an original track and, after rewriting the lyrics several times, decided that it just wasn’t going to work with the album I was creating. Always a bummer when that happens, but you know what they say about killing your darlings.

I reworked the track into a remix and think it turned out pretty OK. A bit too trancey, maybe, but that’s kinda what a remix needs. You know?

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My very first EP, Psychic Visions! Psychedelic, Electronic Pop. It’s fun, it’s light, it’s supernatural.