Protovulcan - Psychic Pinball (Full Album)

Protovulcan - Psychic Pinball (Full Album) Rumoured to be “demented instrumental acid-rock with robotic melodies that sound like party music from an episode of Doctor Who“ or “a three-way tug-of-war between frisky, soulful garage rock, frenetic funk, and swaggering 70s proto-metal“ - Protovulcan is actually just Deric Criss (Aleks and the Drummer, Walking Bicycles) on drums and Will MacLean (formerly of Mercury Rev offshoot Variety Lights) on moog bass, wurlitzer, and vocoder, and Travers Gauntt (Velcro Lewis Group) on guitar. Chicago has a long history of esteemed punk bands, but few are like Protovulcan. Somewhere between proto-metal, garage rock, sci-fi sounds and art-punk, Psychic Pinball will confuse, mesmerize, and maybe even inspire you. Sinister madness conjured from several vintage synths, hyperactive drumming, and trusty old vocoders. Synth-punk (or -prog, or -psych) made by robots whose main desire is to crush all the puny humans. Think the center of a Venn diagram between Servotron and Black Moth Super Rainbow. It’s definitely not as hazy as the latter, but there’s far more of a groove to it than the former. It’s pretty dystopian, but also kind of funky at points (see “Waking Up Dinosaurs”). “Celestial Slingshot” will make you feel trapped in a satellite hurdling across the galaxy as far from Earth as possible, and it’ll be supremely exciting. 1. Insert Coin - 0:00 2. Game Over Now - 0:07 3. Shamballa Overdrive - 3:13 4. Waking Up Dinosaurs - 9:27 5. Xenon - 13:18 6. Purple Sky - 16:10 7. Soma Sutra - 19:32 8. Celestial Slingshot - 23:08 9. Bonus Life - 28:53 10. Celestial Slingshot (Oscillator Bug Remix) - 29:11 11. Purple Sky (Odd Nosdam Remix) - 36:31 Support Protovulcan by purchasing the album here If you appreciate this channel, please consider becoming a Patron. SMOD is a full time job and any support helps greatly Join the SMOD Nation Facebook Group! 3470/5000