Expert in psychedelic music, curator of its heydays and dedicated actor of its present, Martin Nunez is what one would call a fanatic. Better known as Sir Psych, the LA-based scholar/composer will be releasing in January 2013 his first full-length solo album, ‘The Popsike World of Sir Psych‘. In this record, which you can listen to here, Nunez adopts a critical, contemporary approach to psychedelic aesthetics by integrating to his work an eclectic mix of sounds. Folk, hip-hop, dub, circus music and radio recordings… these are only some of the twists found along a colourful course of nineteen tracks which define as many experimental variations on the one theme central to his career. If you fancy exploring further the depths of Sir Psych’s musical universe, check out his many compilations of late 60s standards and obscure findings, Sir Psych Presents, as well as his recent garage-infused collaborations with punk musician Al Rivera as The Smoking Trees. – Tracy Mamoun
