Join us for an unflinching musical exploration of our warming world. These artists dare to face our environmental fears, transforming climate anxiety into compelling soundscapes that echo the urgency of our times. Each track serves as both warning and witness to the changing Earth.
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“Songs of Psychedelia” invites listeners to dissolve the boundaries between consciousness and cosmos through sounds that celebrate our profound connection to Earth. From Jens Jarvie’s ayahuasca-inspired prayer of devotion to The Bevis Frond’s indie rock ode to nature, we journey through experimental soundscapes where Russian acorns bloom and Swiss forest mushrooms dance. After the break, Bly Wallentine transports us to windswept Utah canyons, Myndflower illuminates moss-covered trees at Pagan festivals, and Finnish rockers Pennies by the Pound contemplate watery mysticism. Derek Monypeny’s Mojave Desert guitar meditations channel spiritual elders before we conclude with Jimi Hendrix’s alien visitor questioning what we’ve done to our planet. This collection represents the finest tradition of psychedelic music: not escape from reality, but diving deeper into it—discovering that when we truly open our perception, we find ourselves inseparable from the living world. Join us for an hour of mind-expansion that roots us more deeply in Earth love rather than carrying us away from it.
This episode is part two of a series in recognition of all those impacted by Hurricane Helene. We feature music and musicians from affected areas particularly Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee. These aren’t songs about hurricanes; in keeping with the themes of our series, this is music that celebrates the Earth in diverse ways. Y’all are in our hearts and thoughts, and we wish you as rapid and complete a recovery as is humanly possible.
Though we often focus on songs in English, that’s only because we’re linguistically challenged. We’re always interested in hearing songs that celebrate the Earth in other tongues. Love of Earth is global, as is concern over ecological crisis, and nothing illustrates that better than songs in rich array of languages. We barely scrape the surface here.
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Inspired by the 10th International Degrowth Conference in Pontevedra, this episode of Earth Eclectic first tours Galicia for songs of the Earth, then tours the world for songs of degrowth.