Review: Explosions in the Mind: Composing Psychedelic Sounds and Visualisations , by Jonathan Weinel
Journal of Sound and Music in Games 2022 George C. Reid
I readily admit my ignorance around the term psychedelia. As is perhaps the case for many, for me the term was firmly entrenched in its clichés and (sub)cultural baggage: connotations of 1960s art, fashion, and music, and the vibes of hippies and flower power. My encounter with Jonathan Weinel’s Explosions in the Mind: Composing Psychedelic Sounds and Visualisations changed that dramatically....