Freak Scene

***Fresh from his studio experiences with THE DEEP and the THIRD BARDO, RUSTY EVANS decided to create a psychedelic “happening” which would also function as a recording group. He gathered together a few New York musicians, including three members of the Deep (DAVID BROMBERG among them), dubbed them the FREAK SCENE, and began work on the Psychedelic Psoul album, which was released in 1967. The intention was to pursue the Indian-Eastern influence in rock—and this raga rock idea is used to great effect on songs like ‘Grok’ and ‘Rose of Smiling Faces.’ The album is gritty, tense, subversive, brittle, and yes, psychedelic. Perfect in its own way. Included as bonus tracks are nine demos from the summer of 1966, some of which would end up in quite a different musical context on The Deep Psychedelic Moods and Freak Scene albums. Comes with a 16-page booklet.