Conventions of Psychedelic Genre

Well firstly I researched into the genre myself, there are various other types of psychedelic music such as neo-psychedelia (Django Django), psychedelic rock (Thee Oh Sees and Ty Segall) or even psychedelic pop (Tame Impala, who also fits into the other two genres) but covers a range of other sub-genres. However, they all seem to be influenced by the 1960s psychedelic culture in which many used psychedelic drugs such as LSD and mushrooms to experience visual and auditory hallucinations while listening to music; the psychedelic music attempted to recreate the experience or at least enhance it, this perhaps explains the visual aspects of psychedelia. The music has spread from influence of Western rock and folk bands - especially in the US and UK - and some bands incorporate many other aspects of different genres, most commonly electronic sounds and effects.

Visually there is a lot of use of kaleidoscopic imagery, along with intricate illustrative patterns and often abstract or surreal art - not typically based within realism ; this again is done to enhance the experience while under the influence of hallucinogenic drugs.

The art often includes:

• Vibrant and/or contrasting colours within the palette 
• Surrealistic or otherwise whimsical imagery that isn't necessarily realistic
• Often extreme detail within the illustrations
• Kaleidoscopic, fractal and paisley patterns (which can be moving within videos)
• Specific focus on colour and shapes - often using spirals, circles or other recurring imagery/motifs
• The typography for the art is often warps or hand-drawn/lettered, the font is also usually extremely serif or complex in its design

To confirm my research, I sought out Jack's opinion on what psychedelia means. I was also worried because from the research, it seemed that performance wasn't the main focus of visuals which is the opposite within my project. I'm thinking that I will need to somehow make the performance clips more colourful or psychedelic in convention. Moving on, this is what Jack said: