MYSTIC 100s - On A Micro Diet 2LP

Highly recommended.

MYSTIC 100’S , formally known as MILK MUSIC Are an underground psychedelic rock group from Washington State. The band first gained worldwide notoriety with their self-released debut Beyond Living in 2010, and since then have enjoyed critical acclaim and a steady cult following, despite being notoriously hard to find information about, and seldom seen performing live since 2013. The current line up is a sextet featuring Alex Coxen (guitar vocals), Dave Harris (guitar), Charles Waring (bass), Abby Dahlquist (piano/synthesizer), Joe Rutter and Travis Coster (percussion).

On a Micro Diet is the band’s first new release since the “dark witted and heavy lidded eco blues”* of 2017’s Mystic 100s (Dom America). At 75 minutes, On A Micro Diet is a lofty collection of music. Inspired by frequent LSD use, the record features a wide range of musical styles that might all fit under the umbrella terms of “groovy’’ and “out there”, constantly shifting between stretches of coherent rhythmic groove and structural collapse.