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ARTIST
WELLWATER CONSPIRACY
TITLE
Declaration of Conformity
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
GOD UNKNOWN RECORDS
CATALOG #
GODUNK 101LP
GODUNK 101LP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
11/10/2023
Formed by
Monster Magnet
's
John McBain
and
Soundgarden
's
Matt Cameron & Ben Shepherd
in 1993 during some downtime from their day jobs and side project
Hater
(who released a self-titled album in 1993),
Wellwater Conspiracy
set about immersing themselves in the dayglo world of sixties psychedelia, channeling the vibrations of
Syd Barrett
's
Pink Floyd
and the
13th Floor Elevators
to produce the garage lo-fi-lysergic assault on the senses that is their debut album
Declaration of Conformity
. Originally issued on
Mudhoney
's
Steve Turners
Super Electro label in 1997, the album was met with critical acclaim upon its release, and
Rolling Stone
magazine said, "
Declaration
's tinny, fuzzed-out sonics decidedly evoke the
Summer of Love
." God Unknown Records welcomes the album back into print and on all digital platforms, and it will see the release of a remastered vinyl pressing with extra tracks and new artwork taking influence from Blue Note Records' fabled artwork. From start to finish,
Declaration Of Conformity
is a loving homage to the true beginnings of psychedelic rock, long before the music got harder and heavier. Songs like "Green Undertow" and "Sleeveless" hark back to the time when
The Beatles
were spinning the world on its axis with "Tomorrow Never Knows,"
Syd Barrett
was the piper at the gates of dawn and
Roky Erickson
was introducing the world to his Texan psychedelic sounds. Wellwater Conspiracy's music exists at that moment when pop music started to fracture and go far further out. It was still pop music, but the edges were starting to blur and the sounds were starting to fracture. This is where
Declaration of Conformity
sits; at the dawn of one of the biggest cultural shifts in musical history. The Bandcamp link also features two bonus download-only tracks, a cover of "Akka Ragga" by
Shocking Blue
and "Late Night" by
Syd Barrett
. Both tracks feature
Josh Homme
on guitar and bass.
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