Psychedelic Horseshit

Psychedelic Horseshit is an American band from Columbus, Ohio, that plays a microgenre of lo-fi noise pop that they named "shitgaze".

History

The group was founded by Matt Whitehurst in 2005; he claims the band's name was coined off-the-cuff by Sarah Asher when he and a few musician friends landed a slot playing a jam band festival.[1] The group's lo-fi sound, recorded with inexpensive equipment, was solidified over the recording of several CD-R releases in 2006 and 2007.[1] The group's first 7" arrived in 2007 on Columbus Discount, followed by an EP; Siltbreeze picked the band up for a full-length, Magic Flowers Droned, in 2007. In 2009 the group re-released some of the old CD-R material as Golden Oldies, along with new songs as Shitgaze Anthems. Golden Oldies received a 5.2/10 rating on Pitchfork, and was called "tough to recommend", though Pitchfork says of Shitgaze Anthems, "never before have so many of their good ideas worked out quite so well."[2] They also released the double seven-inch EP Too Many Hits as the final installment of the Columbus Discount Records Year One Singles Club in 2009. In 2011 the group released the album Laced, which received a 7.3/10 rating on Pitchfork. The album was called "more immediately enjoyable" than its prior releases.[3]

Members
  • Matt Whitehurst – guitar, keyboards, vocals
  • Rich Johnston – percussion
  • Ryan Jewell – keyboards, percussion
  • David Radosevic – bass, guitar

Former

  • Jason Roxas – bass, keyboards
  • Justin Burkett – bass
  • Laura Bernazzoli - bass
  • Jesse Baker - bass
  • Andrew Graham - bass
  • Kevin DeBroux - bass
  • Ross Maddox - bass

Discography
  • Blown Speaker Standards (CD-R, 2006)
  • King Tubby's Badness Dub (CD-R, 2006)
  • "Who Let the Dogs Out?" (Columbus Discount Records, 2007)
  • New Wave Hippies EP (Half Machine Records) (2007)
  • Magic Flowers Droned (Siltbreeze, 2007)
  • Golden Oldies (LP, 2009)
  • Shitgaze Anthems (Woodsist Records, 2009)
  • "Magic Flowers Dubbed" (EP, 2009)
  • "Live At Pompeii" (EP, 2009)
  • Too Many Hits (2x7" Columbus Discount Records, 2009)
  • Acid Tape (Fan Death Records, 2010)
  • Laced (Fatcat Records, 2011)

References
Footnotes
  1. Mark Deming, Psychedelic Horseshit at Allmusic
  2. Review, Pitchfork Media
  3. Review, Pitchfork Media
Further reading
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