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Psychic Temple ‘Plays Music for Airports’

May 13, 2016 By Anthony Dean-Harris

Brian Eno's 1978 album Ambient 1: Music for Airports is Capital "I" Important. It's a landmark album for what was at the time a fledgling genre, ambient. It's an album open to contemplation. It settles on the ear and has done so for almost forty years, so it's understandable that it's an album apt for reinterpretation by a certain brand of musical weirdo. Chris Schlarb is that … [Read more...]

Psychic Temple – ‘III’

May 4, 2016 By Anthony Dean-Harris

I was worried a couple years ago when Chris Schlarb, the band/cult-leader of the Psychic Temple, told me he was going in a more folk/pop direction in the next album. I was doing a lot of juggling of balls back then when I was hosting Schlarb's show in San Antonio in 2014 in support of his solo album, Making the Saint, but I'm not sure if Pet Sounds entered into the conversation … [Read more...]

Chris Schlarb – ‘Dropsy’ Soundtrack

September 3, 2015 By Anthony Dean-Harris

Guitarist/composer/cult leader Chris Schlarb makes great music. The work that he has done over the years with his band, Psychic Temple, have melded jazz, rock, and noise influences together into some new creation that is wholly engrossing. One of the latest of Schlarb's numerous projects is a soundtrack he put together for his friend Jay Tholen's new video game, Dropsy (out … [Read more...]

Chris Schlarb’s ‘Psychic Temple II’ Free This Week at Bandcamp

March 16, 2015 By Anthony Dean-Harris

Guitarist/composer/arranger/bandleader/cult leader Chris Schlarb is one of our favorite weirdos. His work over the years has exhibited jazzy, folky, experimental depth that hits all the right spots if your mind and ears are open enough. While he's worked for years, particularly through numerous releases on the Asthmatic Kitty label, his sound is best depicted with his various … [Read more...]

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