Psychedelia

Psychedelic music is music which replicates or enhances the altered state of consciousness brought on by the use of psychedelic drugs. It is identified by being whimsical or surreal, featuring "trippy" sounds often achieved through electronic distortion such as phasing, fuzz, or tape echo. Occasionally, it is related to the exotic, drawing musically or lyrically from non-Western sources. Over the last few decades, psychedelia has mutated into various established genres