Psychic Chasms

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Psychic Chasms
File:Neon Indian - Psychic Chasms.png
Studio album by
Neon Indian
ReleasedOctober 13, 2009 (2009-10-13)
Recorded2009
Genre
Length30:46
LabelLefse
ProducerAlan Palomo
Neon Indian chronology
Psychic Chasms
(2009) 		The Flaming Lips with Neon Indian
(2011)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[2]
The A.V. ClubA[5]
Beats Per Minute82%[6]
Consequence of SoundStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[7]
Drowned in Sound7/10[8]
The GuardianStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[1]
Pitchfork8.6/10[3]
PopMatters7/10[9]
SpinStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[10]
Under the Radar8/10[11]

Psychic Chasms is the debut studio album by American electronic music band Neon Indian, released on October 13, 2009, by Lefse Records. Pitchfork placed the album at number 14 on its list of Top 50 Albums of 2009,[12] while Rhapsody ranked it at number 17 on its list of 25 Best Albums of 2009.[13]

A special edition of the album, titled Mind Ctrl: Psychic Chasms Possessed, was released digitally on August 31, 2010, and physically on September 28 by Fader Label, including a set of nine bonus remixes.[14][15] In the United Kingdom, the special edition was released on September 28, 2010, by Static Tongues and added the track "Sleep Paralysist", while omitting two remixes.[16]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Alan Palomo.

No.TitleLength
1."(AM)"0:25
2."Deadbeat Summer"4:03
3."Laughing Gas"1:43
4."Terminally Chill"3:34
5."(If I Knew, I'd Tell You)"0:48
6."6669 (I Don't Know If You Know)"3:21
7."Should Have Taken Acid with You"2:21
8."Mind, Drips"3:09
9."Psychic Chasms"4:06
10."Local Joke"3:27
11."Ephemeral Artery"2:52
12."7000 (Reprise)"0:57
Total length:30:36
Mind Ctrl: Psychic Chasms Possessed bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Deadbeat Summer" (Toro y Moi Remix)2:59
14."Should Have Taken Acid with You" (Body Language Remix)3:19
15."(If I Knew, I'd Tell You)" (Javelin Remix)3:10
16."Mind, Drips" (Bibio Remix)4:13
17."Terminally Chill" (Yacht Remix)3:53
18."Ephemeral Artery" (Darby Cicci of The Antlers – Fresh Breath Remix)3:01
19."Psychic Chasms" (Twin Shadow Cover)3:08
20."Local Joke" (Dntel Mix)3:52
21."Psychic Chasms" (Anoraak Remix)4:45
Total length:63:06
Mind Ctrl: Psychic Chasms Possessed bonus tracks (UK edition)[16]
No.TitleLength
13."Sleep Paralysist"4:34
14."Deadbeat Summer" (Toro y Moi Remix)2:59
15."Should Have Taken Acid with You" (Body Language Remix)3:19
16."(If I Knew, I'd Tell You)" (Javelin Remix)3:10
17."Mind, Drips" (Bibio Remix)4:13
18."Terminally Chill" (Yacht Remix)3:53
19."Ephemeral Artery" (Darby Cicci of The Antlers – Fresh Breath Remix)3:01
20."Local Joke" (Dntel Mix)3:52
Total length:59:47

Sample credits

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of Psychic Chasms.[18]

  • Alan Palomo – recording, production
  • Ronald Gierhart – guitar on "Terminally Chill" and "Ephemeral Artery"

Charts

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Chart (2009) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[19] 26
US Top Dance Albums (Billboard)[20] 11

References

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  11. ^ Alan Palomo's beautiful debut full-length as Neon Indian is a dirty backpack full of distorted synths, hissy cassette tape production, and 8-bit highlights that come together to make an incredibly successful album of druggy, nostalgic, emotionally complex electropop. [Holiday 2009, p.79]
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  19. ^ "Neon Indian Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  20. ^ "Neon Indian Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2020.

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