Wellwater Conspiracy (feat members of Monster Magnet/Soundgarden/Pearl Jam) reissue debut album 'Declaration Of Conformity' via God Unknown Records
GOD UNKNOWN RECORDS TO REISSUE WELLWATER CONSPIRACY ‘DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY’ ALBUM ON SEPTEMBER 22ND
FEATURING MEMBERS OF MONSTER MAGNET/SOUNDGARDEN/PEARL JAM
A TRUE PSYCHEDELIC GEM - AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER HERE:
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR ‘THE ENDING’ HERE:
“Jangling freakout psychedelia” Ptolemaic Terrascope
"Trippy psychedelia that recalls such '60s freak icons as Syd Barrett and 13th Floor Elevators" Rolling Stone Magazine
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, channelling 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 are proud to be welcoming the album back into print and on all digital platforms, and this coming September 22nd 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 in 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.
Watch the new video created by John McBain for ‘The Ending’ HERE
You can pre-order ‘Declaration of Conformity’ here: https://godunknownrecords.bandcamp.com/album/declaration-of-conformity
GOD101 - Wellwater Conspiracy - Declaration of Conformity LP track-listing.
Sleeveless
You Do You
Trowerchord
Green Undertow
I Love You Everyday
Nati Bati Yi
Far Side of Your Moon
The Ending
Space Travel in the Blink Of An Eye
6-6-5-4-3-2-1
Shel Talmy
Lucy Leave
Declaration of Conformity
Palomar Observatory
The Bandcamp link will also feature 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.
