Apr 222005

The Psycheground Group: “Easy”
From Psycheground [Lupus, 1970]

The Psycheground Group was an obscure progressive rock group from Italy, so obscure in fact that their exact makeup is not entirely known. Supposedly members of Nuova Idea and keyboardist Vince Tempera were members, but I just pulled that information from a random website. Nevertheless, they released this album in 1970 containing five instrumental tracks that span prog and psych while maintaining a funky jazz type of vibe. The standout cut is “Easy,” an absolutely nasty exercise in funky drumming, hammond organ, guitar, and bass. The first time I heard this I seriously couldn’t believe my ears. Now it’s a top want of mine, and with only a supposed 50 copies produced, I know it’s gonna be a tough hunt.

8 Responses to “It Ain’t Easy”

  1. IanB says:

    I can see why you would want such a fine track in your collection, I'd like to hear more of this !!

    Cheers Ian

    http://retrobabe1.blogspot.com

  2. Old Hat says:

    <i>The Psycheground Group was an obscure progressive rock group from Italy, so obscure in fact that their exact makeup is not entirely known.</i>

    Damn.

  3. vicks says:

    how did you get this track?

    good stuff thanks

  4. maru says:

    i know some people who know some people who know some people

  5. Junior says:

    Woooah, what a killer tune. Absolute 100% quality.

  6. Seith says:

    Damn, now you got me interested in these guys.

    Good lookin' out.

  7. maru says:

    there's really not a whole lot to find out. google searches reveal very little. you can try to track down their mp3s on soulseek though.

  8. tet says:

    yeah, beautiful album. "Traffic" is magnificient track.

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