VCAMbient: The Peak of Psychedelia with Aman Hamdard ’26

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Noon

VCAM Lounge

This playlist highlights some of my favorite songs from the psychedelic movement that started in the mid 1960s, until its decline as the hard rock movement emerged in the beginning of the 1970s. Taking inspiration from Indian instrumentation, "flower power" ideology, and the effects of recreational drugs, these songs combine non-conventional sounds and song structures, as well as avant-garde production to create instant classics. 

Now in its third year, VCAMbient is an opportunity for students, staff, and faculty to fill the cavernous space of VCAM with their favorite sounds–at a volume that permits the ongoing business of teaching, learning, and working in the building. Make a playlist, or better yet, bring an instrument, start playing/streaming, and see what happens. Previous sessions have focused on femininity and introspection in Rap, the music of Ryuichi Sakamoto, R&B from the 70s to the present, and sci-fi film soundtracks, among many other genres, and generated contemplation and conversation in the VCAM Lounge.

Sponsored by the Hurford Center’s Sonic Worlds series and VCAM.