Featured on the soundtrack for the documentary Dante: The Man Running 500 Miles on Psychedelics, “Psilocybin Elephant” is a contemplative, affecting single from songwriter and composer Jesse Kloos. Built from a desert voice memo, the track blends acoustic guitar, cello, and slide guitar into a spacious, atmospheric arrangement. Kloos recorded the raw vocal take in the Sedona desert, retaining that original performance for the final mix.
Befitting a track featured on a film soundtrack, “Psilocybin Elephant” ventures with an eclectic structural appeal. A folk-set initial introspection delights in its subtle acoustics, twangy guitar adornments, and Kloos’ affecting delivery, which reminds listeners that “all you got is time.” A gorgeous cello infusion appears as his phrasing shifts to an “I will wait” refrain, artfully melding those ruminations on remaining time with a willingness to wait. The slide guitar during this sequence is impactful as well, furthering the contemplative, spacious soundscape.
“I will wait, for the day,” Kloos’ singing proves especially resonant alongside the drive to “push the storm clouds far away.” Here, dreamy backing harmonies complement Kloos’ emotively enthralling tone. His heightened expressiveness combines with ethereal backing reflections for a stirring, replay-inducing sequence. The performance captivates with multi-layered entrancement in its ruminations on the “next stop,” carrying into a riveting conclusion that pairs slide guitar, moving cello, and percussive pitter-patter with delightful precision. “Psilocybin Elephant” is a gem of a track from Jesse Kloos.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
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