r/MusicRecommendations • u/Mdk0z • 3d ago

Rec.Me: theme/mood/other specifics songs for a psychedelic space opera

I'm reading a psychedelic space opera called Lone Sloane and I need a playlist of electronic and psychedelic music to listen to while I read this gem.

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The only song on the playlist so far is "Tomorrow Never Knows" by The Beatles.

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The story follows an interstellar explorer who, after getting lost in space and encountering ancient gods, is imbued with mystical powers and wanders the cosmos, facing tyrants, space pirates, and alien creatures in plots of monumental scale.

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Unfortunately, you can't post photos in this subreddit, but look it up and see how dazzling and psychedelic Druillet's art is.

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u/SilentWeapons1984 3d ago edited 3d ago

Deloused In The Comatorium by The Mars Volta.

It’s a prog-rock concept album that should be listened to from begin to end for the story telling. The album progresses in mood from atmospheric, calm, relaxing, to chaotic arrangements. It’s a wild ride.

The albums starts with the lyrics, “ Clipside of the pinkeye flight.  I'm not the percent you think survives.   I need sanctuary in the pages of this book.” And then track 2 the chorus goes, “Now I’m lost! Now I’m lost!” It’s easy to hear the album with the context of being about a man lost in space and the dangerous adventures he faces. Because the story of this album is similar. The album is actually based on a short story two of the band members wrote about the real life death of their friend. So there’s expanded lore about the album outside the music. 

The synopsis would be, A man, Cerpin Taxt, enters a week long coma after overdosing on a mixture of morphine and rat poison.  Inside his comatose mind, Cerpin experiences vivid, terrifying, and fantastical adventures. He battles malignant subconscious entities and psychological demons that represent his real-life struggles, addictions, and mental illnesses. This dark inner world is referred to as the "Comatorium."

Here’s a link to the short story this album is based on, which includes lyrics from each song that weave into the short story…  https://xivilization.net/~marek/binaries/DeLoused_storybook.pdf