PsychepediA

From: Detroit, MI, USA

Not much is known about this Detroit foursome that formed in 1967 and recorded a hard-driving, self-titled guitar based psych-rock LP sometime in 1970 at local area VO Recording studio. Members included Al Tozzi (guitar), Marc Heckert (organ, vocals), Art Thienel (bass, vocals) and Dave Mascarin (drums, vocals), who were all no older than 15 years of age when they formed. The band was named after the Hindu god Shiva (or also known as Siva), "the four-armed creator and destroyer" as depicted on the back of the album cover to the right.

The group's record was released in 1971, contains all original compositions and definitely has it's superb moments, especially on the tracks 'Keeper Of The Keys' and 'Supernatural Mind' featured here on TWOS. Unfortunately the songs were originally not mixed to the band's liking and it took until 2014 for Tozzi to unearth the original tapes and have them remastered properly by World In Sound Records in Germany.

If you have any further information on this group, please e-mail to paulmaze@techwebsound.com.

Artist information sources include: The book, 'Fuzz, Acid, and Flowers Revisited' by Vernon Joynson.