The music all comes under Barresi’s umbrella term “Brown Acid”, with the tracks loosely fitting into three sub-genres: hard rock, heavy psych and proto-metal. Brown Acid "The Fifth Trip" by Brown Acid "The Fifth Trip"“Sometimes there are things like Blown Free’s The Wizard, which is from 1980. Photograph: Ronald GrantSimilar amateur detective work was necessary to find nearly all the bands on Brown Acid. Now Again’s Function Underground: The Black & Brown American Rock Sound 1969 to 1974 focused on African American rock musicians whose music wasn’t defined as rock and operated in a world between nascent soul, funk and heavy rock. Numero Group have collated two collections that overlap with Brown Acid.

Source: The Guardian October 31, 2017 09:00 UTC