GOD UNKNOWN RECORDS TO REISSUE WELLWATER CONSPIRACY ‘DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY’ ALBUM ON SEPTEMBER 22ND – FEATURING MEMBERS OF MONSTER MAGNET/SOUNDGARDEN/PEARL JAM

Formed by Monster Magnet’s John McBain and Soundgarden’s Matt Cameron & Ben Shepherd in 1993 during some downtime from their day jobs and side project Hater (who released a self-titled album in 1993), Wellwater Conspiracy set about immersing themselves in the dayglo world of sixties psychedelia, channeling the vibrations of Syd Barrett’s Pink Floyd and the 13^th Floor Elevators to produce the garage lo-fi-lysergic assault on the senses that is their debut album ‘Declaration of Conformity’.

Originally issued on Mudhoney’s Steve Turners Super Electro label in 1997, the album was met with critical acclaim upon its release, and Rolling Stone magazine said, “Declaration’s tinny, fuzzed-out sonics decidedly evoke the Summer of Love.” 

God Unknown Records are proud to be welcoming the album back into print and on all digital platforms, and this coming September 22^nd will see the release of a remastered vinyl pressing with extra tracks and new artwork taking influence from Blue Note Records’ fabled artwork.

From start to finish, ‘Declaration Of Conformity’ is a loving homage to the true beginnings of psychedelic rock, long before the music got harder and heavier. Songs like ‘Green Undertow’ and ‘Sleeveless’ hark back to the time when The Beatles were spinning the world on its axis with ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’, Syd Barrett was the piper at the gates of dawn and Roky Erickson was introducing the world to his Texan psychedelic sounds.

Wellwater Conspiracy’s music exists at that moment when pop music started to fracture and go far further out. It was still pop music, but the edges were starting to blur and the sounds were starting to fracture. This is where ‘Declaration of Conformity’ sits; at the dawn of one of the biggest cultural shifts in musical history.

You can pre-order ‘Declaration of Conformity’ here: https://godunknownrecords.bandcamp.com/album/declaration-of-conformity

GOD101 – Wellwater Conspiracy – Declaration of Conformity LP track-listing.

Sleeveless

You Do You

Trowerchord

Green Undertow

I Love You Everyday

Nati Bati Yi

Far Side of Your Moon

The Ending

Space Travel in the Blink Of An Eye

6-6-5-4-3-2-1

Shel Talmy

Lucy Leave

Declaration of Conformity 

Palomar Observatory 

 

The Bandcamp link will also feature two bonus download-only tracks, a cover of ‘Akka Ragga’ by Shocking Blue and ‘Late Night’ by Syd Barrett. Both tracks feature Josh Homme on guitar and bass.