Tom Silkman - High On Sci-Fi (2023) Hi Res

Since 2020 Tom Silkman (Thomas Seidmann, lead singer and guitarist of up and coming psychedelic rock band Yet No Yokai) has been working on songs inspired by his acoustic guitar whilst also relearning the instrument in its basic form and getting more comfortable with performing, recording and mixing. The driving ideas for the project were minimalism, a sonic leaning towards psychedelic music, repetitive strumming patterns, a warm analog feel of 70s singer-songwriter tape recordings and to draw contrary pictures and stories about being human in a sci-fi world. Influences from Nick Drake, José González, Kevin Morby and Ty Segall were clearly being drawn. The process resulted in his self produced and released solo album «High On Sci-Fi» (Fuzztronaut Records) with ten songs and a wonky lo-fi signature.