The Psychonautic Adventures of the 187 Year Old EDM Intolerance Survivor Gunnar Oliasson

Many of the greatest artists of all time found inspiration in their dreams and pdqb is known to be an absolute pro when it comes to creatively exploiting the REM cycles.

Art by MIchael Wutz & Alexandra Rothert

Recently, for example, he dreamed of Gunnar, who had witnessed the rise and fall of electronic dance music, which had once held simple-minded creatures in its thrall. The beats had a peculiar effect on them, drawing them into euphoric trances. But Gunnar, allergic to its hypnotic frequencies, stood apart, unaffected. However, eventually, in a hidden enclave in the highlands of Reykjavík, he met Dr. Amara El-Amin, a neuroscientist fascinated by his unique immunity.

Together, they discovered that Gunnar's resistance was a gift, offering insights into human consciousness and the power of music. With this knowledge, Gunnar inspired a global movement celebrating frequencies that resonate...differently. Though EDM had become a relic, Gunnar Oliasson remained a legend - a bad taste survivor who embraced a symphony of pure electrical potential, a language of circuits and oscillations beyond sound.

He woke with a jolt, the phantom music still echoing in his mind. He scribbled furiously, equations and diagrams mixing with strange, abstract notations. The dream, he knew, was a glimpse into a world where his inventions would dance, not just function.

The soundtrack of pdqb's world-changing dream: Four beautiful genre-defining Electrocognition tracks, embracing the depths of the human wetware. And three jaw-dropping sonic remodels from a human-like being called The Exaltics.

B-side has a double groove, meaning two grooves are physically located on that side and run parallel with each other. So when playing, one hears different tracks depending on the groove into which the needle drops (either BX1 or BX2).

pdqb - The Psychonautic Adventures of the 187 Year Old EDM Intolerance Survivor Gunnar Oliasson
Release Date May 2025
Label Synaptic Cliffs

Tracklist
A1. Submarinobambino
A2. Frontera Extraterrestre
A3. Elafuhr Oliasson (Defog Remix)
A4. Vltimodespiroriuita
A5. Vltimodespiroriuita (The Exaltics Digital Zen Remix)
BX1 + BX2. Submarinobambino - The Exaltics Double Groove Treatment (slow/fast)