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.

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.

For Synaptic Cliffs, it is an extraordinary honor to be able to offer you, dear listeners, 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.

Artist: pdqb
Release: The Psychonautic Adventures of the 187 Year Old EDM Intolerance Survivor Gunnar Oliasson
Label: Synaptic Cliffs
Release Date: May 2, 2025

Tracks:
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)