Manchester’s Gnod and New York’s White Hills stand as titans of Psychedelic & Space Rock. Together they bend the very notions of what rock can do, seemingly suspending our sense of time. Their alchemical chemistry and a fateful session at the Dropout Studio in Camberwell gave rise to the legendary, ongoing series of records under the moniker Drop Out. The records became an influential and sprawling series of extended pieces that remain touchstones of contemporary psychedelia. Having been called “absolutely essential,” “best I have heard – ever,” “A masterpiece,” the Drop Out series finally gets its definitive edition.

Drop Out III is a wholly new iteration of Gnod & White Hills’ collaboration, the “director’s cut,” if you will. Drop Out III is replete with sounds recorded in the “Drop Out era” that have never been heard before. The double LP features a cornucopia of expanded versions of essential songs complete with new arrangements, mixes, and instrumentation. Classics like “Run-A-Round” and the eponymous “Drop Out” maintain their motorik drive and fizzing melodies with a new shine. The set also features a full LP of pieces never before included on vinyl, including the beautifully serene “Air Streams” in its original droning arc. The album comes with a download of a full album’s worth of bonus material, all crafted around the Drop Out era. White Hills’ “Decorating Time” showcases the depth of the band’s subtlety, rich with minute turns and a twist of psychedelic ambience. “Nothing NEU! Under the Sky” captures the invigorating pulse and dynamics of Gnod’s live performances. Together, this expansive body of work epitomizes the sense of possibility each band exudes, and the potency of their expertly crafted brand of Transatlantic psychedelia.

15 years after the series began, Drop Out III is an essential album for lovers of contemporary psychedelic rock, a testament to the power of this collaboration.

LP 1
Drop Out - New expanded version
Run-A-Round - New expanded version
Wellhang - New expanded version
Spaced Man - New expanded version

LP 2
Elka - First release on LP, previously unreleased full 19-min. version
Undressing Time - Never released before
Air Streams - The original combined track which was previously separated out into the tracks “Air” (DO I) and “Streams” (DO II).
Unify - Never released before

LP3 [digital only]
Per Sempre - New expanded version
Decorating Time - White Hills track, unreleased from the DO sessions
Changesaw - Gnod track, unreleased from the DO sessions
Model Citizen - White Hills track, unreleased from the DO sessions
Nothing Neu! Under The Sky - Gnod track, unreleased from the DO sessions
Hole In My Eye - White Hills track, unreleased from the DO sessions
Ovid's Poem - White Hills track, unreleased from the DO sessions