Obscured By Clouds, as the name suggests, employs a hefty dose of Pink Floyd influence as a launching pad for this eight-track exploration into space/psych/prog realms, which also summons hints of Nick Drake, Bowie on barbiturates “Zoe Zolofft” and Hawkwind “Cast Close The Gate” and “Hot Little Box.”  The band deftly dabbles in acoustic texturing amidst flowing symphonic atmospheres “Soft Cheeked & Worried” and “Love’s Love.”   The sonorous, echo-laden “Faiths’ Soul” even brings Jimi Hendrix to mind at his most heavily psych-ic.  All is delivered with melodic panache, save for the trippy ambient closer “Drip Feed.”

    This Oregon-based unit is led by multi-instrumentalist/singer William Weikart with assistance from others on drums, bass, brass, keyboards, sitar – even something called subsonic didgeridoo synthesizer (which also hints at the nature of this material).

    Make no mistake, Psycheclectic emphasizes strong song structures, so despite the mind-bending space/psych flourishes in arrangement and production, accessibility isn’t an issue.  If symphonic psych-drenched space is your place, Obscured By Clouds is sure to please.

-    John Collinge
Progression Magazine .com (Fall 2008)