When first writing about BTW Unknown Mortal Orchestra, the glammed-up, psychedelic, punked-out project of Oregon (via New Zealand) resident Ruban Nielson, I mentioned the Kinks, Sly Stone, and Syd Barrett, noting the self-titled debut sounds like "funkier Ween tackling Elephant 6, blending New Age ’70s recording techniques with that recent lava lamp/black-lit bedroom aesthetic (see Ariel Pink)" and that the ...