
2011 gave us the lush sound of Boise, Idaho's, Youth Lagoon. 2012 gives us a similar sound out of Boise, Idaho, titled Hypno Safari. Hypno Safari actually consist of Trevor Powers' (Youth Lagoon) friend and bassist, Logan Hyde. Taking a few long listens at the two songs 'Shade' and 'Home' that I could find online, I was amazed at the fuzzed out surfer pop sound and it only fueled Hyde's mystic to me. Hyde's sound is about as honest as you can find as it hooks you in with the big guitar riffs and his hypnotizing [...]

Hypno Safari - Shade you told me you believed in me, no i just need some of that hope, you have so much Boise seems to have a knack for producing honest musicians. Logan Hyde just sent me over his project Hypno Safari . And it's just that, honest. Logan works with what he has, and does a lot with a little. He keeps things simple. And I think that's why when this track picks up, it's nearly [...]
Today, we're introducing a new series called Area Codes, and the focus of this biweekly feature is local music scenes across the United States and the globe. In a music landscape where musicmaking has been largely democratized and the notion of a regional sound is an outdated concern, local music scenes seem to still be flowering or starting up in unexpected locales. So for the inaugural Area Codes, we're headed to Boise, Idaho, a slept-on town living on Mountain Time, a city that flaunts a striking balance between both urban and rural qualities. (Pictured above is Eric Heaven of [...]
Some fresh estival and warm jams coming from Boise product Hypno Safari. Similar to his Boise-counterpart Trevor Powers aka Youth Lagoon, Hypno Safari is making serious indentations in the... Listen At BIRP!