Gus Englehorn – Thyme

The dungeon master that is Gus Englehorn is back with the “Thyme” a psychedelic surf ode to the wonders of time and astronomic love. Riffing off the traditional English ballad “Scarborough Fair,”—made famous of course by Simon & Garfunkel, for its hypnotic and lovely verse. Englehorn has taken the two homophones of “time” and “thyme” and ran with them, giving impossible tasks to a random minstrel—like a maniacal Elven king whose only goal is confusion and fool-hearty glee.

The other star of this song is the music video—directed by Englehorn’s drummer and partner, Estée Preda as well as documentarian, Ariane Moisan—that follows the tale of a couple of mad scientists (Quebec City musicians, Kerry Samuel of WORRY and l i l a) who are looking to blast Englehorn into space or maybe, a different world. The video is shot on Super 8 and super DIY, showing how much you can do with a creative vision and a hell of a lotta heart. “Thyme” has excellent cinematography that feels like one of those old ’70s sci-fi movies like Logan’s Run or Dark Star.

It’s a very Gus Englehorn tale, adding to his grimoire, and the announcement of his upcoming album, The Hornbrook—which promises to be as fantastical as his last DnD anti-punk debut that at times felt like a Brothers Grimm fairytale on acid, Dungeon Master.