Vintage Unkle Psyence Fiction

The vintage UNKLE Psyence Fiction T-shirt is a prized piece of merchandise celebrating the 1998 debut album by the project founded by Mo’ Wax label head James Lavelle, which at the time consisted primarily of Lavelle and renowned producer DJ Shadow. The album was conceived as an ambitious, genre-bending cinematic hip-hop and electronic fusion featuring an all-star cast of collaborators, including Radiohead’s Thom Yorke (“Rabbit in Your Headlights”), The Verve’s Richard Ashcroft (“Lonely Soul”), and Beastie Boy Mike D. The front graphic, featuring a close-up of combat boots and a figure on the horizon—a common motif that evokes the album’s dark, futuristic, and paranoid atmosphere—was likely designed by renowned street artist Futura 2000 or Mo’ Wax collaborator Ben Drury, maintaining the label’s strong visual connection to street art and counterculture. This era marked a creative high point for Lavelle and a pivotal moment in late ’90s trip-hop, even though the challenging recording process ultimately led to the end of the working partnership between Lavelle and DJ Shadow.

Size 78x56cm
Condition 9.5/10