Current psychedelic music as 2024 winds down. New releases from Oolong Town, Some Pills For Ayala, Stereocilia, Ghostwound, Sophia Djebel Rose, Magic Machine, Tropical Sludge, The Hologram People, Cosmic Fall, Splitterzelle, and Meat in Space. Merry Christmas from Turn Me On, Dead Man!
| time | artist | title |
|---|---|---|
| 0:36 | Oolong Town | Intro/To The Moon |
| 4:29 | Some Pills For Ayala | The Pilot Knows… And We Leave The Planet? |
| 9:36 | Stereocilia | Trust |
| 18:27 | Ghostwound | Ghostwound |
| 23:17 | Sophia Djebel Rose | Blanche Biche |
| 31:42 | Magic Machine | Pieces Of My Brain |
| 35:55 | Tropical Sludge | Dreaming Shaman |
| 42:00 | The Hologram People | Sacred Ritual To Unlock The Mountain Portal |
| 45:09 | Cosmic Fall | Magma Rising |
| 49:35 | Splitterzelle | Golem |
| 56:14 | Meat in Space | Chromium Dioxide |
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It’s Christmas day and I’m trying to get over a cold. This is the last regular episode of 2024, which has been a strange year, to say the least. This episode opens with Oolong Town, who are from Japan, and their album is set to be released later this week. In the last episode of Turn Me On, Dead Man I played a track by Zamboa who also run the Jolt! record label, and Oolong Town’s album was recorded by Ryo Shibuya of Zamboa. The Chilean artist Some Pills For Ayala, and Stereocilia, on the Echoic Memory label, rounds out the first set. This episode also features two artists from Sydney, Australia, Tropical Sludge, with another fine release from Echodelick Records, and Magic Machine. The second set opens with Ghostwound on the Go Down Records label, followed by Sophia Djebel Rose, whose album is scheduled to release early next year, and will be a co-release by WV Sorcerer, Oracle and Ramble Records. The last set starts off with The Hologram People. I’m going to play the title track from a remixed version of their 2021 album Sacred Ritual To Unlock The Mountain Portal. After that we’ll hear Cosmic Fall, Splitterzelle, whose album will be released early next year on Fuzz Club, and Meat in Space on the Psychic Tooth label.
#Alternative #GarageRock #PsychedelicRock
Oolong Town is a four-piece rock band.
While strongly influenced by psychedelic rock, the band’s sound is characterized not only by a sense of trip, but also by dynamics unique to live performance, hard playing with improvisation, and universal and catchy melodies that remain at the bottom of one’s memory.
TMODM: What has had the strongest influence on your music?
Oolong Town: What influenced me the most was the freedom and roughness of the members of Oolong Town, except for myself, in their performance.
Until then, I had thought that music constructed like a solo project was the right way to go, but I have come to realize the artistry of sounds created by chance. In order to capture such randomness and coincidence, “HEAVEN” was recorded as a one-shot recording.
TMODM: What record(s) changed your life?
Oolong Town: I was so influenced by Zamboa’s (ex.Klan Aileen) second album “Klan Aileen” that I borrowed the album theme exactly.
It was an interesting experience to see how the same album theme could be used to create a completely different work.
Other Japanese bands such as Kururi’s “Antenna” and betcover!!’s “Horse,” which has beautiful melodies with the roughness of a rock band.
TMODM: What’s next for you?
Oolong Town: I would like to start working on the second album right away, using the ideas that were sparked during the production of “HEAVEN”.
I would also like to learn recording techniques and record my next album by myself. I thought so after the beautiful experience of this recording.
#Fuzz #Psychedelic #HeavyPsych #StonerRock #SpaceRock
Some Pills For Ayala is based in Santiago Chile
TMODM: What had the strongest influence on …and we leave the planet?
Some Pills For Ayala: I’m a bit of a scatterbrain, and that seems to show in my music too. It’s hard to say what the biggest influence is. Some of the songs I recorded were kinda like Voivod, I think. Making music on my own is different from playing in a band where everyone just jams on riffs. I do the same, but with one click. These days, it’s easy to capture musical ideas. Back in the day, everyone recorded in studios or on cassette decks, but nowadays, you can put together a complete album in your home studio by just putting together ideas. I’m trying to create my own voice with my ideas and tastes in music.
TMODM: What were the recording sessions like?
Some Pills For Ayala: I record all the ideas that come to me. Sometimes they come from the drums, other times from the guitar or bass, and rarely from the vocals. The music usually flows pretty quickly. I don’t usually think about which scale or key I’m on; I build what sounds right to me. The same thing happens when mixing and mastering. Lyrics are a different story; those are usually dreams I write. I always find that writing about dreams can feel a bit disconnected, but I like that.
TMODM: What’s next for you?
Some Pills For Ayala: I’m going to keep making music to stay mentally healthy. It’s what makes me happy.
#Ambient #Electronica #Experimental #Drone #Post-rock #Psych #PsychDrone #PsychedelicRock #Shoegaze #SpaceRock
Stereocilia is Bristol based guitarist and composer, John Scott. John uses his guitar and live looping techniques to create dense, rich layers of sound.
Over the past 10 years John has performed around the UK & Europe, as well as scoring the award winning Channel 4 Documentary “The Boy With The 8-Hour Heart”
TMODM: What had the strongest influence on Phases?
Stereocilia: I’m always learning new ways to create sounds, and ways to make a guitar not sound like a guitar. At the same time I do love playing guitar in a more traditional way. After 25 years of playing guitar, I’m still finding ways to make it interesting for myself. I think the way the album flows is a good representation of this.
I bought a drumkit into my studio just after I’d started making the album, and that has definitely had a big influence on how some of the songs are shaped. Drum machines and drums have slowly been creeping into my sound for a while now, something I wanted from the start of Stereocilia but it’s only now that I’m making it work in the way I originally wanted.
TMODM: What record(s) changed your life?
Stereocilia: I could pick any album by Sonic Youth but I will pick Goo as it was the first album of theirs I owned. It still sounds free to me now as it did listening to it for the first time as a 13 year old. Alternative tuned guitars opened up the way I approached guitar, and I’ve never looked back.
TMODM: What’s next for you?
Stereocilia: I’ll be playing some shows around the release of Phases in the new year in the UK and Europe. I’m also going to be playing some shows in Japan for the first time next year which I’m super excited for. After that, back to the studio to finish the next Stereocilia album.
#AcidRock #GarageRock #HeavyFunk #Krautrock #ProtoHardRock #PsychedelicRock #Shoegaze #SpaceFunk #StonerRock
Ghostwound is a Milan based psychedelic rock band
TMODM: What had the strongest influence on Ghostwound?
Ghostwound: let’s say that a short list of things that jnfluenced us can be this:
– psychedelic rock
– James Brown
– Hashish
– open visions
– astrology
TMODM: What record(s) changed your lives?
Ghostwound:
– Hawkwind : “live seventy nine”
– Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush : “What’s Next”
– Radiohead : “Kid A”
– Ozric Tentacles : “Erpland”
– Gong : “You”
– King Crimson : “Island”
– Tower Of Power : “Back to Oakland”
TMODM: What’s next for you?
Ghostwound: we’re composing the songs of our 2nd album and booking some gigs!
#Alternative #AvantGarde #Experimental #FolkRock #Alternative #AvantGarde #DarkFolk #ElectricGuitar
Sophia Djebel Rose is from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
TMODM: What had the strongest influence on Sécheresse?
Sophia Djebel Rose: Everything comes from the unconscious… I have no influences, strictly speaking, and I’m not fully aware of what I’m doing. However, I think the vitality of the experimental scene impacts me. I really like to see what people do with a voice and effects pedals ! I can perhaps mention here the powerful work of Lane Shi Otay Onii. I saw her performance in Poland, when I was on tour myself.. Otherwise, I was also recently impressed by Big Brave’s latest Album. The guitar textures are incredible… I would like to see them live.
TMODM: What record(s) changed your life?
Sophia Djebel Rose: La Tène “Vouerca/Fahy”
Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes “Paix”
Lula Pena “Archivo Pittoresco”
TMODM: What’s next for you?
Sophia Djebel Rose: The album comes out on February 17th. After that I’ll be on the road for a European tour.
#Fuzz #GarageRock #Psych #PsychedelicRock
Magic Machine is from Sydney, Australia. Garage Dream Boogie
TMODM: What has had the strongest influence on your music?
Magic Machine: Mother Nature
TMODM: What record changed your life?
Magic Machine: Three imaginary boys – The Cure
TMODM: What’s next for you?
Magic Machine: album 4 2025!
#Trance #Downtempo #Dub #Instrumental #Psychedelic #PsychedelicFolk #Tribal #World
The musical project of Rick Burke, guitarist of psychedelic rock band Comacozer. With a love for all things trippy, this solo work sees him exploring the more electronic sounds of music, experimenting with pedals, guitars, analogue synths & drum machines, field recordings & foreign languages, resulting in dreamy and hypnotic journeys. From Sydney, Australia.
TMODM: What had the strongest influence on Astral Mind?
Tropical Sludge: The strongest influence on Astral Mind was tapping into the spiritual world through sound. I love psychedelia & getting deep with creating trippy & otherworldly atmospheres.
TMODM: What record changed your life?
Tropical Sludge: That’s a great question. I would have to say Black Sabbath – Vol 4, Electric Wizard – Come my Fanatics, Tame Impala – Self Titled EP, Plastikman – Sheet One & I should note that recently I came across an album by Roberto Musci – Tower of Silence that’s done wonders for me.
TMODM: What’s next for you?
Tropical Sludge: I’m pretty busy working & being a Dad. But I have a studio set up at home where I’ll continue making music & doing the odd vinyl dj set here & there
#Experimental #FolkRock #Kosmische #Psychedelic #Soundtrack
UK artists The Hologram People advise no one to attempt this journey without the correct and proper physical and mental preparation. Exercise extreme caution. The Hologram People take no responsibility for follies of the unlearned.
TMODM: What led you to revisit Sacred Ritual To Unlock The Mountain Portal?
The Hologram People: This was the first of our releases that I produced alone, which kicked off a very fertile period as we put out 3 other Hologram People albums and 7 Studio Kosmische LPs over the next 4 years. I learned a lot over that time so wanted to bring the first LP up to the standard of the others. It’s not something that we plan to do with the other releases – it’s just the instrumentation on this first one felt a bit buried by the production values.
We had also been asked for a repress by quite a few people that missed out on the first run of vinyl – so it seemed the best time to remix it, which also prompted us to upload the discography to streaming services.
TMODM: Can you tell me about the process of remixing your album? What were some of the challenges and rewards?
The Hologram People: I don’t recall any challenges, it was a very rewarding process to see how much the production quality has improved, and the music on this first LP now feels like it stands up against all the others.
TMODM: You’re involved in a number of different projects. What are you working on now? – What’s next for you?
The Hologram People: There’s another Studio Kosmische collaboration LP to finish with our Russian collaborator Ivan Bursov (saxophone) that has been nearly ready for a while now. I got a little sidetracked upgrading my studio monitors and getting a few new bits of kit but now everything’s dialed in expect to see a slew of new releases in 2025. There’s three other albums in production at Dreamlord recordings – new Korb, new Aboria and a very exciting and exclusive library music LP – more details to come very soon on our social pages…….
#HardRock #PsychedelicRock #StonerRock #Krautrock #Neopsychedelia #PsychedelicRock #StonerRock
Whatever fell from the cosmic sky, it’s ready to take your mind on a beautiful journey. Bringing Earthless-level Heavy Psych into the local scene! Taking you into the endless universe, the lonely desert and the depth of the ocean as relaxing sounds and moody melodies will go along with you on this journey. From Berlin.
Drums: Daniel Sax
Bass: Klaus Friedrich
Guitar: Leonardo Caprioli
TMODM: What had the strongest influence on Back Where the Fire Flows?
Cosmic Fall: The main inspiration behind “Back Where the Fire Flows” comes from our
love of improvisational jams and a desire to push into more experimental
territory while still staying true to the roots of Cosmic Fall. We
wanted to create something that blends atmospheric and ambient vibes
with the heavy energy of stoner rock, resulting in a sound that feels
both grounded and exploratory.
The album ties together themes of nature, space, and the powerful
geological forces that shape the Earth — both with and without humanity.
These ideas serve as a kind of conceptual backbone, reflecting the
transformative forces around and within us.
On a personal level, this album is also about reigniting our creative
spark after a hiatus. The change in lineup brought fresh perspectives
and energy, which definitely fueled the passion behind this record. It’s
been a journey of rediscovery and growth for us as a band.
TMODM: What record(s) changed your lives?
Cosmic Fall: Nirvana – Nevermind; The Machine – Solar Corona; Metallica – Kill ‘Em
All; Deep Purple – Made In Japan; Queens of the stone Age – Songs for
the Deaf; Eminem – Marshall Mathers LP (I don’t know if the last suits
much eheh)
TMODM: What’s next for you?
Cosmic Fall: We’re already diving into the creative process for our next steps! We’re
currently developing and experimenting with new tracks that lean more
into krautrock influences, blending hypnotic rhythms and expansive
soundscapes. While the framework for a new album is starting to take
shape, there’s still plenty of exploration and creativity ahead.
You can expect an evolution of our sound—something fresh and dynamic —
while still staying true to the atmospheric, jam-driven essence that
defines Cosmic Fall. There’s a lot more to come, so stay tuned!
#Electronica #Psychedelic #SpaceRock
Splitterzelle are Pedro Pestana (10 000 Russos, Tren Go! Sound System) on guitar, pedals, looper and sampler & Sidney Jaffe (Arcane Allies, Burnpilot, Ornamental) on drums and synths.
TMODM: What had the strongest influence on Splitterzelle (the album)?
Splitterzelle: We tried an electronic music approach when producing this album and in this process we somehow pushed ourselves into playing these tracks with electronic instruments like samplers, synths and drum machines
TMODM: What record changed your life?
Splitterzelle: XTRMNTR by Primal Scream, Cure for Pain by Morphine, Big Science by Laurie Anderson, Alles ist Gut by DAF.
TMODM: What’s next for you?
Splitterzelle: we have a new album coming out on January 17. Its a lovely vinyl and it will be released on Fuzz Club. After that we have a few gigs lined up and are looking for more, of course. We are also working on new stuff and some remixes so we’re looking into a bright noisy future.
#GaragePunk #Grunge #IndieRock #PsychedelicRock
DIY Gas Station Rock from El Cerrito, California.