Carlton Melton - Out To Sea
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Here's what I know and it isn't a lot: Carlton Melton are a California modern, instrumental psychedelic band who are signed to a European label. This is from 2015.
"Mendocino County in Northern California is known for its spectacular coastline views, immense redwood trees in ancient forests and abundant nature that remains largely undisturbed by man. It is perhaps the most logical home base for a band like Carlton Melton, who compose and record their music in a geodesic dome (a.k.401ka. The Dome). It is the perfect setting for a band creating meditative soundtracks freed from the constraints of traditional song composition.
The music that Carlton Melton makes is bold and does not hesitate to “go there” just to see what the heck might be still left out there in the world of unexplored improvisational and psychedelic music. And there is a lot of ground left to explore and cover. Whether it’s in The Dome or in the live setting, Carlton Melton give themselves full permission to realize and create spontaneous sounds and create genuine musical gestures that resonate beautifully with audiences throughout the world. How many bands can claim that?"
"The voyage is long, the voyage is joyous. Out to Sea is the most focused of all Carlton Melton's recordings to date. Leaving their geodesic dome behind, they hitched their magick karpet to San Francisco's El Studio for a fried weekend in July 2014 with The F***ing Champs / Trans Am's Phil Manley at the production helm (and occasionally contributing to the furor-Manley plays guitar on "Similarities" and synth on "Peaking Duck"). Out to Sea sees Carlton Melton expand the psychedelia and free outrock sound of their previous output to its furthest horizons. Huge rhythms, outta space riffage, sparkling synths, pastoral passages, searing shards of molten guitar, smothered ambience and gentle guitar-picking all flow together into waves of sound to lap at the shores of your senses. We're gonna need a bigger boat."
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