{"product_id":"carlton-melton-reason-beings","title":"CARLTON MELTON - Reason Beings","description":"\u003cp\u003eTime to turn on and turn it up, there's a brand new \u003cstrong\u003eCarlton Melton\u003c\/strong\u003e in the offing. It's been a good couple of years since the West Coast space-psych travellers have dropped new music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Phantomize beyond the window, into the portal, the panes of eternal returns, wooden spirals, roots into the realms of everything and nothing, the reason beings.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith \u003cstrong\u003eAnthony Taibi\u003c\/strong\u003e fully ensconced in the metaphorical Melton Dome, this four-piece is ready to soar, going deeper and wider into the psych psyche than on previous recordings, now fully recording live with drums, bass, guitars and keys. Recorded at 3D Light in Freshwater, California by Anthony Taibi in 2025, and mastered by the inimitable \u003cstrong\u003eJohn McBain\u003c\/strong\u003e in 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have a single LP of 40-plus minutes spanning four tracks that have textures, waves and patterns to lull you into some fever dream of motorik psych. Touchstones like \u003cstrong\u003eTräd, Gräs Och Stenar\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eKandodo\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eGuru Guru\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eEno \u0026amp; Fripp\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBirds of Maya\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eParson Sound\u003c\/strong\u003e come into view.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are moments of gentle ambience bordered by speaker-shredding guitar soloing, whole passages of Krautrock-inspired jams that have form and focus. You blink and your life flashes before you, the record ends, and you want more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarlton Melton masterfully blend hypnotic, long-form psychedelic jams with drone and Krautrock influences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBand: \u003cstrong\u003eRich Millman, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndy Duvall, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClint Golden, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnthony Taibi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnnounced to celebrate the summer solstice, released on the autumn equinox, with a full UK tour to boot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCome fly \/ fry with us…\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AGITATED RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"Limited Crystal Clear Vinyl LP","offer_id":58380448268633,"sku":"SDZ-47654","price":28.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Limited CD","offer_id":58380448301401,"sku":"SDZ-47655","price":15.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/FOR_20260622_1529_143204_689_v_5061041822445_003.jpg?v=1782207908","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/carlton-melton-reason-beings","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}