Turtle Skull are from Sydney, Australia. Their music blends elements of psych pop and fuzzy stoner
doom, to create their unique self-described ‘flower-doom’ sound. Driving drum beats and bass grooves plow through a dense mist of monolithic guitars, pulsing dronescapes and ethereal vocals. The turtle skull show is a dynamic ebb and flow of sludgy riffs to unrelenting kraut jams that is both immersive, and at times, meditative.
Since forming in 2017, they’ve honed an experiential blend of warm melodies and ethereal vocal
harmonies over cell-bursting riffs, motorik beats, and warbling drone. Their last album, Monoliths, debuted locally at #1 on the AIR 100% Independent Albums chart, and reached #4 on the Doom Charts, a highly-regarded monthly curation of the best international heavy releases, and garnered attention from local and international music media, including NME.
They’ve since sold out headline shows in Sydney and Melbourne, played festivals including Camp A
Low Hum (New Zealand), The Gumball (NSW), Vivid (NSW) and Ninchfest (VIC), and supported leading international and local acts such as Frankie and the Witch Fingers (USA), Earthless (USA), and Stonefield. The band is currently putting the finishing touches on their third studio album, with 2 singles released so far Heavy As Hell, and Apathy.
these Aussies have concocted a surprisingly bright yet extremely open-ended affair that encompasses a
psychedelic journey with a foundation of bone-rattling stoner riffs, thunderous percussion, harmonious indie rock vocals, and flourishes of new-age instrumentation. Its ambitious and open-ended purpose is, in their words, to “accompany your journey, in any form you choose” in an Aboriginal meditation on “the intimate connection we share with the Earth.”
TURTLE SKULL - TURTLE SKULL EP 2018
Turtle Skull – Turtle Skull
Label: Art As Catharsis Records – TSLP01
Format: Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo
Country: Australia
Released: May 17, 2018
Genre: Rock
Style: Psychedelic Rock
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Label: Art As Catharsis Records – TSLP01
Format: Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo
Country: Australia
Released: May 17, 2018
Genre: Rock
Style: Psychedelic Rock
TRACKS
SIDE A
A1. No News Is Bad News 6:55
A2. Take It Or Leave It 8:26
SIDE B
B1. Eden 6:08
B2. Empty Ships 8:23
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Bass, Piano, Vocals – Julian Frese
Drums, Vocals – Charlie Gradon
Guitar, Vocals – Dean McLeod
Percussion, Congas, Rainstick, Shaker, Tambourine – Tobia Blefari
Synth – Dan Frizza
Lyrics By – Charlie Gradon, Dean McLeod, Rachel Pascall
Songwriter, Producer – Turtle Skull
Flac Size: 195 MB
TURTLE SKULL - MONOLITHS 2020
This record is about the intimate connection we share with the Earth on which we stand. It’s about the world and your place in it. It’s about looking deep inside yourself and seeing what you find. It’s about
life and death and everything in between. It’s about greed, racism, colonialism and technological destruction. It’s about hopelessness and despair. It’s about self love and introspection. It’s about friendship and the power of shared experience. It’s about life-changing psychedelic journeys. It’s about connecting with the source. And most of all it’s about the pure joy of creation. We are very happy to share it with you.
Turtle Skull – Monoliths
Label: Art As Catharsis Records – none, Kozmik Artifactz – ARTIFACT 110
Format: CD
Country: Australia
Released: Aug 28, 2020
Genre: Rock
Style: Psychedelic Rock, Alternative Rock
TRACKS
01. Leaves 6:59
02. Rabbit 4:01
03. Heartless Machine 6:59
04. Why Do You Ask? 6:55
05. Who Cares What You Think? 7:23
06. Halcyon 4:37
07. Apple Of Your Eye 6:40
08. The Clock Strikes Forever 11:42
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Tobia Blefari - Percussion (congas, rain stick, shaker, tambourine)
Julian Frese - Bass, piano, vocals
Dan Frizza - Synths
Charlie Gradon - Drums, vocals
Dean McLeod - Guitars, vocals