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Psych Lovers Top 20 AOTY 2023 from The Fragmented Flaneur

‘Last Times’ begins with some lovely, soulful kosmische vibes and gradually sinks heavier and heavier, before finishing on a lighter note once again. This leads perfectly into ‘Migration’, a purely electronic track.

If the final track, ‘Mutiny’, doesn’t get you up dancing round the room, then I don’t know what will. It’s a 16-minute-long banger and is a perfect finish to a truly excellent album.

‘Turn to Earth’ is a sonic journey that captivates from start to finish. Carlton Melton have shown once again that they really are masters of creating music that transcends the ordinary.

Written by Alison Sunshine

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Carlton Melton track ‘crown shyness’ featured in Italian film documentary Kripton

KRIPTON, follows the lives of six young people who are hospitalized in two psychiatric communities in the suburbs of Rome. They all suffer from personality disorders and states of deep alteration. They share their struggles with us and while the meetings take place in a time of emotional stability, often obtained through prescription drugs, they are still tormented by intense crises. The film’s goal is to show their everyday life, documenting their behaviours, interactions and struggles.

Directed by Francesco Munzi and produced by Cinemaundici in collaboration with Rai Cinema.

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A conversation from outer space with CARLTON MELTON.

That’s what festivals are about: getting out of your comfort zone and discovering new bands. Over and over again. Those who make bodies, souls and crowds move. I came across Carlton Melton at Desertfest Belgium 2023, on the very ideal Vulture Stage. These psychedelic wizards felt right at home in Antwerp with their out-of-time and out-of-space experiments. Equally mastering the art of supraluminic dazzle through wormholes and drone-like shreds of cloud running enchantingly overhead, Carlton Melton is a bacchanal of all things psychedelic. Having chatted with the Melton Magic Karpet, who talks as much about kraut as tennis, I was eager to interview them upon my return and get to know these Californians, who are as exciting on record as they are on stage.

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Carlton Melton track ‘vice versa’ included in compilation-BCR Clippings #1 | Various Artists | Broken Clover Records

BCR Clippings is a collection of 11 tracks from the Broken Clover Records family. Most are from current members of the roster, but we’ve also got a couple of future BCR artists. On this comp is everything from dreamy indie to queer country to glitchy beats to krautrock styles to stoner psych to dubby techno to some fuzzy post-rock

This is the first BCR Clippings compilation and, given the time limitations of tape cassette (our chosen physical format for this release), it is a fair representation of what we've been up to. We couldn't get everyone on here though, so there will just have to be more of these.

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Exclusive track premiere "‘mutiny’ from new album ‘turn to earth’ - It’s Psychedelic Baby Magazine

Northern California psychedelic sorcerers Carlton Melton are brain surfers, mind trippers, …“psychlists,” if you prefer. The band will take your head for a ride, occasionally rushing at superluminal speeds through a wormhole or gliding softly on a gentle breeze in a leafy glade. Sometimes your brain needs to rage, and sometimes it needs to repose.

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CARLTON MELTON - UK/EU OCTOBER 2023 TOUR DATES/TICKET LINKS AVAILABLE HERE-

Oct 11 - GHENT, BE - @ Kinky Bar

Oct 12 - LONDON, UK - @ Strongroom Bar w/ Black Helium and Psychic Lemon

Oct 13 - GLASTONBURY, UK -  @ King Arthur w/ The Cosmic Dead

Oct 14 - HEBDEN BRIDGE, UK @ The Trades Club w/ Dead Sea Apes

Oct 15 - GLASGOW, UK @ Ivory Blacks w/ Nebula, The Cosmic Dead, Lucid Sins

Oct 17 - SALISBURY, UK @ The Winchester Gate

Oct 18 - BRISTOL, UK @ Crofter Rights w/ Sonic Jesus, Stereocilia

Oct 19 - MARGATE, UK @ Bar Nothing

Oct 20 - ANTWERP, BE @ Trix Desert Fest 

Oct 21 - AMIENS, FR @ Secret Show

Oct 23 - ANNAY LE CHATEAU, FR @ Bristrot Culture

Oct 24 - ROUEN , FR @ Le 3 Pieces

Oct 26 - ZWOLLE, NL @ Hedon w/ The Warlocks

Oct 27 - AMSTERDAM, NL @ OCCII w/ Sex Swing

Oct 29 - PARIS, FR @ La Maroquinerie e w/ The Warlocks 

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