West Coast psyche-rockers Carlton Melton (Andy Duvall, Rich Millman and Clint Golden, all masters of psyche) are a band of consistency, they're constantly producing top quality sounds, you know, the good shit. Release after release the band produces music of the highest quality which has the power to transport you, open a door and let your mind fly. Take their most recent release 'Mind Minerals' (I picked up a copy at their recent Salisbury gig), it's the 'dogs', man, and I can't get enough of it. It's an album that makes you sort of greedy and selfish. Greedy because you want more of it, you seek out opportunities to listen to it. I've been particularly enjoying listening whilst out walking, its expansive soundscapes suit the outside, it's great walking music (it's great lying down music too, mind, and of course there's the added warmth of the record). And selfish because you really don't want to be disturbed while you're listening to it, you just want to immerse yourself, savour every morsel. It may be a double album, though its time altering qualities means it feels as if it's over far too soon. There is an easy solution though...play it again. Mind Minerals seamlessly swings from driven psyche rock riffs that have your head bobbing and feet tapping to powerful droney hypnotic soundscapes which have you pinned against the walls of your mind like a centrifuge, building the pace before propelling you out into space, or wherever your mind takes you. Don't take my word for it, listen and know. It's a groovy meditation, man.
Buy yourself a copy here https://www.normanrecords.com/records/168824-carlton-melton-mind-minerals
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