Turn Me On Dead Man signs with Alternative Tentacles!
from Alternative Tentacles...
AT inks a deal with San Francisco’s Turn Me On Dead Man to release the
band’s debut “God Bless the Electric Freak”!
TMODM meld mind-altering psych and mind-numbing heaviness into a musical cocktail of extreme rock that combines everything that kicks ass and leaves out anything that doesn’t. The band’s live shows are spectacles of feedback-drenched aural decadence and over-the-top
showmanship and imagery, a fitting accompaniment to their mountainous sonic approach.
The group have been creating their unique brand of lysergic-soaked rock since their inception in 2000, gigging extensively throughout the San Francisco bay area and garnering praise from all over their home turf and the country, spurred on by heavy rotation at the influential WFMU station in New Jersey. Alternative Tentacles founder Jello Biafra was suitably impressed by the band’s spaced-out, glammed-up, turned-up brand of audio mayhem enough to release “God Bless the Electric Freak” on his seminal imprint, a deal that the band eagerly accepted. We here at the AT Bat Cave are equally excited about bringing the band's message to the public…
“God Bless the Electric Freak” is an album that affirms that Rock is indeed religion and that religion is LOUD! Look for it September 13th on Alternative Tentacles.
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Matt Harvey
Publicity for Alternative Tentacles Records
PO Box 419092, San Francisco, CA 94141-9092
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www.alternativetentacles.com
Conceived in the Year 2003 in San Francisco, TURN ME ON DEAD MAN brings back heavydelic space rock from the future in the tradition of Ziggy Stardust and Jane's Addiction. TURN ME ON DEAD MAN's first full length recording, "God Bless the Electric Freak" has been born.
TURN ME ON DEAD MAN has performed throughout the Bay Area including such venues as The Pound SF, The Hotel Utah, The Red Devil Lounge, The Hemlock Tavern and The Mission Creek Music Festival. The band is currently receiving heavy rotation on WFMU 91.1fm, NYC. TURN ME ON DEAD MAN has been featured in the West Coast Edition of Performer Magazine, SF Weekly, and the San Francisco Bay Guardian
Turn Me on Dead Man:
Simply stupendous
There are just a few bands that I’m willing to go absolutely apesh*t over, and San Francisco’s Turn Me on Dead Man is one of them.
Their first album, “God Bless the Electric Freak,” was a killer combo of heavy metal with a psychedelic tinge that was propelled by intensely catchy pop melodies. Unfortunately, it went largely unnoticed, which is what happens when important bands are dedicated to making exceptional music and don’t conform to any pre-conceived notions of what their music should sound like. It’s the ultimate exercise in acting punk rock and using a do-it-yourself approach.
The good news is that Turn Me on Dead Man has released its second CD, “Technicolor Mother,” which is once again a DIY affair that sounds like total f’ing godhead. As pleasing as their first CD was, this new record is a step in the right direction as it ups the ante in terms of heaviness, songwriting and execution.
Despite less-than-stellar CD packaging (which is reportedly being addressed) and cheesy song titles such as “Cyclops (Dedicated to the One Eye Love),” Turn Me On Dead Man’s music is nothing short of stupendous with its driving and relentless sludge fest that is part early-Sub Pop and part Black Sabbath at their most devastating and creative.
Turn Me on Dead Man gets downright trippy on “Wonder Mint” which continues the band’s fascination with Beatles’ “Revolver"-era fusion of classical Indian music and rock and roll. The result is a dynamic blend of world music that sounds like Ravi Shankar played through huge Marshall amps backed by Jane’s Addiction.
While Turn Me on Dead Man remains San Francisco’s best-kept-secret, Alternative Tentacles is set to right that wrong by reissuing the CD this fall, which is bound to turn on a generation of stoner slackers who worship Comets on Fire and those who remember how good JA were before they jumped the shark.
It’s only matter a time before a band of Turn Me on Dead Man’s caliber has a big impact; the only question is whether the band’s ascent will start out with them becoming indie cult favorites or whether they will pass go and make the massive leap straight to the majors. Either way, music this good shouldn’t go unheard.
- Dave McGurgan, phillyburbs.com
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"It's a rare rock record these days that distances itself from the pack for me, but Turn Me On Dead Man's "God Bless the Electric Freak" has definitely been pushing my buttons! ...I'm impressed! I totally recommend listening to them!"
-Mike Lupica, DJ, WFMU 91.1FM, NYC
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"A lysergic-drenched cube of sugar sweet rock magic from San Francisco fur dealers who rule all things Yowza TURN ME ON DEAD MAN. Twelve tracks of space, super, and super-space humongo-riff action, rocked with globs of glam, pop, and crunch. They're tops. Righteously plugged on WFMU. "
- Bob McDonald, Revolver Records