Harsh Toke//Joy//Sacri Monti - "Burnout"

Tee Pee Records presents a three-way split between a trio of their finest heavy psych bands. California kings HARSH TOKE, JOY and SACRI MONTI have joined forces to create Burnout - three slabs of wax that whisk you away to a place where guitar solos reign supreme!

Burnout consists of three 7" records, bundled together to form an unholy trinity with blazin' blues and riffs a-plenty. HARSH TOKE serves up two searing Roky Erickson rippers, while JOY and SACRI MONTI shred through a terrific new track apiece, while also paying tribute to legends that paved the way; JOY covering the Road classic Spaceship Earth and SACRI MONTI blazing through Atomic Rooster's Sleeping For Years.

Each of the three records features artwork by acclaimed multi media artist, BB Bastidas, and on the back cover, photography by renowned photographer JT Rhoades.

At the 2017 edition of Roadburn Festival, HARSH TOKE took their Roky worship to a new level as they performed a set entirely of Roky Erickson tracks (as well as a separate set of their own music). JOY and SACRI MONTI have given a firm nod towards their respective inspirations with their choice of cover songs, but also given a glimpse into the direction they're heading in with the inclusion of brand new material too!

San Diego is proving to be something of a hot bed for heavy psych bands, and this three way split captures some of the best. Burnout and then rock out!

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Equal parts atmospheric and anarchic, HARSH TOKE merges raging, blind fury musicianship with unprecedented white-knuckle volume abuse. In 2016, the band released a celebrated split EP with labelmates EARTHLESS and the acid rock band's 2014 debut, Light Up and Live, was praised for its relentless creativity.

The sound of JOY has been described as "a spaced-out sonic groove-ride" and "outer reach freak out", but that hyperbole alone doesn't do justice to the group's measured mode of attack. Featuring Hendrixian guitarist Zach Oakley, JOY puts a premium on establishing both structure and dynamics, its kaleidoscopic flurry and full-throttle riffage is anchored by both subtle detail and surprising textural depth. The band's most recent full-length is 2016's Ride Along!.

Roughly translated as "Sacred Mountains", SACRI MONTI's music is a searing smorgasbord of muscular rock that boils '70s guitar rock down to its purest essence. Fingers bleed, eardrums implode and craniums collapse when SACRI MONTI cranks up its bitchin', blistering buzz. The group's self-titled debut dropped in 2015.

Burnout will be released via Tee Pee Records on June 23, 2017. Pre-orders are available HERE.