Exclusive Premiere | Turkuaz – Tiptoe Through the Crypto
By Andy Kahn Mar 26, 2015 • 10:00 am PDT


Recorded at Brooklyn’s Galaxy Smith Studios, Stereochrome was taped using vintage analog equipment and recording processes. The four songs on the EP were inspired in part by some of the band’s strongest influences, including The Beatles, Ray Charles, The Band and James Brown. Turkuaz plans to release their fourth full-length album, Digitonium, later this year.
“The song title refers to ‘crypto-biotic soil,’ the stuff you’re not supposed to walk on. It’s a slow, Sly Stone kind of groove with a vintage ’70’s drum machine in the background and lyrics describing everything from environmental awareness to a shaman-guided peyote trip through the desert. There’s a message underlying what seems to be sort of meaningless words, at times. I promise!” Turkuaz’s Dave Brandwein tells JamBase about the track.
Turkuaz Tour
3/26 – Gainesville, FL @ The Jam
3/27 – Tampa, FL @ Crowbar Live
3/28 – Fernandina Beach, FL @ Slide Into Spring
3/31 – Charlotte, NC @ The Rabbit Hole
4/1 – Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry
4/2 – Washington, DC @ Gypsy Sally’s
4/9 – Saratoga Springs @ Putnam Den
4/1 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
4/11 – South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Ballroom
4/15 – Syracuse, NY @ Westcott Theater
4/16 – Ithaca, NY @ The Haunt
4/17 – Ardmore, PA @ Ardmore Music Hall
4/18 – Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street Ballroom
4/20 – Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club
4/21 – Roanoke, VA @ Martin’s Downtown Bar & Grill
4/22 – Asheville, NC @ New Mountain Theatre
4/23 – Athens, GA @ Live Wire Athens
4/26 – New Orleans, LA @ 1st Annual Nolafunk Time Machine
4/28 – Knoxville, TN @ The Concourse at The International
4/30 – Rochester, NY @ Flour City Station
5/2 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
5/22 – Chillicothe, IL @ Summer Camp 2015
6/6 – Glouster, OH @ Family Roots Fest
6/18 – Hedgesville, WV @ The Mad Tea Party Jam
7/2 -4 – Quincy, CA @ High Sierra Music Festival
7/10 – Summit Point, WV @ All Good Music Festival
8/1 – Bridgeport, CT @ Gathering of the Vibes
8/7 – Loveland, CO @ Arise Music Festival
8/13 – Spencer, IN @ Hyperion Music & Arts Festival
8/20 – Bartow, WV @ Camp Barefoot 9 Music Festival