Dream Machine Asks "What Do You Believe" In New Single + Video Today
PSYCHEDELIC ROCKERS
DREAM MACHINE
RELEASE HYPNOTIC NEW SINGLE
“WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE”
TODAY
ACCOMPANIED BY MIND-BENDING MUSIC VIDEO
Above: “What Do You Believe” Single Artwork
NASHVILLE, TN (March 27, 2024) — Today, psychedelic husband and wife duo Dream Machine will take listeners back in time to an era of peace, love, and rock ‘n’ roll with their new single “What Do You Believe.” Matthew and Doris Melton expertly craft the 60’s and 70’s sound in the 21st century, basking in the sounds of the golden era of music and introducing audiences young and old to the mysterious and magical world of heavy psychedelic rock.
Posing the tough questions in an anthemic, unrelenting way, the track begins with haunting vocals and entrancing riffs across the instrumentals. The song builds into a fast-paced chorus, ultimately leading to an acapella bridge of the couple harmonizing their question. With prominent prog rock influences on this track, the varying rhythms and techniques throughout simulate the chaos of a questioning mind.
“What do you believe is the actual truth about this life we're all living so casually? As you wake up from the hypnotic routine we all tend to slip into, what does it all really mean? Who and what are we? What do we believe to be the actual truths of this apparent reality?” Doris ponders.
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Above: Still from the “What Do You Believe” music video
Paying homage to the hallucinogenic visuals of the 60s and 70s, Dream Machine is also releasing a mesmerizing music video for the track that will spark waves of nostalgia. “‘What Do You Believe’ ponders the world beyond this life and peers into the world of cults, ancient cultures, religions, and otherworldly magic in a colorful collage created by Salvador Cresta who is an emerging artist from Argentina,” Matthew elaborates. With bright tie dye backgrounds and flashing images of history and human life, the video matches the song's hypnotic energy by entrancing viewers to listen to their message.
WATCH THE “WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE” MUSIC VIDEO BELOW.
On February 27, Dream Machine released their first single of the year — “Find Me Again” — which was exclusively unveiled with Ghettoblaster Magazine. The track tells the cosmic love story of two souls attempting to reunite in the afterlife and features an extended instrumental intro akin to the era, with the vintage electric organ and fuzzed out guitar riffs accompanying buzzing vocals that may have you thinking it's 1971 all over again.
“Dream Machine offers a remedy for the predictable ongoings of the prefabricated modern world,” Matthew explains the concept of the track. “A plan to stick together beyond their earthly vessels is formulated, with a commitment that goes beyond what this three dimensional world has to offer. As the cold hands of death close in, their two spirits spiral together upwards in an unbreakable otherworldly union transcending space and time for all eternity.”
To accompany their new music, the band will leave their home in Amsterdam to tour the U.S. throughout the spring. “There's nothing quite like the ritual of playing concerts, how everyone comes together to share the experience and while performing we try to bring everything we have to it,” Doris admires. “Every show is a snapshot of where you're at as an artist and to be able to connect with so many people at once is a strangely magical and highly satisfying experience. We live for it.”
Above: Dream Machine Tour Admat
After spending several years in the Memphis music scene playing everything from garage punk rock to 60s and 70s pop, Matthew found himself on stage in Rotterdam, The Netherlands where Doris was watching from the crowd. He had been playing in rock ‘n’ roll outfits such as Bare Wires and Warm Soda already, and encouraged Doris to use her classical piano training to dig into the world of rock music. Originally from former Yugoslavia, she has rooted herself in both the Netherlands and the United States, pulling inspiration from all of her experiences and pouring them into music.
The two blended their different backgrounds and musical ideas into the unique sound of Dream Machine for the first time in 2017. Recording on their trusty Tascam 388 using reel-to-reel, analog ¼” tape, the band takes the warmth and texture of their sound very seriously. They often take out the Tascam 42 to add a layer of grit along with their collection of vintage instruments and effects to create the most authentic sound to the genre. The result is a perfectly preserved time capsule for listeners to enjoy — an opportunity for lovers of the era to consume something entirely new along with the nostalgia they cherish.
The couple debuted their unique sound on The Illusion (2017) and further solidified themselves in the genre on their sophomore offering Breaking the Circle (2017) — both released on Matthew’s own Fuzz City Records. Dream Machine spent the next five years honing their craft and moving across the world from America ending up on the outskirts of Amsterdam. They brushed up against early 80’s synth pop on their third album Living the Dream (2022), continuing to tune to their preferred A=432 Hz, keeping their sound as authentic as possible. With influences from sonic icons such as Black Sabbath, The Doors, Deep Purple, and Iron Butterfly, their discography spans across the great emotions of the era with high regard for the recording process that honors the music of yesterday.
Matthew and Doris believe there is something special to discover about this life — something mystical that holds everything together. Ultimately, the duo seeks to hone in on this mysterious frequency to connect with people through the exploration of life’s many perplexing unknowns. Doris reflects, “We don't know all the answers, but just maybe, if people can lay down their physical, mental, and spiritual weaponry and join hands, perhaps we can live together in a perpetual state of peace, love and kindness.”
Above: Dream Machine; Credit: Logan Regnier