SONG PREMIERE: Trabants Unleash Lively & Blissful Fusion Cacophony On ‘August Nights’ (opens in new tab)

In 2015, psychedelic fusion instrumental outfit Trabants began what is now being called a trilogy of releases. That year, the ever-evolving band led by Eric Penna unleashed Freakout, an intoxicating collection of fuzzed-out, surf-rock-tinted orchestrations that wash the listener with bright, alien hues. 2024 brought along part two of this trio of releases, the two-song Mantra 7” which featured the blissful cacophony of the title track and the ripping yet melting “Surfers on Acid.” Trabants’ v...