Vermont Psychedelic is Peter Scrooby's sonic exploration in multi-genre musical project 

                              blending                 
                                             psychedelic vibes with  
                  eclectic sounds               
                                            exploring a diverse range of          
                     genres with a              
                                            psychedelic twist. Expect         
     the unexpected as folk                
                                            rock, electronic, and    
     psychedelic influences                                                 
                                            collide


Experimental | Indie | Psychedelic | Electronic | Rock |                              
  Rap | Bluegrass | Country | Pop | Hardcore | Metal |                                   

                            #Vermont Psychedelic
                                          is 
                                        the
                                musical
                             project of 
                     Peter Scrooby
         Vermont Psychedelic 
                                               is
                                               where
                                               Peter Scrooby
                                               bends genres It's not 
                             just music,
                                               it's a journey                           
       Scrooby takes you on a
                                               sonic exploration where
              genres blur and the 
                                               only limit is your                
                                     imagination      
                                      
                              *Vermont Psychedelic*
        

For many years I concentrated on painting, but meanwhile I come back to music more and more. I always like to connect the different mediums, also writing lyrics. I play several instruments with main instrument classical guitar. I'm no singer, but sometimes I like to send a message.
I enjoy your music on SC very much and often hear my likes. It's much better then the mainstream.  Many thanks to you all!
Hope, you enjoy my music too:)
You can buy some albums on Bandcamp.

Want to have a look at my paintings? Go on my website:

Violin
 
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC75yod6RSSe4JLRdhnW8StA

Welcome - It all started when I was 6 and studied musical school on the top of normal school. We learned classical music - notation, scales, chords, etc. By the age of ten, I got pretty good foundation of music theory, and I kept playing flute for next 5 years. 

But the real fun started at 13, when I purchased my first guitar, and then started composing within a year. I wrote many simple pop songs, punk songs, and some gospel, later on learned to play and compose very complicated riffs, licks, and many solo techniques, eventually landed in death metal band, where I played the lead guitar for 3 years. 
     
Of course, that is a long history now, and I gave up making music at 31. But roughly 11 years after that I came along to own my first Ipad, which happened to have Garageband app. And since then I slowly learn more and more tricks, and have now done over 2 hours of music, which you can hear for free on this page. 
     
Every song is an experiment itself, although I tend to be melodic, upbeat, and various. I'm still using diatonic scales and chords as main channel for composition, just as I learned in school as a little kid. Although some pentatonic scales now and then won't hurt, right? 
     
Here is how I see it about the music. The most basic and effective way to make the magic is the combination of good chord progression and good melody. So basically, brilliant cords, brilliant melody and how much they complement each other - that is the magic. And, of course, the structure that utilizes all that to the max. All the rest is just a gravy, (I mean, "just" a gravy) Don't get me wrong, the gravy can be very beautiful and  enjoyable, and most of my tracks so far are mostly gravy, but the proper meal should contain some meat, Know what I mean? My most "meaty" songs so far are probably Autumn Falls and Hint Of Tribecore. The biggest and dirtiest gravy so far would be probably Tribal Beginnings and Warning Immediate Noise. But you can judge that for yourself. 

Still, my main focus now increasingly becomes a sound modulation, and structures of song, because more I play with that tweaking of sound, more crazy sound I can hear. The goal here is pure magic and beauty distilled into nice 2-6 min. pieces. 
     
Also, a little disclaimer here. I don't do any vocals, mixes, remixes, or live pieces. All should be well thought through, electronic, and freshly new, and original. So enjoy listening and feel free to comment. I appreciate the feedback as it gives me more info and insight.
Peace.

The Beautiful Dark - My listening order preference, a playlist by The Beautiful Dark on #SoundCloud
https://on.soundcloud.com/jjA7w


✅ aitrainingstatement.org ✅ Thom Yorke is a signatory for this


Open to collaborations 🤝

Welcome!

👋🏼

Carl here

The Beautiful Dark YT
https://youtube.com/@thebeautifuldark?si=u0UsEUkBN6o0-It5

I started playing music very young. Keyboards at first in my cousin's place and at home a little later. Got piano lessons off my Nana, Eileen. She was an incredible player and gave me a bit of that power. I'm shit but I love her so much for giving me what I have there. My first guitar was an Ovation Acoustic I bought off my Uncle Liam. He has taught me so much about playing and performing. One of my main musical heros. Robbie Overson gave me two lessons too and I'd attribute any lead skills I have to his seeds.

I experienced the analogue days first. 4 track tapes with my bro Si (#1 inspirer). Together we got weed whacked out of it and taught ourselves our unique musical styles. Si is an incredible song writer. Way more finesse then me. Thought I'm the loud mouth it seems 😆 Such epic memories. So lucky 🌍


SoundCloud! Wow. Remember having to get by on MySPace (still loved it though) or NOTHInG before that! I am super grateful for this platform. Most people say its dying and getting taken over by bots but I disagree. To get the most out of here you need genuine engagement. You're largely singing to an audience of musicians so you could make an argument that the feedback here is better then anywhere else because of that fact. You'll likely need to delve into other artists material to get their attention. That can be hugely inspiring when you spend the time doing it and you offer constructive feedback. There's a good chance you'll receive it back from your like minded peers. 

I am currently working on my 2nd, 3rd and 4th TBD albums. Most of my recent uploads are short listed for them. They just need to be perfected. Aim is to release a 13 track album by the end of the year. The current name I'm working with is "Certain Slants of Light" borrowed from poet Emily Dickinson. Next year An Exploration of Frequency will be released...

My first album Scribe was released in 2020 and is available on all major platforms. Free on SoundCloud too if needed 🤫

Now it's time to focus on making my music a live act again for the first time in 18 years...

A few of my biggest musical influences are below. Thanks in particular to my brother Simon whom is top of the list. He has always been a wise set of ears for my waves no matter the result.

I use an 🎸Epiphone Les Paul as my main electric guitar and a 🎸Line 6 Variax as a secondary one. I use a shorty Bass. I use Boss twin delay/chorus and EQ and Boss DS1 for distortion along with the head of a line 6 spider amp for colour and additional effect. I have an 🎹SL88 midi controller and interface with an 🔌SSL 2 to a 🍎Mac on Logic and Live on 🪟PC. My acoustic is an 🎸Ovation Celebrity series and I record my vox with a 🎙️Rode NT1A microphone. 

Enjoy! 🎧 ☮️&💙


Influences..🫶🏿
Simon Culliton
Aileen Asatouri
Sean Norgrove
Colin McCann
Liam Stapleton
Eileen Stapleton
Niall Finnerty
Keith Murdiff
Dermot Byrne
Brian Meekan
Jeff Buckley
Radiohead
Blind Melon
Nick Mulvey
Ben Howard
Nine Inch Nails
PJ Harvey
Fiona Apple
Janes Addiction
Led Zeppelin
The Arcade Fire
Tom Vek
Fink
Archive
The Doors
Air
Ozric Tenticles
Placebo
Massive Attack
David Bowie
Gomez
R.E.M.
dEUS
Tom Barman
Stef
The Beatles
Rory Gallagher
Jimi Hendrix
Pearl Jam
Beck
Nirvana
Queens of the Stone Age
Soulwax
Grant Lee Buffalo
Cypress Hill
Bran Van 3000
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Faith No More
Porno For Pyros
DJ Shadow
Unkle
Peter Green
Girls Against Boys
Mazzy Star
Angus and Julia Stone
Ray LaMontagne
Ben Harper
The Prodigy
The War on Drugs
Bat for Lashes
The Police
Leftfield
The Chemical Bros
The Cure
Miike Snow
Cemeteries
Fontaines DC
Nick Cave
Soul Coughing
Beastie Boys
John Lennon
Sean Lennon
Moby
Fink
Hozier

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