ROPE TRICK is the term given by physicist John Malik to the curious lines and spikes which emanate from the fireball of certain nuclear explosions just after detonation.
—Wikipedia

Bio

ROPE TRICK is an experimental heavy psych duo from Philadelphia, USA. It’s ecstatic acid-fried cosmic rock, inspired by everything from metal and jazz to sacred dance music from around the world. Indy Shome (guitar/vocal) and Nathanael Totushek (drums) have been musical co-conspirators since 2010, including in Queen Elephantine. The pair has evolved a symbiotic sound that is so much more than the sum of its parts. The synergy is electric. The chemistry is explosive.

 

FFO Colour Haze, Soundgarden, Melvins, Cream, Fatso Jetson, Led Zeppelin, Queens of the Stone Age / Desert Sessions, Hamid Drake & William Parker, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Lightning Bolt, Mars Volta, Neil Young, Jeff Buckley, Fela Kuti, Sonic Youth, King Crimson, Hawkwind, Jefferson Airplane

Connect

Website: ropetrickband.com
Bandcamp: ropetrickband.bandcamp.com
Instagram: instagram.com/ropetrickband
Email: ropetrick66@gmail.com

Press

“Ambitious, exciting heavy psychedelic rock… like a riff-haunting ghost… intoning lyrics about tsunamis and explosions… A swaggering piece of Soundgarden-esque heavy blues.” — Rosy Overdrive (More)

Top EPs of 2024
“Long, winding tracks that gradually unfold in satisfying ways. Wiry guitar lines twist and tangle, and the drumming is technical and propulsive.” — The Elite Extremophile (More)

Top 12 Short Releases of 2017
“Marked by low-end groove and swells of volume and thrust… Gradually developing but not moving slowly by any means… jazzy, loose-swinging, but never without a sense of direction behind it.”  —The Obelisk  (More)

Best Psychedelic Music of the Month
“Experimental heavy psych that’s not to be missed… Excellent tracks that put a unique spin on the messy, reckless vision of Neil Young & Crazy Horse.” — The Third Eye (More)

Most Listened of the Month
“Every single part of these two tracks is exactly where it needs to be… You will be shivering and swaying along with every move… So wild, savage and dervish it will have you longing for ten more minutes…” — Stoner Hive / Doom Charts (More)

“The duo have managed to create a sound which most quartets are incapable of producing… Hypnotizing and alluring… draws you in, sees you sink 11 minutes of your time in to a single track, and yet still want more…” —The Moshville Times (More)

 

Tour

2026 ▼ Northeast

8/1 – Philadelphia PA, Nikki Lopez
9/1 – Philadelphia PA, Milkboy
10/17 – Orange County VT, Hallowed Ground Fest
11/11 – Philadelphia PA, Little Big Planet

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