Dream Violence

Dream Violence, Michael Beach's fourth full-length album, is an epic exploration of the duality of the human condition. Beach, known for his work with the Australian guitar pop band Thigh Master and the late Israeli guitarist Charlie Megira, creates a sound that is both well-built and ramshackle, straightforward and complex, out of the norm yet familiar.

Dream Violence unfolds like a revelation, with sonic references to artists like Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, the Velvet Underground, and the Go Betweens. Influences from Megira to Glenn Branca to the Oblivians are combined to create a new, exhilarating sound, continuing Beach's musical evolution since 2008's Blood Courses.

A veteran of indie rock roundups, Beach distills the best of his early albums and adds sharpened intent in Dream Violence. Recorded on two continents during Beach's move from Oakland, California to Melbourne, Australia, the album captures his journey navigating a new music scene, bureaucratic red tape, and ultimately, citizenship.

Parts of the album were recorded and mixed at Tiny Telephone Recording in Oakland, with Kelley Stoltz producing. Other tracks were recorded in Melbourne, where Beach felt "relaxed and sloppy in all the right ways," and partially remixed at Phaedra Studios.