Rick Burke (musician)

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Rick Burke
Rick Burke as Comacozer at Brighton Up Bar in Sydney, Australia, 2018.
Rick Burke as Comacozer at Brighton Up Bar in Sydney, Australia, 2018.
Background information
OriginSydney
Genres
Years active2013–present
Labels
  • Headspin
  • Weisskalt
  • Psychedelic Salad
  • Copper Feast
  • Sound Effects
  • Riot Season


Websiteweisskaltrecords.com

Rick Burke is an Australian psychedelic rock musician, best known as a founding member and songwriter of the instrumental dark heavy psychedelic space rock band Comacozer[1] and his moniker Tropical Sludge for his solo work in electronic music.[2]

Prior to Comacozer, Burke played in various death metal, hardcore and garage bands throughout the years[3] before gravitating towards psychedelic and electronic music with a dreamy and hypnotic resonance.[4]

Burke's music has been featured in notable publications including but not limited to It's Psychedelic, Baby! Magazine,[3] Gonzo Magazine,[5] The Obelisk,[6] HEAVY Magazine,[7] and 7th Level Music[8] due to Comacozer's strong underground cult following.[9]

The vinyl releases of Comacozer are spread across various record labels across the world: Headspin (The Netherlands),[10] Psychedelic Salad (Australia),[11] Copper Feast (United Kingdom),[12] Sound Effects (Greece).[13] and Riot Season (United Kingdom).[14]

The electronic releases of Tropical Sludge are either independent releases or exclusively released on Weisskalt (Australia),[15]

The music composed and performed by Burke has been cited to be geared towards "psychonauts".[16]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums as Comacozer[edit]

  • Deloun Sessions (2015)
  • Astra Planeta (2016)
  • Kalos Eidos Skopeo (2017)
  • Mydriasis (2019)

Singles as Comacozer[edit]

  • In Search of Highs (Volume 1) (2018)
  • Here and Beyond (2020)
  • Binbeal / Sun of Hyperion (2021)

EPs as Tropical Sludge[edit]

  • Isolation Jams (2022)
  • Headswirlers (2022)

Singles as Tropical Sludge[edit]

  • "Hendrix Jam" (2021)
  • "Ambient Moods" (2022)
  • "Summer Dream" (2022)
  • "DMT" (2022)
  • "Our Last Sunrise Together" (2022)
  • "Tripstasy" (2023)
  • "Mycelium" (2023)
  • "GOA" (2023)

Studio albums as Rusty Souls[edit]

  • Tripnotic (2018)

Credits[edit]

Comacozer[edit]

All songs written and performed by Rick Burke (guitar), Richard Elliott (bass) and Andrew Pana (drums).

Tropical Sludge[edit]

All songs written and performed by Rick Burke. Instruments include but are not limited to guitar, synthesizers, sitar and electronics.

Rusty Souls[edit]

All songs written and performed by Rick Burke (guitar) and James Heyligers (synthesizers, modular synthesizers and electronics).

References[edit]

  1. ^ Thorley, Andy. "Featured Band: Comacozer". Maximum Volume Music.
  2. ^ "Tropical Sludge (Weisskalt)". Bandcamp.
  3. ^ a b Breznikar, Klemen. "Comacozer interview". It's Psychedelic, Baby! Magazine.
  4. ^ Blayney, Anthony. "Review: Tropical Sludge – Isolation Jams EP". Your Mate Bookings.
  5. ^ "Comacozer – Astra Planeta". Gonzo.
  6. ^ Koczan, JJ. "Comacozer, Astra Planeta: The Navigational Mind". The Obelisk.
  7. ^ Matt, Bolton. "Review: CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, Arrowhead & Comacozer @ Crowbar, Sydney, 12th Feb 2020". HEAVY Magazine.
  8. ^ Havert, Nik. "Review: Comacozer – Mydriasis". 7th Level Music.
  9. ^ "[Interview] Comacozer (AU)". Downtuned Magazine.
  10. ^ "Comacozer". NTS Radio.
  11. ^ "Psychedelic Salad". Discogs.
  12. ^ "Copper Feast". Discogs.
  13. ^ "Rick Burke (Comacozer)". Discogs.
  14. ^ "Comacozer/Blown Out – In Search Of Highs: Volume 1 Review". More Fuzz.
  15. ^ "Weisskalt Releases". Weisskalt Records.
  16. ^ Bellisario, Bruno. "Comacozer – KALOS EIDOS SKOPEO (Album Review)". Outlaws of the Sun.

External links[edit]

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