Tigers On Opium and Skulldozer Members Cover Melvins to Benefit Don't Shoot PDX
Community outreach and donation is a great way to get involved in positively affecting the people around us. In the spirit of raising awareness, Tigers On Opium collaborated with members of Skulldozer to cover Melvin's "Hooch" and make this music video in hopes of inspiring people to look up a great organization, Don't Shoot PDX, and consider DONATING!
Juan Carlos Caceres from Tigers on Opium told the Obelisk "There’s no doubt 2020 has been a wild year! Within our own music community we’ve experienced the devastating effects of not being able to tour and play shows. Alongside that, we are all faced with some of the most polarizing societal moments in our country’s history. In the spirit of raising awareness for positive change, I collaborated with local Portland artists to produce this rendition of The Melvins song “Hooch”, in hopes of inspiring people to look up and donate to a great organization, Don’t Shoot PDX."
Tigers On Opium are a Portland-based stoner rock band formed out of a magical mix of scene veterans jamming and sheer happenstance. From their origins in 2015 ideas germinated for three years as the band crafted the perfect lineup, but since then the band has been hard at it. They have hence produced a stoner rock sound that hints at a love for psychedelics and hip hop, as well as a passion for literature and philosophy. This has given the band a unique aesthetic of great art that stays classy with a nice touch of grit. It sets them a head and shoulder above their peers and gives them a sound to call their own.
As the band developed, they toured the West Coast and even had a music video featured by 666 Mr Doom in 2018. The following year saw the band reach a whole new level of activity, playing with local headliners including Hippie Death Cult, LaGoon, Head the Hive and Disenchanter. The bands' arrival as a mainstay in the local scene was fully achieved.
The band is eager to play more shows, engage more deeply in the community and drive towards a bold new stoner rocking future. As Tigers On Opium continue to develop and prove that they deserve their place in Portland's bubbling stoner rock scene their ambitions only grow bolder. With eyes on the prize, Tigers On Opium seek to win the hearts of heavy rock fans around the globe.
Credits:
We do not own the copyright to this song it is for educational and community awareness. No monetizing.
Hooch written by the Melvins
Filmed by Triangles Around Us
Edited by Matt Howl
Additional camera work by Coyote Pistol
Music Performed by Juan Carlos Caceres, Justin Morgan, Nate Wright
Engineered by Juan Carlos Caceres, Justin Morgan, Jeanot Lewis-Rolland
Mixed and Mastered by Jeanot Lewis-Rolland @JLRAUDIOPRODUCTIONS
Produced by Triangles Around Us
Co-Produced by Frank Bowers
Justin Morgan from Skulldozer played guitar on this track.
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