Take The Tides is an instrumental heavy psychedelic trio from Varaždin, founded in 2022. Combining elements of psychedelic rock, post-rock and stoner aesthetics, the band creates atmospheric instrumental compositions shaped through improvisation.

All Damned Switches is the debut album of the Croatian instrumental psychedelic rock trio Take The Tides. Combining heavy psych, desert rock, post-rock and krautrock, the album brings hypnotic rhythms, spacious guitar parts and psychedelic improvisations that are the result of many years of playing together. Founded in 2022 in Varaždin, the band Take The Tides records four years of musical development on its debut. Their sound sails on waves of psychedelia, post-rock and ambient heaviness.

BIOGRAPHY

Take The Tides is an instrumental heavy psychedelic band from Varaždin, Croatia, formed in 2022. The project was founded by guitarist Hrvoje Kreč and drummer Nikola Kekez, who previously played together in the Varaždin-based stoner rock band Sten Mol. They were soon joined by bassist Dominik Kavur, completing the band’s current three-piece lineup. Take The Tides develops its sound at the crossroads of heavy psychedelic rock, post-rock, stoner rock, and atmospheric instrumental music. As an instrumental band with no vocals, they create their songs through improvisation, gradually shaping ideas into complete compositions. Their music combines hypnotic psychedelic melodies, heavy riffs, and ambient textures, with a strong focus on dynamics and atmosphere.

The songs often build through gradual progression and long- form development, blending powerful stoner and post-metal sections with meditative, cinematic soundscapes. The band draws inspiration from the classic psychedelia of the 1960s and 1970s, as well as from the contemporary heavy psych, post-rock, and instrumental music scene. Since their formation, the band has been actively performing across Croatia, with notable appearances at KVART Festival in Varaždin, ŽECfest, Tvornica kulture in Zagreb, AKC Attack (Medika), as well as numerous club shows within the regional alternative scene. Over the years, they have established themselves as a strong live act, where improvisation, atmosphere, and performance intensity come fully to life.

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Mix & Master: Leonard Klaić
Recording: Karlo Lugarić [GS Doublestroke] & Luka Majcen
Album artwork: Lord Chardak (Mislav Lešić)

Take The Tides:
Dominik Kavur – Bass
Nikola Kekez – Drums
Hrvoje Kreč – Guitar

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