King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Sleep Drifter (Live on KEXP) 

Suddenly....I'm 65 (male) from the desert southwest USA. Yeah, I can't believe it either. THIS is the music that those of us that were "rippiin' and roarin' " in the early 1970's could find very late into the wee hours on what we called "underground radio". Usually, bigger towns had stations that would let this psych rock fly at night, and when I hear it now...it immed. takes me back! Nothin' better than taking long, night-time drives with your buds, firing up some weed, laughing hysterically and listening to this stuff.

KEXP, you have the best audio engineers. This sounds so cool.

two drummers facing each other playing in time is epic

seeing two drummers playing the exact same thing with the exact same groove and feel is the most satisying thing ever

Wouw ... Anatolian psychedelic rock is not dead. Wonderful!!!

Benim sadık yarim sleep drifterdır...

Turkish Anatolian Rock... Glad to see it's alive. Great song.

Thanks KEXP for being a sanctuary for alternative culture !

If Syd Barrett hadn't had his breakdown, and Pink Floyd had spent a couple years in Istanbul, this is about what would've come of it. :D

This reminds me of 60s-70s Turkish psychedelic folk rock (yes, there is such a thing).

Virgin tame impala vs THE CHAD KING GIZZARD

Love the dedication it takes to build custom fret guitars for the whole band.

Dude getting people into the Gizz is always a great experience. The two drummers is what always blows them away, haha

The audio balance and clarity is just perfect. Well done KEXP engineer(s).

Aşık Veysel - Kara Toprak. Respect form Istanbul

I remember years ago these fellas did a free gig at my local pub. Only a few of us hung around til 10pm on that Thursday night to watch them, but we were all blown away. It was the closest thing I’ll ever experience to time travel. Although I didn’t experience the 60’s or 70’s, I was certain I was living in that era during the hour and a half show they put on that night.

Ulan yıllardır dinliyorum seni, araç müziklerimden biridir. Hanımla çocuk olmadığında, mahalle kekolari gibi sesini sonuna kadar açıp dinliyorum. Camı açıp avazım çıktığı kadar bağırıyorum. Stres atma yontemim. Ha bu arada bu dediklerimi otobanda yapiyorum. Meskun mahallde değil. Turkiyenin bir ucundan Şırnak,a van,a Iğdır,a Antalya ya , Hatay,a orduya giderken devamlı dinledigimdir 😅😅

Respect from Turkey. Anadolu rock

Wow, Turkish people must love these guys, I mean, every video or song I hear from them on RU-vid there is always, and I say ALWAYS a Turkish person or someone saying in the comments that they sound like Turkish psychedelic rock from the 70's. Haha, okay my dear Turkish friends, I get the message. I hope someday they play in Turkey, maybe then all your dreams will be fulfilled. Greetings from Brazil

Why do Australians look so Australian?

KEXP: So do you guys need the extra drum kit, maracas, harmonica, or foam-mat floors for tonight’s performance? King Gizzard: Yes.

This needs to be released on Vinyl! my favorite recording of Gizz ever

Microtonal melodies of this band is giving Turkish Anatolian Rock music taste to us. Thanks King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard!

Holy fuck these guys are some of the most talented musicians

better than the studio version

Aşık Veysel is one of the best legendary musicians in Türkiye. We are proud of him. It is so nice to see that you are impressed by him and have used his melodies in your song. Well done, congratulations 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

0:25 my GOD does anyone else love that lick? I swear it's what got me into them in the first place

Did not want this to end! Love it when I can hear a band with as many members as this so clearly. Fabulous rhythm and melodies!

This band helps me get through these days.

That throbbing bass and triple kick has me nursing a half chub every time!!!

they opened the door

Drifting in and out of sleep Is my favourite state to be I can see you next to me And it is lovely Sleep drifter, sleep drifter I can feel you touch me And I can hear you breathing Please no one wake me When I'm sleep drifting Drifting in and out of sleep Reality begins to fray You'll become so close to me In a hotel far away Sleep drifter, sleep drifter I can know you're right here And I can catch your crying tear We can be so close, dear When I'm sleep drifting Drifting in and out of sleep Is my favourite state to be I can see you next to me And it is lovely Sleep drifter, sleep drifter I can feel you touch me And I can hear you breathing Please no one wake me When I'm sleep drifting I can know you're right here And I can catch your crying tear We can be so close, dear When I'm sleep drifting I can feel you touch me And I can hear you breathing Please no one wake me When I'm sleep drifting Sleep drifter, sleep drifter Sleep drifter, sleep drifter Sleep drifter, sleep drifter Sleep drifter, sleep drifter I can feel you touch me And I can hear you breathing Please no one wake me When I'm sleep drifting

One baglama to play them all!

When you let everyone join the band.

The band of a thousand guitarists.

Just the best band I can think of in recent years

Anadolu rock forever =) ruhları şad olsun Cem KARACA, Barış MANÇO ve diğerlerinin.

as a bağlama and guitar player i can easily say that despite the similar walks in the song as "kara toprak " (caused by "komas" ), it would not be right to say they are the two songs are the same or so similar. I love how deeply a master as Aşık Veysel turned his feelings into all those traditional songs, and I also really like King Gizzard as well.

The rhythmic modulation in this one is crazy.

When you and your friends start a band but you have alot of friends

Hope they have an album called Blizzard Hazard

*All HAIL THE KING GIZZARD !!!* And the Lizard Wizard

Audio Engineer: Kevin Suggs, Audio Mixer: Stu Mackenzie: super great job guys, thanks! Edit: Just realized Stu Mackenzie is the lead singer, fucking awesome!

Im so happy i found this group because theres not a whole lot of bands out there with that old sound

These guys are so normal, like I feel like I would know them or would hangout with them, but their musical dream and abilities are so creative, imaginary and interestingly well done, all their work

Been listening to these guys for years and I can finally afford to follow them around the country. Can't wait Until U.S. tour 2024.

the dynamic control is astounding

Take a bow Kevin Suggs & Stu Mackenzie & KEXP in general for your everlasting commitment to sound quality. It make all the difference & some of us notice.

I'm so happy to hear this song, hope to love Veysel's Soul

70s Turkish Anatolian Rack Music ... I love it.... The pioneers of this music are Turkish musicians Cem Karaca, Mongols, Erkin Koray, Barış Manço, Kardaşlar, Apaşlar.

benim sadık yarim iki davuldur o değil de aferin gerçekten mükemmel iş çıkartmışlar

I am so proud to hear of a song influenced Anatolian Rock and Anatolian Folk... Very well! I loved your style so much!

love the intro they're doing for this.

My cousin just turned me onto these guys . I love my cousin even more now!! Thanks Erik.

Forever grateful for the talented audio engineers who work at KEXP to bring us these unreal studio performances, and of course forever grateful for King Gizz :)

Atm this is my fav King Gizz song Can't wait to see them live again

I always thought playing metal music live (especially death metal) was very hard because everyone has to be on the same page...But this...woowww so much going on

3 guitarists, 2 drummers, 1 bassist, 1 keyboardist and other assorted instruments. This band is fucking stacked

It reminds me of early Pink Floyd, like Barrett Floyd

This is my favorite song of all times! Thank you KG & TLW~

Great guitar tones and effects

This is it. This is the video that sent me on the King Gizzard journey. And it has not let up.

I have a persian setar (ancient iranian string instrument) and have the same fret configuration. it's amazing how your creativity is reconfigured when you change your structure

Love these guys, Love from Miami Cuba 🙏

favorite band. no question

Just checked this out on Tidal, the quality of this recording from KEXP is so much better. More open sound than the album version. Really like it.

i listen to this almost everyday

This is awesome those drummers are tight as fuck and in perfect time with one another absolutely mind blowing this is CAN for the 21st century

barefoot stu best stu

Hey guys! Anatolian rock was in Australia in 1974 with Baris Manco and Kurtalan Ekspres.

This is the definitive version. Well done KEXP

This is the future of rock

The fact these guys refretted their guitars deserves a like regardless

Love them ❤ saw them in chicago and it was an experience I'd never forget

One of my favorite songs

when people say that there's never been a great all-female band, I show them King Gizz

this live Performance is touchin to the perfection

aussiess you have talent, instruments, everything!!! fell in love more and grow your mustaches like one of the batterists, it is inevitable!

Unique band! All their music varies from song to song. Kinda amazing, ween eat your heart out lol...

Something I always wished, was that if the guys would have recorded a performance with KEXP during their "Nonagon Infinity" tour. That album, coming through the mixes that KEXP execute, would have sounded INCREDIBLE!!!

@3:03 Over and over and over! What a great transition and beat!!!!

good way to start the day

LOVE THE FADE OUT ...... THAT THING WAS CLEAN

Çıkamıyorum parçadan. Günlük dozumu alıp gideyim :D

this is the best i heard last years///P.S. sorry for my english. i m russian

That oriental vibe is really something else makes this track so special

This song has all of the best elements of Krautrock.

Just Outstanding. I may have finally found my new Favourite Band.

Best band since B.C

It oozes 60's, something like Stray and Blue Cheer

nice Murlocks shirt....those microtonal guitars are terrific

"Benim sadık yârim kara topraktır". Eyy! Gidi koca Aşık Veysel. Bak unutturmuyorlar seni, rahat uyu. 😢😢

great, super!!!

This is like the shit that neighbor at the end of the block used to listen to when I was a kid. He had a crazy look in his eye. He owned a drum set and sometimes had jam sessions that would end with yelling and broken beer bottles. Sometimes he threw things out the second story window at random and yelled at no one on particular.

this happens when your talented children discover the krautrock records that you had forgotten in the basement

Please play this jam in Richmond VA in August! Early reminder 🎗️ 💯

awesome mixing as always by KEXP

Best random introduction to a band EVER.

I wish GHOST would sound more like these guys. These guys are 100 FIRE!

Listening to songs such as ‘sleep’, ‘sleep drifter’ and ‘I’m only sleeping’ instead of sleeping.