“The older you get, the heavier you get.” Materializer on what it takes to make heavy music.

How do you make genuinely heavy music with just two people? Chris and Conner Poole — the brothers behind Nashville DIY heavy psych duo Materializer — break it down in this highlight from their conversation on The Sonic Road Podcast, ahead of their debut album As the Body Flies, out October 2nd on Bandcamp. Materializer grew out of nearly nine years as The Swell Fellas, and in these highlights the brothers get into the sonic puzzle of going heavy as a two-piece — running a pair of '70s Silverface Fender Twin Reverbs that people can't believe sound that heavy, all analog, and figuring out how to make it work without a bassist in the room. They also tell the story of their 1991 Chevy van breaking down on the road, what watching bands like All Them Witches up close taught them about leveling up night after night, phone-bagging shows and being present in the room, why they chose the name Materializer, the personal and introspective themes behind As the Body Flies, and the reality of running a fully DIY band on night-shift jobs and endless emails. This is also the first episode with Becky Franzel officially co-hosting. If you care about DIY heavy music, analog tone, and bands doing it entirely on their own terms, this one is for you. 🎧 Full episode & newsletter → thesonicroad.com 🔗 All platforms → linktr.ee/thesonicroad 🌐 Materializer official site → materializerband.com 🎸 Materializer on Bandcamp → materializer.bandcamp.com 📸 Materializer on Instagram → instagram.com/materializerofficial 📘 Materializer on Facebook → facebook.com/materializerhq 📸 The Sonic Road on Instagram → @thesonicroad 🎵 The Sonic Road on TikTok → @thesonicroad 📘 The Sonic Road on Facebook → @thesonicroad