More than three decades after their first rehearsal room sessions, Italian Heavy Psych trio Deadpeach are opening the vaults to unveil “The Demo Tapes,” a digital reissue of their original cassette recordings “Green” (1995) and “Touch Me I’m Peach” (1996).
Originally released alongside the band’s DIY Peach Zine, these long-lost recordings capture the raw energy, handmade aesthetic, and fearless experimentation that defined a generation raised on fuzz pedals, photocopiers, and tape decks. Now carefully digitized and restored, “The Demo Tapes” offer an unfiltered snapshot of Deadpeach’s formative years – a bridge between the Punk-infused underground of the 1990s and the expansive Psychedelia that would later define their sound.
Recorded live in a single day at Day Records Studio in Pesaro and produced by Paul Chain, a cult figure in the Italian Doom scene, “Green” marks the band’s very first studio outing. Driven by lo-fi grit, grunge tones, and instinctive improvisation, the nine-track demo embodies the raw independence of the mid-’90s underground. For its 2025 reissue, the recording has been remastered at Tam Tam Studio in Cesena, preserving the original analogue warmth while making it accessible for the first time on all digital platforms. Each download and pre-order include exclusive archival photos and a full scan of the original Peach-Zine #0, offering a complete dive into Deadpeach’s earliest universe.
“These recordings capture who we were. Young, instinctive, and searching,” says vocalist and guitarist Giovanni Giovannini. “They represent a time when everything was done by hand, from recording to the artwork. It’s not just nostalgia; it’s a document of our roots.”
Following “Green,” Deadpeach returned with “Touch Me I’m Peach” in 1996, a second self-produced demo that expanded their sonic palette into garage psychedelia and early stoner tones. Originally paired with Peach-Zine #1, it continued the band’s DIY ethic while hinting at the more mature sound that would culminate in their 2007 debut album “Psycle.” “Touch Me I’m Peach” will be released digitally on December 10, 2025, with remastered audio and previously unseen photos from the era.
Founded in Cattolica, Italy, in 1993, Deadpeach have spent over three decades shaping their unique blend of Heavy Psych, Fuzz, and vintage groove, sharing stages with Colour Haze, Orange Sunshine, and Ufomammut, and earning acclaim for their 2024 studio album “The Cosmic Haze and the Human Race.” With “The Demo Tapes,” the band revisits the DIY spirit and sonic freedom that first defined them. A time capsule of Italy’s underground Rock movement before digital took over. “This is more than a reissue,” adds Giovannini. “It’s a celebration of an era when music was shared by hand – from cassette to cassette – and when imperfection was part of the magic.”
Deadpeach’s “”The Demo Tapes: Green” is released November 30th, and “The Demo Tapes: Touch Me I’m Peach” on December 10th. Both can be pre-ordered now via Bandcamp, complete with archival visuals and the original Peach Zine scans HERE.
[News] Deadpeach unearth early recordings in a 30-year journey back to the origins of Italian Psychedelic Rock
ByJacopo Vigezzi
Oct 29, 2025