Today’s conversation is with JONATHAN PEREZ, co-founder & guitarist of TRAUMA RAY. 

This past February, they released their CARNIVAL EP, a highly recommended 5-song trip through the warped abstractions of the psyche. It takes their sound in more meditative & even ambient directions, while also intensifying the pulverizing riffs & rhythms they’re known for.

Following the success of their U.S. run with Loathe last fall, they’re just a couple weeks away from a nationwide co-headlining tour with GLIXEN, which goes from April 10 to May 16.

Jon also writes & records music as JUAN CORDERO, & he released his debut LP, SONGS ABOUT GHOSTS, via SUNDAY DRIVE RECORDS back on Halloween 2023. FFO: Duster, Bedhead, Lowercase, Sparklehorse, & so forth.

In this episode, we move song-by-song through the Carnival EP, talk about surviving the love/hate relationship with your own music, & explore the overlap between everyday life & the cosmos.

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CARNIVAL EP

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SPRING 2026 TOUR DATES

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SONGS ABOUT GHOSTS LP

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HUM @ CHINA CLUB / CHICAGO '93

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TIMESTAMPS:

02:30: "Chameleon"

03:44: Carnival Record Release Show

08:44: "Hannibal" Video

10:36: Carnival EP

14:18: "Carousel"

18:38: "Hannibal"

23:19: "Méliès"

28:50: "Funhouse"

34:12: "Clown"

40:03: HUM's Influence

42:36: "Liftoff"

47:32: "Pewter" Discussion

01:06:39: "Breath"

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