Velvet Trip's origins can be traced back to a house party in Sydney's inner west six years ago, where Clayton Allen and Zeppelin Hamilton first met. Not long after that first meeting, the duo recorded their debut EP at Leichhardt's Parliament Studios, where they likely discussed their formative musical influences together, such as the recordings of Jimi Hendrix and Hamilton's namesake, Led Zeppelin. After playing guitar in Byron Bay-based hardcore and thrash bands such as Prowler, the next stage in Hamilton's creative evolution began with the release of Velvet Trip & The Six Moon Skies in 2019.
Its six tracks were recorded completely live by their long-time collaborator Phan Sjarif (Middle Kids, Birds Of Tokyo), with
