Faun Tempol
Phuzz Phest 2026 marks the debut live performance of Faun Tempol, an avante-garde psych-pop studio project based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Their work embodies the ongoing collaborative collision between multi-instrumentalists Thomas Simpson and Carter Gaj. Their debut double album, La Oprika, represents the sum total of a year spent tinkering with studio textures, rhythmic improvisations, unexpected compositional structures, and dream-bound excursions to fanciful locales.
“With layers of psychedelic instrumentation, ‘La Oprika’ is an ecstatic introductory album for avant-garde Raleigh-based duo Faun Tempol.”