Sound Tribe Sector 9 is certainly not under the radar, but this festival-scene-favorite is independent in all that they do. They create tasty genre-melt music, run their own independent label called 1320 records, perform live very frequently, and involve themselves with benefit shows. Having caught them at Bonnaroo in 2005 and 2007, this live album caught my eye. Re:Generation was a concept festival that the band put together in Deerfield, North Carolina 7/6-7/7 in 2007. The festival was a chance for people to connect with each other, nature, and the visual art and music being hosted.
The live album captures the spirit of the performance, sending the listener on an astral-type journey through the weekend. You get to feel the festival jam with mixed in electro-beat-psychedelia. Dance, hip-hop, hippie-jam, electronic, blues, improv, psyche, beat, drums&bass; they skillfully combine all this, and the best part is, you don't even have to dig any of these genres to get into the music. They're just that good.
The album is split into three separate cds, including one short afternoon and two long evening sets. The afternoon set is from the second day, and is a little more passive and relaxing. The two evening sets are more engaging and powerful. Many of the songs exceed ten minutes, and it's pretty easy to get lost in the middle of it all, which is good, because that's how it was intended. Personally, I find the sounds from these shows excellent to create visual artwork to.
The album is available on STS9's label site, here:
http://1320records.com/store/s2/artistHome.jsp?ah=35231
The album is listed as three separate (and reasonably priced) sets. You can download the mp3s right there and be listening in less time than it takes to make toast and coffee (probably).
To learn more about the Re:Generation festival you can visit it's official site:
http://www.sts9regeneration.com/
Last, but not least, you can check out STS9's website and myspace:
http://www.sts9.com/
http://www.myspace.com/sts9
If you get the chance to see Sound Tribe live, it's well worth a drive across a few state lines. They are scheduled to play at Langerado this spring.
1 comments:
hey, this is a great post...i was wondering if you knew anything about the art that appears on the alum cover...it's amazing!
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