I met Kirk in Stockholm sweden in the 90:s, such a humble and genuinly friendly guy. He gave me some pointers on how to improve my drumming and it gave me the inspiration and motivation to push my limits. Today i make a living doing what i love, playing drums and in no small part thanks to Kirk. Wish i could meet him again and thank him for changing my life.
This piece is sensational in many ways. The ominous, lopsided, alternating 3/4 - 5/4 time. The Rush moving pictures-meets-2001 HAL robot noises. The steroidal Larry Young or '75 Return to Forever Hammond patch (or is it a real one?) falling back to a previous earth like second-stage separation, just before the Killer solo. The dark and brooding harmonies worthy of a mixed Bulgarian and Hungarian throat choir doing a Steve Reich gig, and generating a harmonic tension-power of 2.8TreV, and; most of all, Henderson's range of tones and techniques whipped out like he was making an instructional video for the astronauts' microwave. He gets a density of harmonic layering that's so high in places it's danger-critical and it's perhaps surprising the studio didn't implode into a black-hole as the final tracks were mixed in. Perhaps time travel explains how Scott managed to channel Muddy Waters and Ravi Shankar (see also Jimmy Herring at Nedfest..) into XX-C LA; the distorted, compressed, flanged, phased, chorused, delayed, and reverbed faux-slide-tone is atomically sick with no hope of cure, sounding like a 152-pc Klezma-orchestra fronted by John-Lee's sick uncle fed thru' Albert King's 1000-W Acoustic stack and PA, with the volume knob broken off at fifteen. The final climactic slide melody before the rhythm break, partly redeveloped at the end, is, to properly (possibly uniquely) coin a hackneyed phrase, awesome. He is getting the intensity of a Stalingrad flamethrower and spade assault only previously achieved by Maxim Vengorov on the Passacaglia from Shostakovitch's violin concerto, or maybe 'trane at the climax of A Love Supreme. A niggle is the later part of the arrangement; up to the solo everything makes sense, but the big-V seems to drop its escape velocity for the slightly aimless bass/drums ding-dong before the resumed head. Nevertheless, I kneel and wonder- how was this possible only 500-y since humans were in low-tech farming communities?? Peace and thanks for posting.
I was blessed to see Tribal Tech no less than 5 times and I can say that I barely survived an emotional/sensory melt down! If anyone had taken my pulse during these shows they would have no doubt urged me to seek medical attention. Without a doubt IMHO for this genre of music this band is the most innovative, creative and musically talented on the planet! I for one can't wait for the new CD this year and hopefully an accompanying tour to follow.
As a fan of drum and bass and the classic Roland acid techno electronic instruments, to see them incorporated with another great love, acid jazz, is bliss. Thank the Gods they' just got back together and are cutting another album!
Oh, one other thing. Scott Kinsey will be on tour with Jimmy Herring this spring promoting Jimmy's album: Lifeboat. They're playing quite a few dates in the Carolinas and Georgia before making their way west--as I recall from the tour schedule that I saw.
Dude, this is awesome. I just woke up earlier today cause I couldn't get any sleep, then I thought: "If I can't sleep, guess I'll search for cool musical stuff on the net." Then I found this.
this is the first album i ever ordered online. it's still probably my favourite album.. actually it's still on my phone right now. Play Rocket Science at my funeral
Willis lives in Spain now. Henderson, Kinsey and Covington toured last year in support of Scott Kinsey's first solo album: Kinetesthetics. Matt Garrison played bass on the tour.
Yes, These guys deserve to voted into the general all around MUSIC HALL OF FAME with great honors if not the FUSION HALL OF FAME ; a genre which sports some of the greatest masters of their instruments in the entire planets history such as Allen Holdsworth , Richard Bona , Vinny Caliuto, Jimmy Johnson, Joe Zawinul , Chad Wackerman, and too many true greats to mention here- These guys stand up front along with them
@gitoris: Check out their separate projects since disbanding Tribal Tech. Scott Kinsey has an excellent album out: Kinesthetics on Abstractlogix and tours with his band: The Scott Kinsey Group, which often includes all or some of the Tribal Tech members except for Willis, who now lives and teaches in Spain. He has an excellent trio over there: Triphasic. The Scott Henderson Trio plays what I'd describe as Jazz-Blues Fusion, perhaps the only such band doing this particular hybrid.
I uplodead Tribal Tech's "Sheik of Encino" on youtube you should see it on my videos. Thick is a great album...Unfortunately i haven't got anything about live performances of Tribal Tech, but only the superknown "Tribal TEch live at Israel in 1995". I'm sorry
@gitoris: Great news, all of you TT fans: They went into the studio last month (May) to record a new album---their first in a decade. I had heard which label will be carrying it but now it's slipped my mind. Look for it later this year, I guess. i sure hope a world tour follows.
Gary Willis is the second coming of Jaco! Only other bassist that can move me as Jaco did. He's got such a certain smoothness about his playing that comes across as so "natural".
(I know you weren't complaining... 9 years ago!... but just want to say:). I think Scott (and this band) emulate a lot of Holdsworth's style, but more on an energy level and more vaguely style wise. I.e. Scott restrains himself enough from totally ripping Allan off that it doesn't bother me. I loved Scott's playing on Ponty's Individual Choice tour (though he doesn't even approach Holdsworth really, but who does?). He didn't try, much at least, to replicate Allan's leads from the album and it was really enjoyable in its own right (I wasn't there, i have a recording). When I first heard Bill Connor's Step It, my first thought was "inferior ripoff!", I soon heard it differently. I did hear long ago that Holdsworth had made some snipe about Bill, "i don't know why he doesn't he get his own style" or something. Hahha. A lot of fusion leaves me bored (Macacek). Allan is forever unapproachable and really the only decent stand ins i ever found were Connors and Kazumi Watanabe. I think Scott is one other. (I'm only talking about progressive jazz fusion guitarists to be clear.... i mean none are 'the best' rock guitarist or whatever (and in the end 'best' is usually a silly word, i think). Ok.... /peacefulrantoff
Such brilliance in obscurity. I am a pretty big fusion fan but if I had not stumbled on an internet radio station playing fusion I may have never heard of him. As good as anything and like @HillaryHitler said, metal is boring in comparison. But bliues is boring compared to jazz. It all is what it is.
Wooten is no where near Willis in any aspect of music. Gary Willis' writing grows with every recording. Wooten for the most part sticks with what he knows. Willis has forgotten more than Wooten will ever know.
Zealots! But i agree 100% . Listening to this is like listening to the very literate speaking compared to...like, well you know, like i dunno,like wow.
Tribal Tech is truly an extremely talented musical project. It's a shame that the radio is shit full of mediocre half wits instead of talented musicians like Scott Henderson and company.
I met Kirk in Stockholm sweden in the 90:s, such a humble and genuinly friendly guy. He gave me some pointers on how to improve my drumming and it gave me the inspiration and motivation to push my limits. Today i make a living doing what i love, playing drums and in no small part thanks to Kirk. Wish i could meet him again and thank him for changing my life.
This piece is sensational in many ways. The ominous, lopsided, alternating 3/4 - 5/4 time. The Rush moving pictures-meets-2001 HAL robot noises. The steroidal Larry Young or '75 Return to Forever Hammond patch (or is it a real one?) falling back to a previous earth like second-stage separation, just before the Killer solo. The dark and brooding harmonies worthy of a mixed Bulgarian and Hungarian throat choir doing a Steve Reich gig, and generating a harmonic tension-power of 2.8TreV, and; most of all, Henderson's range of tones and techniques whipped out like he was making an instructional video for the astronauts' microwave. He gets a density of harmonic layering that's so high in places it's danger-critical and it's perhaps surprising the studio didn't implode into a black-hole as the final tracks were mixed in. Perhaps time travel explains how Scott managed to channel Muddy Waters and Ravi Shankar (see also Jimmy Herring at Nedfest..) into XX-C LA; the distorted, compressed, flanged, phased, chorused, delayed, and reverbed faux-slide-tone is atomically sick with no hope of cure, sounding like a 152-pc Klezma-orchestra fronted by John-Lee's sick uncle fed thru' Albert King's 1000-W Acoustic stack and PA, with the volume knob broken off at fifteen. The final climactic slide melody before the rhythm break, partly redeveloped at the end, is, to properly (possibly uniquely) coin a hackneyed phrase, awesome. He is getting the intensity of a Stalingrad flamethrower and spade assault only previously achieved by Maxim Vengorov on the Passacaglia from Shostakovitch's violin concerto, or maybe 'trane at the climax of A Love Supreme. A niggle is the later part of the arrangement; up to the solo everything makes sense, but the big-V seems to drop its escape velocity for the slightly aimless bass/drums ding-dong before the resumed head. Nevertheless, I kneel and wonder- how was this possible only 500-y since humans were in low-tech farming communities?? Peace and thanks for posting.
great analysis, Doc E; Evan Marien brought me here.
@@frankfertier34 Thanks man... peace and love !
I was blessed to see Tribal Tech no less than 5 times and I can say that I barely survived an emotional/sensory melt down! If anyone had taken my pulse during these shows they would have no doubt urged me to seek medical attention. Without a doubt IMHO for this genre of music this band is the most innovative, creative and musically talented on the planet! I for one can't wait for the new CD this year and hopefully an accompanying tour to follow.
The solo at 4:04 brings a tear to my eye.
me too
thats the peak, so expressive, so deep, fucking Scott!!!
The heirs of 1970s Jazz-Rock-Fusion...the next step after Mahavishnu Orchestra, Weather Report, Return to Forever, Lifetime, The Eleventh House.
As a fan of drum and bass and the classic Roland acid techno electronic instruments, to see them incorporated with another great love, acid jazz, is bliss.
Thank the Gods they' just got back together and are cutting another album!
Fantastic playing. Scott and the band have mesmerizing skills! So lucky I got to see this band!
One of the baddest TT tunes... Scotts tone and phrasing are unreal
Scoot rock in his solos!! Great tune and great musicians!!! I'm really fan of these guys!!
Hugs from Brazil..
A. Sambatti
Oh, one other thing. Scott Kinsey will be on tour with Jimmy Herring this spring promoting Jimmy's album: Lifeboat. They're playing quite a few dates in the Carolinas and Georgia before making their way west--as I recall from the tour schedule that I saw.
Man I always come back to this, it moves me...its my 3rd comment here lol
tribal shake, that yell the groove out. travelling in space yet holding the bassy roots. speaks about existance.....
Gary is definitely multi-talented. Love to hear and watch him play. Incredible efficiency of right hand motion.
Dude, this is awesome. I just woke up earlier today cause I couldn't get any sleep, then I thought: "If I can't sleep, guess I'll search for cool musical stuff on the net." Then I found this.
this is the first album i ever ordered online. it's still probably my favourite album.. actually it's still on my phone right now. Play Rocket Science at my funeral
+Charles Urich Charles, whens your next show!?
+m0b1u5j3t hey man, I'm playing March 11th with Brett Waye at men's and Molly'z
man the actual tune "Rocket Science" wholey shit I'm a bassist but Scott's use of a ring modulator... I want that tune played at my funeral!!!
Willis lives in Spain now. Henderson, Kinsey and Covington toured last year in support of Scott Kinsey's first solo album: Kinetesthetics. Matt Garrison played bass on the tour.
Only just caught on to this! Where have i been? Wow! Big moment! Thanks so much! Brilliant!
I heard this on youtube 5 years ago. I'm still listening to it...
Agreed! Willis can be so moving in his playing, yet when he lets loose he's a complete monster.
its all over for t.t. i just glad i was there to experience them
Yes, These guys deserve to voted into the general all around MUSIC HALL OF FAME with great honors if not the FUSION HALL OF FAME ; a genre which sports some of the greatest masters of their instruments in the entire planets history such as Allen Holdsworth , Richard Bona , Vinny Caliuto, Jimmy Johnson, Joe Zawinul , Chad Wackerman, and too many true greats to mention here- These guys stand up front along with them
One of my fav Tribal Tech recordings...Scott at 4:15 then 4:39 YESSSSSSS!!!!!!
@gitoris: Check out their separate projects since disbanding Tribal Tech. Scott Kinsey has an excellent album out: Kinesthetics on Abstractlogix and tours with his band: The Scott Kinsey Group, which often includes all or some of the Tribal Tech members except for Willis, who now lives and teaches in Spain. He has an excellent trio over there: Triphasic. The Scott Henderson Trio plays what I'd describe as Jazz-Blues Fusion, perhaps the only such band doing this particular hybrid.
Modern day masterpiece!!!! 5/5 for both: Music -n- video.
It's an incredible track - I'd heard nothing like it. When liftoff starts from 4'15" it's a life-changing experience.
whole thing sounds like a liftoff!
I uplodead Tribal Tech's "Sheik of Encino" on youtube you should see it on my videos. Thick is a great album...Unfortunately i haven't got anything about live performances of Tribal Tech, but only the superknown "Tribal TEch live at Israel in 1995". I'm sorry
i sure miss them
Mind blowing material!!
GARY!!GOD DAMN!! what a sound !!
Magic! 🙌🏻
@gitoris: Great news, all of you TT fans: They went into the studio last month (May) to record a new album---their first in a decade. I had heard which label will be carrying it but now it's slipped my mind. Look for it later this year, I guess. i sure hope a world tour follows.
i think so because we should go back to 2000 for the last Tribal Tech album (Rocket Science).
Thanks for uploading this classic song Tiago ... I subscribed ... Guitarlots
They were fantastic! I wish they'd reconstiture the band--even if only on an every-other-year basis between their solo projects.
You're so right. I can't even buy their albums over here in the Netherlands!
simply kicks major rear end!
awesome
This is heavy baby!!!
Gary Willis is the second coming of Jaco! Only other bassist that can move me as Jaco did. He's got such a certain smoothness about his playing that comes across as so "natural".
Pure Ecstacy!
unbelievable
glad to read here that there are folks who feel the same way about the radio mediocrity...
Amazing
holdsworth is that you?! :P
great music.
(I know you weren't complaining... 9 years ago!... but just want to say:).
I think Scott (and this band) emulate a lot of Holdsworth's style, but more on an energy level and more vaguely style wise. I.e. Scott restrains himself enough from totally ripping Allan off that it doesn't bother me. I loved Scott's playing on Ponty's Individual Choice tour (though he doesn't even approach Holdsworth really, but who does?). He didn't try, much at least, to replicate Allan's leads from the album and it was really enjoyable in its own right (I wasn't there, i have a recording).
When I first heard Bill Connor's Step It, my first thought was "inferior ripoff!", I soon heard it differently. I did hear long ago that Holdsworth had made some snipe about Bill, "i don't know why he doesn't he get his own style" or something. Hahha.
A lot of fusion leaves me bored (Macacek). Allan is forever unapproachable and really the only decent stand ins i ever found were Connors and Kazumi Watanabe. I think Scott is one other. (I'm only talking about progressive jazz fusion guitarists to be clear.... i mean none are 'the best' rock guitarist or whatever (and in the end 'best' is usually a silly word, i think).
Ok.... /peacefulrantoff
Woow!! TT forever!
Its funny they are top 10 of all time for me.
Tribal Tech 4 life!!!!!
get Illicit, its my favourite, u can get it cheap...fusion and a bit different..
Yes, indeed! It's a shame that they were so unappreciated in their time that they packed it in almost a decade ago. :-(
Scott Henderson;s rig is pwn
exellent
It really bothers me that I don't have this set of music in my collection, particularly since I own three of their album. I'm such a loser.
influenced by beck cos of the phrasing and tremolo bar baby
Beam me up Scotty
shit. I just found out about these guys. Fucking bad ass
Grandissimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Yeah Pink Floyd! That's exactly what I thought too!
post-Bop industrial jungle techno heavy jazz rock
Super//
Scott can do no wrong!!!
Is that Micheal Moore on keyboards he is way better at keyboards than at making documentaries, stick to what works Mike, would love to hear moore!
Such brilliance in obscurity. I am a pretty big fusion fan but if I had not stumbled on an internet radio station playing fusion I may have never heard of him. As good as anything and like @HillaryHitler said, metal is boring in comparison. But bliues is boring compared to jazz. It all is what it is.
Is there any live version of this song or of other song from Rocket Science album?????????
are they gonna make a new album?
Wooten is no where near Willis in any aspect of music. Gary Willis' writing grows with every recording. Wooten for the most part sticks with what he knows. Willis has forgotten more than Wooten will ever know.
Zealots!
But i agree 100% . Listening to this is like listening to the very literate speaking compared to...like, well you know, like i dunno,like wow.
Tribal Tech is truly an extremely talented musical project. It's a shame that the radio is shit full of mediocre half wits instead of talented musicians like Scott Henderson and company.
start sounds a bit like Pink Floyd.
really? those are really cheap pedals - not thats a bad thing. Pro seem to like that one and the DOD autowah.
sry stupid question
They are great musicians but miss the mark of hitting the general public with music that is easily conceived.
groso
Completely Bad-Ass