Trioscapesstarted in the summer of 2011 when bassist Dan Briggs (Between the Buried and Me) contacted Walter Fancourt (tenor saxophone/flute) and Matt Lynch (drums) about working up a rendition of the Mahavishnu Orchestra classic "Celestial Terrestrial Commuters". The group also messed around with a few original ideas with the intent of playing a one-off live show. Exclusive video of the group performing "Blast Off" can be seen now atmetalblade.com/trioscapes.
After rehearsing the material and playing the show, the group decided the music was so demanding and fun to perform that there should be more of a future for the project. A few more songs were written near the end of the summer and a full length album was recorded the first week of October with Jamie King in Winston-Salem, NC.Trioscapescombines elements of 70s fusion with progressive rock, dark syncopated grooves, a flare for the psychedelic, and an unabashed love for both quirky Zappa-ish melodies and thunderous abrasive trade-off lines.Trioscapescurrently has several shows confirmed for this May to celebrate the release of the CD on Metal Blade Records.
The 12" LP is also available via Dan Briggs's ownHogweed & Fugue Records. Both will be available for purchase at this show. More shows for 2012 will be announced as they are confirmed.YES! Weekly, the Greensboro, NC entertainment magazine, just named Dan Briggs the region's best bassist andTrioscapesthe best new band.YES!praises Briggs' work:"his marathon bass runs for the progressive death metal quintet [BTBAM]are well noted, Briggs' work with the newly formed Trioscapes to this point is equally impressive. The abrupt time signature changes remain, but his style in the fiery jazz-fusion trio recalls Jonas Hellborg considered cadences in the Mahavishnu Orchestra mixed with a little bit of Bill Laswell fuzz bass."Read the full articleHERE.
A track fromSeparate Realitiescan be heard and the album can be pre-ordered now athttps://www.metalblade.com/trioscapes.Separate Realitieswill be available May 8th in North America and May 7th in Europe.
