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Cactides

by Titan to Tachyons

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mimetic
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mimetic Great album! With a lineup as skilled as this I guess you'd expect nothing less. To top it off, all of that skill and creativity was expertly recorded, mixed and mastered by Colin Marston. Say no more!
liltito
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liltito Fantastic mix of hard-hitting distorted guitars, virtuoso drumming and jazzy rhythms, with a good dose of laid back blues feel. A promising future is assured for this collective. Favorite track: Morphing Machineminds.
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Zarvoc Came across this group due to my love of other Kenny Grohowski-affiliated projects (Abraxas, Imperial Triumphant, SC3) and instantly fell in love. Came for the Tycho Magnetic grooves, stayed for the Starthinker is Obsolete. Never heard melodies quite like these!
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“If you’re into the out-there sounds of Secret Chiefs 3, John Zorn, and other related stuff in this realm, you may wanna check out this album too.” – BrooklynVegan

“Inspired by surrealistic sci-fi, the collective use their full power on ‘Earth, And Squidless,’ walking the fine line between avant-garde and full-on metallic. If 2020 is a new golden age for experimental (and experiential) metal, TITAN TO TACHYONS stand at the forefront of this new era. Heavy, forward-thinking, and unapologetic, this is a new reality.” – PopMatters

‪“With their excellent full-length debut Cactides, we can now add TITAN TO TACHYONS to the list of modern purveyors of this stylistic niche, such as Behold… The Arctopus, Dysrhythmia, and Ground Patrol. […] And while it’s definitely cliché to compare a “weird” rock band to Primus at this point, the instrumentation on Cactidesis frequently reminiscent of albums like Antipop. […] But TITAN TO TACHYONS balance their dazzling musical abilities with equally impressive songwriting, which combine to produce an album that you can’t help but surrender your psyche to until the final note rings out.”‬ – Heavy Blog Is Heavy

“Cactides consists of five medium-length instrumental tracks that are influenced by 50 years of metal and progressive rock, rearranged and mutilated for 2020. But Gates and company go beyond the tropes of these genres, incorporating heavy riffing, speed picking, feedback, and arpeggiated chords into unconventional structures and throwing in a dash of open improvisation here and there. […] For anyone who is disappointed by how slowly the heavy metal genre evolves and progresses, look no further than Cactides as a counterexample to that trend. Gates is a major voice, and Cactides could be her breakout appearance. Well done, indeed.” – Avant Music News

“A band featuring current and former members of Orbweaver, Gigan, Secret Chiefs 3, Imperial Triumphant, Cleric, and John Zorn promises to be weird and TITAN TO TACHYONS does not disappoint. Led by guitarist Sally Gates (ex-Orbweaver, ex-Gigan), the trio blast through six minutes of off-kilter heaviness that is equal parts melodic and dissonant. Take opening track “Morphing Machineminds” as an example—the track is all over the place with its ideas and tempo, but TITAN TO TACHYONS never go off the rails.” – Decibel Magazine

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released August 14, 2020

Catalog ID: NEF-61
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Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Colin Marston during the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing at Menegroth, the Thousand Caves, Woodhaven, NY.

Sally Gates – Guitar
Matt Hollenberg – Bass VI
Kenny Grohowski – Drums

Trevor Dunn – Bass on “Everybody's Dead, Dave”

Artwork, Layout, Logo – Sally Gates
Photos – Karen Jerzyk

© 2020 Titan to Tachyons.
℗ 2020 Nefarious Industries.

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Titan to Tachyons New York, New York

Titan to Tachyons is an NYC based jazz-metal outift led by guitarist Sally Gates, with Matt Hollenberg, Trevor Dunn, and Kenny Grohowski.

Instrumentally depicting the realms of surrealistic sci-fi, the band make use of angular and experimental passages, juxtaposed by fluid grooves and metallic flurries.

New album 'Vonals' out on Tzadik records now!
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