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TriPod is America's newest and most unique music attraction - a hard-rocking trio with no guitars or keyboards ! Adds one music critic - "…but after hearing the full sonic assault, you won't miss those instruments at all !". TriPod's newest release on MoonJune Records, is music without boundaries - music for a new century. It combines a wide range of styles - from progressive rock to jazz-inflected metal through more atmospheric sections - with an occasionally cryptic but always meaningful lyrical content. There are even a couple of live-in-the-studio improvisations thrown in for good measure, in case anyone was still in doubt that these are world-class musicians. TriPod has no equals in the rock world because there is nothing like it in the rock or the post-modern jazzworld. Now… hear for yourself ! TriPod’s debut has received 4 & 5 stars reviews and radio playing in over 35 countries in all continents, plus outstanding ovations at their concerts and international festivals throughout Europe, USA and Mexico.

Band’s website:  www.tripod-theband.com

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Reviews:

“Monstrously powerful!“
-Sid Smith (author of the book "In the Court of King Crimson")

“If the late Robert Stoltz have heard anything of the band TriPod in his time, perhaps he never would have written his classic opera "Zwei Herzen im Dreivierteltakt" ("Two Hearts in 3/4 Time" ). Instead probably would have written "Four Hearteats in 9/8 Time". Fans of Herzilein-Fraktion or the substantial "Hau den Lukas Boogie" should not venture anywhere near the CD reviewed here discussed here without a defilibrator standing by. Rhythm freaks will revel in this disk.
Tripod's range of rhythms is unique in the musical vocabulary of contemporary rock and jazz. Standard rhythms play only a supporting role in the work of this trio. The album springs much more from a complex blend of synchopated and accented rhythms, coupled with many boisterous and additional beats. Got it? If so, we wish you, Mr. Stockhausen, a heartfelt welcome to check out the band! Fun aside. In a mere 56 minutes, TriPod besieges the listener with a collection of complex arrangements worthy of their own entry in the Guinness Book of World Records. But let's first look at the band. The instrumentation alone is exceedingly adventurous. There's Clint Bahr on vocals and a 12-stringed (count 'em... 12!) bass, Steve Romano provides an acoustic and electronic shooting gallery, and Keith Gurland on sax fires off some rocking jazz. Rumor has it that their search for the right drummer resulted in several broken arms and nervous breakdowns before they snared an all-out sticks fetishist in Steve. TriPod's musical underpinnings are juicy jazz-rock with some borrowings from fusion. And it's all celebrated in a never-ending sea of breaks and tempo changes. It's amazing that the laser on the CD player can keep up without going crazy. "Trip the Light" starts off as jazz-rock... for all of three seconds. Then any number of adventurous breaks blast into your ears. As if that weren't enough, the band constantly changes the tempo. Where do they come up with these ideas? Live in performance these three guys must be nothing short of completely unpredictable. To three such talented musicians, the more plebeian schools of tempo must feel like a thorn in the ear. "Dance of the Kabuki" begins with a proper big band offensive, then soon unwinds into a groove, only to break into a fascinating, rocking volcanic eruption. Yet these departures in instrumentation are met with perfectly melodic vocals. One usually encounters jazz-rock fusion as a purely instrumental form. An ingenious line of sax follows you throughout "No Diamond Cries". Rarely have I heard such a humorous succession of saxophone shenanigans. It's a fantastic mix of progressive rock, jazz, and good old Camel. Later, Colosseum meets Soft Machine on "World of Surprise". In a truly musical surprise, bass, sax and drums improvise off a single point. Then, "Fashion" harkens back to the time of Miles Davis' "Bitches Brew", but this time the trumpet is a sax, which manages at times to also sound like a burning clarinet. Strange, but true. TriPod’s album, is an undisputed masterpiece of musical thinking. There is no rhythm, no tempo, no time count that this band doesn't find a way to work into its playing. The three are also complete masters of their instruments. TriPod's music jumpstarts us into the music of the new millennium. (So, let's check in again in another 998 years. All the best from your overworked editorial staff.) This album is crazy fun. Even Charlie Antonini hasn't ever heard wild drumwork like this. Genya Ravan, the legendary voice of Ten Wheel Drive, discovered these three soundscapists.“
 -Home Of Rock, Germany

“The trio’s first effort for this enterprising New York City-based progressive rock record label is a power packed affair indeed. Think of asymmetrical parts, Van Der Graaf Generator, Morphine and King Crimson morphed into one neat little package, enhanced by twelve-string bassist Clint Bahr’s zealous vocalizations. The instrumentation consists of drums, bass, and sax, as the band’s scorching rhythmic maneuvers complement a fast track methodology. They circumvent any perceived limitations due to the lack of a guitarist or keyboardist. Feverishly recommended…“
-All About Jazz, USA

“...the technical skills of the three masters are above reproach.. mixture of jazz-rock, fusion and progressive rock...a master work.”
-Prog-Nose, Belgium

“Incandescent style of hard-bop with hammer riffs of heavy rock. No room for predictability. Heretical music in the best sense of the term.”
-MusiKàl!, Italy

“David Sanborn/Tom Scott/Michael Brecker on acid with a Rush sort of quality with its rhythmic strutting, bridges, flare ups, and monstrous drum rolls and 12-stings electric bass shenanigans. They make the band Morphine sound like wimps.”
-Sea Of Tranquility, USA
  
“An aggressive power trio that is not rooted in the prog-metal genre providing a dynamic often violent brand of modern fusion based music. Steve Romano is by far one of the greatest drummers of this and any genre, hands down....Clint Bahr is unsung bass god!”
-ProgNaut.com, USA

“[TriPod is] fusing jazz licks with typically Crimsonesque progressions, surprising the listener with unexpected hard and unrelenting spigolose that reminds us of a more musical funk, following the footsteps of progressive rock with their own musical language that exceeds progressive rock's own pompous definition and has still something to say today. It is a beautiful record!.“
-Musique.it, Italy

“Mind bloowing, superbly performed music.”
-Prog-PT, Portugal

“Tripod’s style is devil-may-care youthful abandon... hard-fusion, the hardest kind of be-bop and the improvised saxophone madness.. lean, ascetic, heavy, masculine, at times in-your-face.”
-In-Rock Magazine, Russia

“Tripod has an almost sexual energy in their songs, a strange, urbane, almost paranoid mood transposed in electrifying music.”
-Babyblaue Seiten, Germany

“A fascinating cacophony.. proggy [rock] jazz [featuring] 12-string [electric] bass with a bank of pedals, an insane amount of saxes and other winds, and an acoustic/electronic drumkit that would have given Carl Palmer a trouser tent.”
-Amplifier Magazine, USA

“..a pushed-to-the-limit group, diverse and all-over-the-map..a revelation.”
-Harmonie Magazine, France

“Punchy aggressive attitude.”
-Euro Rock Express Magazine, Japan

“An awesom American trio that totally [turns] upside down impressions of what a trio consisting of bass, sophisticated woodwinds (sax, flute & clarinet) and a drummer are able to do. Their sound is absolutely concentrated with dynamic diversity and active insanity.”
-Tarkus Magazine, Norway

“A shining American surprise of unquestionable quality with an enormous future.”
-Mundo Rock Zero, Mexico

“Virtuosos of their instruments, emphasizing Keith Gurland, who might be included perfectly among great saxophonists of the rock.”
-Spanish Progressive Rock Webzine, Spain

“Hard-prog-jazz-funky-pop. Quiet revolutionary!”
-Tales Of Wonder, Italy

“A wholly new and completely unexpected independent gem.”
-RockReviews.net, USA

“True masters of their trade, able to turn the absence of guitar in the sound that is original and atypical.”
-Panaceja, Latvia

“Nearly blasphemous. Not all progressive bands are retrograde and stale. There are still those who want to experiment.“
-JAM Magazine, Italy

“Stepehen King of the Rock.”
-Metal Legion Magazine, Russia

“A complex monster into the grove. Not 5, but 6 stars!”
-Daredevil, Germany

“A studied chaos with manic energy.”
-Cosmik Debris, USA

“Contemporary supermodern progressive Jazz-Rock ... with a depth and drive that you at first sight might fear from the amount of varition in composition. This is TriPod - the developers of renewals and more. Refresh your mind and enter another mirror of emotions reflected into the TriPod-World.”
-East Court Fusion, Holland

“Stunning!”
-Metal East Teen, Indonesia

“Tight as hell!”
-Monster Magazine, Norway

“Enjoyable and entertaining...unorthodox aggressive pwer rock trio...with a gentle voice. Worth listening to a high volume.”
-Ragazzi Music, Germany

“Uncompromising music with non existing style borders.”
-Progressive Newsletter, Germany

“In your face, cultured and confident...successfully staking new musical ground. Uniquely gritty, yet [with] sophisticated signature sound and attitude.”
-Giant Progweed, USA

“TriPod rules the world. Rock-jazz for the masses.”
-Movimenti Prog, Italy

“TriPod is outstandingly original band, and its sound is rich, dense, and very saturated with highly eclectic and intensive arrangements. Extremely diverse and intricate, each of track on the cd is just mind-blowing and consists of constantly developing, mostly highly intensive and, often, just indomitable arrangements performed with the continuous use of complex stop-to-play movements, unusual meters, and kaleidoscopic changes of a musical direction. The cascades of different, highly unusual, yet, always logical and inventive interplay between wild solos of saxophones, virtuosi solos and dense riffs of bass guitar (often sounding truly heavy thanks to the use of bass pedals), and the very diverse parts of drums cross each other by inconceivable parabolas.” (Five Stars)
-Progressor, Russia/Uzbekistan

“A true three-headed monster! The three musicians demonstrate optimal mastery of their instruments and great facility of interaction.”
-All About Jazz, Italy

“Powerfull as a hell. A true masterpiece!.”(Five Stars)
-Mr. Bluestrain, Norway

“A band refusing to conform to any norms, and produces music that is challenging yet is invigorating and exciting. Out of ordinary. Superb album.”
-Feedback Magazine, UK

“Welcome to the world of the extreme sensations.”
-Nucleus Magazine, Argentina

“NYC trio with relentless intensity and idiosyncrasy that cover all the emotional bases.” (Four Stars)
-Let It Rock – DME, Israel

“Breat of fresh air. Progressive in a way that You’ve never ever heard before.”
-ESpudd, USA

“Boundaries are broken.”
-Hairless Heart Herald, England

“[Tripod] scores a bull's eye, exceeding expectations ... superlative!”
-RadioNotte, Italy

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