STS9 - PodCast - METAMO.07.02

Over the course of a number of trips STS9 has made to Japan something becomes more and more apparent with each visit... It feels like a home so far far away from home that's for the most part, beyond description.  Whether it's the incredibly welcoming culture of the Japanese people or the lack of a language barrier between STS9 and their fans from Nippon, since day one of our inter-continental travels to the Land of the Rising Sun have been greeted with open arms like no place other.  With all that said, nothing could have prepared the band, or the 15,000 fans at this past summer's Metamorphose Festival for what transpired in the hot and humid early morning hours of Sunday August 26th, 2007.  What you'll find here are both sets, in their entirety, of music that turned a mass of thousands into what the band described as "the reason they play music".  With the sun creeping up over the mountains surrounding Metamorphose the band delivered two stirring sets that we fear might have been lost in translation to those of you state-side that may have let this one slip under your radar.  Well, here it is, from start to finish and we're confident that even 6 months later, the magic that was STS9's encore performance to their week long stay in Japan lives on in the hearts and minds of everyone that was lucky enough to attend. SET TWO: EVASIVE MANUEVERS -> KAMUY, INSTANTLY, ORBITAL, TOOTH, ARIGATO, SURREALITY -> EB, ROY G BIV, ABCEES

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Since forming in Atlanta, GA over 15 years ago, instrumental electronic rock band STS9 has experienced an unceasing meteoric rise to the forefront of the international music scene. STS9 is Hunter Brown (guitar/sequences), Jeffree Lerner (percussion), David Phipps (keyboards/synths) and Zach Velmer (drums) and Alana Rocklin (bass). From headlining stages at America’s largest festivals, to selling out shows around the country as an acoustic set-up in legendary opera houses or as an electronic rock act in amphitheatres, to even performing with the likes of Jay-Z in arenas, to running their own record label, 1320 RECORDS, STS9 truly does it all. The band consistently lands themselves on Pollstar Magazines top touring charts in the country, with recent average attendance of over 5,000 fans per city. In 2015, fans will be treated to STS9’s largest touring production rig ever, using the latest cutting edge sound and lighting to deliver one of the most visually stunning shows on the road today with undeniable sound to match it. The band’s last studio EP, WHEN THE DUST SETTLES (the eleventh album in their full discography), keeps with XLR8R Magazine’s exclamation that STS9 is "one of the country's most intriguing, innovative outfits around.” It debuted at #1 on the iTunes Electronic Charts and in Billboard’s Top 25. STS9’s self-owned record label, 1320 RECORDS was founded on the principles of collaboration, cooperation, and community. The goal is clear: bring the music to the people in the most conscious, unique innovative and savvy ways possible. 1320 currently boasts over 300,000 unique downloads and over 1,000 releases by over 100 artists including Bassnectar, Pretty Lights, Big Gigantic, ESKMO, The Glitch Mob plus dozens more. “…A show that was nothing short of spectacular…a non-stop rocking beacon...” - Marisa Frydman, LIVEFORLIVEMUSIC.COM, (7-17-14) “An absolutely amazing and beautiful performance. Total synchronicity at its best.” - Tim Stanback, QROMAG.COM, (5-15-14) “no other group on the planet can so effortlessly produce such amazing music” - Thomas Scaggs, MAINE MUSIC NEWS, (10-19-14) “a show that no matter how many times you see it, you’ll be coming back for more.” - Dana Pacifico, WE ALL WANT SOMEONE, (10-20-14)