TesseracT: Eden – new video

 

 

U.K. progressive metal quintet TESSERACT have released new video for the newly re-recorded version of their song ‘Eden’, featuring new vocalist Elliot Coleman. The track comes from the band's debut album entitled ‘One’, recorded with vocalist Dan Tompkins and released in March 2011 on Century Media Records. The video was directed by Ganesh Rao.

“ ‘One’ notably uses dense melodic layers of vocals, guitar, and keyboards to erect a surprisingly fresh panorama of progressive sound on top of those recognizable “djent” foundations. At their best, elaborate creations like ‘Lament’, ‘Nascent’, and the nine-minute epic ‘Eden’ almost provide enough independent ideas to make the underlying MESHUGGAH influence seem like an afterthought; almost, but not quite. … If TESSERACT can only take these experiments a few steps forward on succeeding albums, one can almost envision a point where MESHUGGAH's name won't have to be evoked whenever their music is described, and that would be something indeed,” [thought AllMusic's Eduardo Rivadavia – more here]

“The concept is to have music that just has a pulse, a heartbeat; you don’t count your pulse and split it into sections of four or five; it’s just there beneath you, not forcing you to work in a box four heart beats long,” [explained themselves TESSERACT] “Honestly, most of the time we haven’t a clue what time signature or key we are in and we don’t really care all that much. We ain’t smart enough to deal with that! Knowing those things would only get in the way of the vibe, which is paramount. We only ever wish to create music with subtle power and emotion, to avoid genre-specific clichés and tired old tricks. We want to aim for the same place that our musical heroes reached – people like PINK FLOYD, THE DOORS, FAITH NO MORE, MESHUGGAH, Jeff Buckley and SIGUR ROS. The music can be as simple as can be in places and then as obscure and as intricate as could be in others. The complexity in our music comes from the details. The subtleties add the depth that makes TESSERACT different. We hope our music will faithfully portray that. Ultimately, if when you listen to it, it moves you emotionally, intellectually and physically, we will have achieved our goal.”

TESSERACT formed in 2007 (in 2003 as a solo writing project in the mind of guitarist Acle Kahney), released a demo that same year and quickly began to impress with their jaw-dropping live performances. With constant support from the U.K. media, the group has been able to achieve a loyal following in its home country as well as outside it.

TESSERACT features: Acle Kahney – guitars, James Monteith – guitars, Jay Postones – drums, Amos Williams - bass and vocals and Elliot Coleman - vocals

TESSERACT: One – courtesy of Daniel Tompkins