We feel successful because of the response of our fans and that we have truly connected with them on a deeper level. That you are true to yourself and your art. Success is knowing that you are authentic in your intention and expression. Success isn’t about headlining festivals or the artists that used to open for you headlining festivals. As a group that’s been doing it for a long time how do you define success? You’ve had acts like Bassnectar, Pretty Lights and Big Gigantic open for you and are now headlining festivals. We have always been STS9 and we will always be STS9. Zach Velmer: The best description is that we are the best band in the world, or that we are the biggest band you have never heard of, or STS9 is like driving down the road at 120mph with your hair on fire. We don’t enjoy being put into a box or being labeled. Thus, there are more vocalists than on past STS9 recordings, which exponentially expand their trademark freeform space grooves, yet also bring them back down to earth.Ĭrave did and exclusive Q&A with STS9 drummer Zach Velmer over email to chat about the group’s latest album, long career and their new direction.Ĭrave: Sound Tribe Sector 9 has been described as everything from a “space jam band” to a “funk fusion band” what’s the most out there or original description you’ve heard? What do you prefer? The Santa Cruz-based band’s latest album, The Universe Inside (which you can hear below), comes on the cusp of STS9’s 20 th Anniversary (in 2017) and is the first without co-founder and bassist David Murphy. It’s a rich, world-building saga inspired by the twin Golden Records included on the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 space probes, which had sounds that intended to communicate a story of our world to extraterrestrials. Known more for their mind-bending improvisational live performances than making “hit singles,” STS9 has been one of the most bankable touring acts of the past two decades despite never being played on the radio. That is partly because the experimental live electronic band is a group that exists and thrives in the periphery of pop culture. Sound Tribe Sector 9, better known as STS9, is one of those bands that you have probably danced to under a starry sky at Bonnaroo or a backyard house party, but still can’t place one of their songs by name.
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