The Rising Tide is the first single from the long-awaited Rising Tide album, Pixel Prison. It is a musical journey that represents the rise and fall of the tides. Rising Tide combines the best elements of Roots Reggae, Ska, Jazz, Rhythm & Blues and deep meditative Dub into their music. 

From the introduction we hear the waves crashing as the drum solo builds to the melody. The main theme, with some bluesy elements, is a soundtrack for the moving parts of the sea that come together in harmony. Once we arrive at the bridge, the tide ebbs and there is a calm before the storm. The improvisation shows the ocean building up again, gaining momentum, and building to a bombastic percussive ending. As an instrumental track, it was written to feature the core band.

Stellar production and musicianship is the signature of Rising Tide who have spent years touring the globe together, releasing critically-acclaimed classic albums, while being embraced by a worldwide audience as the core founding members of the band Groundation.  The cover art for this single was created by Dolores Urani, keyboardist, composer and producer, Marcus Urani’s mom!

The Rising Tide

Medicine Man

Welcome to My World

Together

Pixel Prison

Dollar

The first single from Rising Tide. A roots reggae track with a Nyabinghi outro.

Is it Right

02 Me And You

10 Young, Strong And Beautiful

Rising Tide brings us the next evolutionary step in music today. Combining the best elements of Roots Reggae, Jazz, Rhythm & Blues and deep meditative Dub, Rising Tide creates a new tapestry of sounds and styles perfectly timed for the changing times of the 21st Century. Featuring core members of the world-renowned group Groundation, the band is composed of Marcus Urani (keys/producer), Ryan Newman (bass), Kim Pommel (vocals), Sherida Sharpe (vocals), Kerry Ann Morgan (vocals)---as well as virtuoso NYC-based Jazz-guitarist Yotam Silberstein and Bay-area heavyweight drummer Paul Spina (Motherbug, Claypool's Flying Frog Brigade). This group creates a sound that is both profoundly unique and entirely familiar all at once.

In the midst of their extensive world tour schedule, these musicians came together and began writing new music inspired by their travels. Rising Tide encompasses top-shelf production with an eye on the issues facing our world today and an ear towards the unifying sounds found in all of those globetrotting tours. Incorporating sounds from across the musical landscape and rooted with hardhitting conscious lyrics, the band has tapped into a deep and unexplored well of inspiration, clearly evident on their self-titled debut album, set to be released in March 2016.

Music reflects the times that we live in. With all that is going on in the world right now, a band is needed more than ever that can provide a contemporary soundtrack to the lives we lead today. Rising Tide gives us this music and so much more.


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