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pictures projected
as they flicker through the leaves
an afterglow of spring
sets the soil in motion
–Julian Schäfer

Fairy-esque synths, digital strings and spectral atmospherics combine to lure you into tuna's “Object Permanence”, out via NYC's Altamira Records on June 14th, 2024. In the release, tuna, real name Julian Schäfer, evokes fractals that combine his glossy audio productions with the lushness of the boreal world.

Represented through a mixture of auditory synthesis and fantastical themes, “Object Permanence” ponders, and then objects to, the idea of immutability. The natural world serves as a metaphor for the concept. An appropriated painting of a shoreline on the EP's cover may seem like a representative moment of nature's beauty and order, but through evaporation, tides, human intervention, and the life and death of millions of organisms that live within, a seemingly static frame is actually representative of a continually changing environment.

The closing song, “Melt Like Water,” encapsulates this theme with a quote by a tribal community elder from Vanuatu in Werner Herzog’s 2016 documentary, "Into the Inferno." “Everything will melt, the stones, the trees, everything, like water.” In our crumbling world, how can one expect any permanence?

All tracks written by Julian Schäfer
Piano on "let's just rest on the floor and watch the dust settle" by Theresa Worm
Artwork by Alex van Dorp
Drawings by Melanie Nguyên Pietsch, Julian Schäfer
Mastered by Christoff Reidel (https://soundcloud.com/riedelchristoff)

tuna - warding circle, woodland sprites

It's been said that sometimes the longer you wait, the better the reward.  That holds true today as we are stoked to offer up our first 2015 headlining festival set from Austin's Euphoria Festival, in full, for FREE.   We had an amazing time kicking off our festival season and look forward to many more to come this summer.  We hope you enjoy the set.  We really did!

Modular (Improv) - LIVE - 04.10.15

Move My Peeps - LIVE - 04.10.15

Just a few weeks to go people! Red Rocks is all we can think about, and to get you feeling the same way too we’ve put all SIX sets from Red Rocks 2014 up on Soundcloud for stream and download! Grab 'em all, enjoy the vibes, share with tour friends, and get your tickets ASAP at bit.ly/STS9RedRocks2015.

Human Abstract (Axe the Cables) - LIVE - 09.06.2014

Bush Pilot

Nebula LP
1. Freshen Up
2. Bomb Flowers
3. Nebula
4. Bloom
5. Crossing the Rubicon Pt I
6. Crossing the Rubicon Pt II
7. Iridescence 
8. Bruise
9. Avenue of the Giants

Bomb Flowers

Stream or Download both of our 2014 Tabernacle Atlanta shows for free now!  Grab tickets for our 4 night return: 12/30 (w/ Emancipator), 12/31 (w/ Modern Measure), 1/1 (w/ The Werks) & 1/2 (w/ Jaw Gems) at http://bit.ly/aZcQJp.

Download Full Show

Instantly - LIVE - 11.02.2014

Circus - LIVE - 11.02.2014

Papadosio wants you to Remix on of our Pattern Integrities Tracks

PI STEMS -> bit.ly/2gkc1OT

07. 7 - Master

05. Mr Turtle's Cloud Kingdom

3 What Did I Do Wrong

20 years before the emergence of STS9, NASA sent Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 on a mission to the farthest reaches of the solar system and beyond. Each of these probes was equipped with identical Golden Records, special messages attached to what Carl Sagan called “a bottle launched into the cosmic ocean.” They contained numerous images and sounds from throughout the world, pieces of music from various cultures, a map identifying the location of our planet, and other information for whomever, or whatever, might find them.

While the Golden Records included greetings in 59 languages, they made no mention of nations and borders, wars and rivalries, or anything else that divides us. What they did mention was life, love, peace, birth--the things that bind us to one another and to the planet we call home. 

The Universe Inside is a reflection of this message. It is a story about human identity and the magical truth of who we are, where we’re going, and our place in the Universe. It says we are one, made of stardust and the forces of nature that evolved over billions of years. Connected by the sun, moon and stars, we are the living, breathing conscience of the Universe. 

"We are one, made from dust of the stars / down here we bear the weight of the pain and the scars / just want to live with nothing to hide / every one of us a universe inside."

Instantly - LIVE - 11.02.2014

STS9

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