Timb Harris (violin/trumpet) Jason Schimmel (guitar/banjo/keyboards/vocals) Tim Smolens (upright and electric bass/vocals) Kevin Kmetz (Tsugaru Shamisen/guitar/keyboards) Adam Stacey (accordion/keyboards/clavinet)
and Lee Smith (drums/percussion)
"Making the Palace DVD has been Estradasphere's most fulfilling artistic collaboration thus
far. We all felt collectively energized to challenge peoples definition of: "band," "live show," "album," and "movie." In our view these are all unnecessary distinctions. Our
response has been to constantly push for higher standards in musicianship, production, and storytelling.
The DVD is finally coming out Oct. 2nd and we just moved to Seattle to start a new multimedia
recording studio/performance space.
We're looking forward to meeting lots of classical, jazz, and folk musicians for use in future large ensemble recordings from Estradasphere and side projects. We are sitting on a lot of great recordings for future release and are planning a new show and hitting the road later this year opening for Amanda Palmer from the Dresden Dolls. "
videos from Palace of Mirrors Live DVD Smuggled MutationUnicorns & RainbowsWar Dance for Wooden Indians
Sounds Like
a Psychedelic-Sci-fi... Gypsy-Metal-Jazz... Epic-Cinema-Thon
Estradasphere's "Palace of Mirrors Live" (2007 DVD) marks their second release since signing with The End Records in 2006. The Palace DVD's cinematic music and imagery connote a narrative that cuts across time, space, and genre. The line between cinema and album have been freshly blurred...
"Palace of Mirrors Live" is a psychedelic-sci-fi-gypsy-metal-jazz epic performed by the six
musicians of Estradasphere, a live-cinema projectionist, and an innovative visual team. As the themes of the music associate with the enigmatic video projections, a dynamic film
is created in which the members of Estradasphere are both the characters and the soundtrack orchestra. The mind melting Palace feature is counterbalanced by an entire
opening set of 60's foreign/domestic film music, cartoon and bebop jazz, anachronistic Classical music interpretations, channeling of a non-existant American truck commercial,
classic Estradasphere Gypsy Metal, and 50's Gospel favorites. Among the interpreted
composers are Raymond Scott, Nino Rota, Frederic Chopin, Camille Saint-Saëns, Bud
Powell, Sam Cooke, and Bernard Herrmann.
Estradasphere's diverse instrumental and stylistic palette enables them to execute a vast array of orchestrations and even forge entirely new genres such as "Bulgarian Surf," "Romanian Gypsy-Metal," and "Spaghetti Eastern." After forming in Santa Cruz, California
in 1999, Estradasphere's first three studio albums were released on Trey Spruance's (Mr.
Bungle) Mimicry Records. Members of Estradasphere have also recorded and performed
with Spruance's current project, Secret Chiefs 3. Estradasphere's four studio albums, three
live concert DVD's, six international tours, and ongoing "psychedelic-cinema-thon" concerts
have earned them a loyal and growing following worldwide.
i have long conciderd the idea but i have decided that you guys are my favort band of all time and you guys should totaly tour along the east coast so i can catch a show PLEASE
The End Records i accepting new members for their street team (Team Omega). If you're a fan of Estradaphere, or anyone else on The End, this is a great opportunity to get some free CD's, DVD's, merch and more for helping us get the word out about our bands. Most of this is done online, so you can help regardless of your location.
Hey Estradasphere fans. Just letting you all know that I've uploaded a TON of old school (2000 to 2003) Esphere clips up on youtube. http://www. youtube. com/user/tk420bro Check it out! --VERG
Estradasphere will be playing in the Circus/Theater at the Rothbury Festival in Rothbury, MI. The headliners suck but there will be Primus and a few other classy acts.
Hey guys! Hope you remember me... you stayed at my place in Toronto while in town quite a few years ago. I now live in the Northern Ontario Wilderness.. if you're ever up this way (?) you can come by for camping, music, tarot and baked pasta! Still loving your stuff!
Hey...caught your show with SC3 a little while back..I'm fairly new to Seattle and being the first local show I caught in the city, I really enjoyed what I heard. Been waiting for this upcoming Book of Angels Volume 9 for quite some time and to learn you guys were a part of it while I was at the show was great! Keep us posted with upcoming events!
Hey, I checked out your website to look for shows, but there were no upcoming dates listed. Any plans for doing some shows or a tour or anything soon? Hope so--love your music.
