Timothy "SMU" McCarthy: bass and vocals,
Marty Rocha: drums and vocals,
Asif Wilson: keys and vocals,
Greg Firak: guitar and vocals,
Sensei of Soul: MC and beatboxing
Influences
Daniel Pinchbeck,
STS9, DISCO BISCUITS, PINK FLOYD, THE GRATEFUL DEAD, PHISH, WEEN, STEVE KIMOCK BAND, BOOMBOX, JOHN MCGLAUGHLIN, JANE’S ADDICTION, SQUARE PUSHER, PLASTIC MAN, KARL DENSON’S TINY UNIVERSE, THE GREYBOY ALLSTARS, RADIOHEAD, WILCO, JOHN AND ALICE COLTRANE, PHAROAH SANDERS, MILES DAVIS, HERBIE HANCOCK, FRED ANDERSON, SHAKTI
Have you felt a change is coming? Have you started having realizations that life is more then what we see, or rather perceive ? You’re not alone, we are currently approaching the end of the 4th world. On Dec. 21st 2012 the FIFTH WORLD will begin and with it, a global awakening. There are many of us who have been realizing that the voice in our heads are channeling us to begin the mass evolution of mankind. Change is something to embrace and not to fear, please take our hand in song, as we move forward to the FIFTH WORLD!! Fifth World came together in the summer of 2007. The band consists of Timothy "Smu" McCarthy on electric bass, double bass, keyboards, noises, and vocals ; Marty Rocha on drums, midi pads, sequencing, and vocals; Asif Wilson on moog, Juno, Rhodes, triton ; Greg Firak on guitars and vocals, and Sensei of Soul doing some beatboxing and emceeing. The band much like the concept of it’s name is moving towards a new age of music, where vintage instruments are interwoven with electronic instruments, computers, midi triggers, and sequencing. The over all sound is a musical blend of everything learned from past genres of sound mixed with new concepts, tones and textures. With lyrics posed in existentialism, and rhythms steeped in dance, and soul. The music is being made to create excitement, movement and to spark a deeper thought regarding our purpose here in this plane of reality. The band is really trying to jump start the evolution of a global consciousness through the use of vibrations, sacred geometry, ancient knowledge, psychedelic shamanistic experience and thought provoking lyrics. This is all occurring with a multimedia extravaganza consisting of projections, lights, and the Fifth World dancers (beautiful woman flag dancing).
The Fifth World
According to the Wikipedia:
The Fifth World is either the present world, or the next world, in several Native American beliefs which center around a cyclical understanding of time. According to both Native American Hopi mythology and Maya mythology, the current world we inhabit is the "Fourth World." In both belief systems, time is cyclical, and the end of one world is the beginning of the next. For the Hopi, the end of the fourth world is marked by the arrival of Pahana, or the lost "White Brother." The Maya calendar charts out this progression through astrology, concluding that the current, fourth world will end sometime near the winter solstice in 2012 (dates vary based on interpretation). (Fifth World)
Saying that the Fourth World will end sometime near the solstice of 2012, means that the Fifth World will begin sometime near the spring of 2013. That's like trying to pin-point the end of the Age of Pisces, and thus the beginning of the Age of Aquarius!
Things are usually not so neat, not so digital in nature. These things, in fact, usually lend themselves to analog allegories. There is no neat end of winter, and beginning of spring, in digital clock fashion. There is no distinct end of the night, and beginning of the day. In reality the Fourth World has already begun to fade away, and the dawn of a New Age, a Fifth World, is already a feeble, yet clear reality. As clear, in fact, as this web page.
Politics and politicians are the last to change, of course. The phrase "political revolution" is an oxymoron at best. The current political establishment may have come of age when the Woodstock Festival marked the climax of the counterculture of the 1960s, the climax of the "hippie era." The boomers and their so-called "Indigo children" of the 1980s may always like to be the centre of attention, and may even wish to take credit for changing the world, but the real lightworkers are probably just as busy as bees, and they will probably not settle for the New Age the boomers have brought us, more of the same Old Age thing, although, of course, there are also those of that generation working to sincerely change society.
While boomers created "the world's first 'Fifth World' country" in 1982, and the first organisation of 'Fifth World' countries in 1984, the plain truth is that the world's first real Fifth World country only came into being with the Internet explosion in 1998, and the first real organisation of Fifth World countries only came into being in 2002.
While children of boomers now call themselves "Indigo children," and make such a big deal of themselves, as most of their ego-centred parents did, the real first signs of an actual Indigo race being born without any fanfair in the beginning of the 1960s will not be visible until the children of these children are born. It will be the generation born in the beginning of the 1960s, the "X Generation," that will smash to pieces the world as you know it, and replace it with an entirely New World, in effect a Fifth World, one with new political, economic, and religious values, whose combination will make even the climax of the counterculture of the 1960s seem quaint.
The Fifth World is alive and well, and Pahana, who is really the world's lost White Brother, not just the Native Americans' one, is alive and well. Or maybe Pahana's helpers are alive and well! As Manuel Neira Rodriguez succinctly and eloquently puts it:
To understand what the fifth world is, simply think of the first four: the prosperous north, the old east bloc, the less developed world, and the emergent asians, and understand that it is none of them: and seeks to transcend them in a new view of humanity. Not white, black, or yellow, but indigo. (Mania)
In the links on the left of this page you can begin to explore these radically new concepts.
B.B. King Birthday Tribute.This is from last night's show. Glenn Davis Blues Jam at Harry's Bar in Lake Geneva Wisconsin. 9-16-09 B.B. King's 84th birthday. I don't know what you do on september 16th but around here it's a holiday. I'm in green behind Glenn.
We are very excited about playing at such an awesome jazz club. We have some great sets lined up for you, so don't miss it. Friday and Saturday November 20th and 21st, 5:00-8:30p at Andy's Jazz Club in Chicago
Aaron Koppel -Guitar, Matt Nelson; (Lupe Fiasco, Matthew Santos) -Keyboard, Graham Czach; (Chicago Afrobeat Project) -bass, Robert Tucker (Matthew Santos) -drums
Thats some funky cool music you guys make, Smu, my brother. It's also cool that you have FUTURE ROCK in your top freinds. I used to play with the drummer Darren when we both lived in Dayton Ohio. Keep rockin it and I'll see you all down the road.
Land of Atlantis has the privilege of performing at the Amazing Park West in Chicago. We are really excited to be back on a show presented by JAM Productions. We will be supporting Family Groove and Hot Buttered Rum. Help spread the word that on May 2 Land of Atlantis is performing at 8p.m. The Doors are at 7:30.
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