anybody else get that feeling with a new album that they just want to listen to every song at once and get impatient that they cant experience it all straight away
+Kieran Giles Wow WHAT? Why in the seven hells would I beg for "likes"? I don't even have videos to publish. Second, I posted it after hearing the entire album almost two times, left the tab open, and then decided to post it since no one had done that yet.
@@theutgardianchannel1952 Not that simple, basically in this genre of music you have to divide a bass performance into 2-3 tracks, high cut one at around 200-300, low cut another at around the same, apply different amount of comps to them, and then apply saturation to the top end of the low cut track, then cut out the junks (3-5khz) that you don't need. I tried numerous, numerous times to try to get close to this, I can get 90% there, but that last 10% is so elusive to capture - guess that's in Mos' performance.
@@XiyuYang And also Amos gear.... there is a rundown with him at gear gods that is more than interesting. Also check Polyphia´s sound engineer and Nolly from Periphery... my bass tone has never been the same. Cheers!
Recommended theme music for your activities: Read a Book - Hexes Mow a lawn - Hexes Fly intergalactic starships into combat - Hexes Conquer the world - Hexes Valiantly change diapers for octuplets - Hexes Tell your boss where to shove it and blast your exit music over the intercom - Hexes
This album has the raw emotion of One, and the melody and passion of Altered State, it's the culmination of everything Tesseract has achieved so far. This album is absolutely phenomenal.
I love Altered State, it's the album that brought me to Tesseract and it's one of my favourite albums (top 20 certainly, probably top 10). But for me there's something really special about this album, I can't put my finger on it. Of course in the end all of this is opinion and personal preference.
I've listened to a little by them, but not enough to justify me saying its like them. I'll give them a couple more listens now that you mentioned that! Thanks, man!
+Nathan Haller I was smiling with happiness as I heard that part for the first time. The rapping combined with that sweet scream at the endings. I then proceeded to scroll down KNOWING someone had to have pointed it out already, and here you are.
+divinasion Why does everyone keep saying RATM? Its clearly Faith No More or old school Red Hot Chili Peppers or even old school Incubus style "rapping." czcams.com/video/ZG_k5CSYKhg/video.html czcams.com/video/eJ8sL1wLUVQ/video.html czcams.com/video/Cya5NAW423I/video.html
Songs: 10/10 Production: 10/10 Dan :15/10 Dem Feels: Infinity Another addition to the best albums of the year, if not the best album of the decade. Thank you TesseracT. I have no regrets saying that I cried on multiple occasions while listening to this. :')
I just shed a tear. As a music lover for close to 50 years I've NEVER experienced anything, even remotely, as emotionally interacting as of what TesseracT are able bring to the surface. And yes, I've taken early RUSH into consideration. It is amazing how they've been able to elevate the vocals to the same extremely high level as the rest of the band. This is as close to perfection as music ever will be.
Sverre Stroemme I'd love to know more about your musical exploration and I'm loving the way you love this music. I think it's awesome, so thought I'd let you know. Early RUSH is brilliant too. 😁
Ok, so here's my 2 cents... I accidentally discovered TesseracT with "Altered State" and I fell in love with the album. Tried their older stuff and wasn't feeling it as much as "Altered State". I simply love Ashe's voice and lyrics better than Dan's. However, I admit I decided to give this album a try, and the more I listen to it, the more I like it. I'm starting to view TesseracT like many of their long time fans... Each album should be judged on its own and not compared to other albums. Each album is a different/separate project with its own distinct sound or "flavor" and appreciate it for what it is on its own.
Mickey Buchanan I have grown to see this as well over the last 3 months of listening to them... especially after just seeing them live. So much respect.
Mickey Buchanan yeah but this new singer is waaaayyy much harder, not just a bunch wailing, although I liked it lol, Polaris indeed is absolutely amazing!!!!
I found "Altered State" by accident also. I was streaming Meshuggah radio and a song popped up. Checked it and I fell in love too! Listened to "One" and ran right back to "Altered State"! Once I played it to death I went back to "One" and fell in love. Like you said, each album is its own. Everything sounds dope at the concert thats for sure!
My favorite so far is Utopia, Phoenix, and Seven Names. Awesome album and shoutout to them for releasing it early. I honestly couldn't wait. I had chills through some songs :)
Crazy story: so my friend went into cardiac arrest the other day after a game of basketball. It was just me and him and there was no portable defibrillator around; I feared for my friends life. Then I remembered the fucking filthy groove from Dystopia and played it through my portable speakers and held them to my friends heart. Miraculously, the bass line reactivated his heart. Tesseract saved my (friends) life.
That voice sounded so familiar but then I realized it's because it's Daniel Tompkins, who sang the legendary song "A Dream in Static" off of the legendary album of the same name, by the legendary band Earthside. Love that guy's voice.
Best line of the album, it happens so quick but it's raw and simple and I love it. "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return."
+walter white Fuck this stupid Meshuggah ripoff shit sounds like Fredrik Thordenthall buttfucked James Maynard Keenan's son and started a family band fucking garbage durrrrrrrrr. Ok fixed. inb4 hated I love TesseracT.
This might be their BEST album yet. It's 2019 and it still gives me that excitement like I had the first time I heard it. It has that vibe that's perfect for travelling, stargazing and for casual listening. This music is PERFECT!
I can NOT get over the lyrical delivery in Hexes..its absolutely stunning. also, props for the mention of Katatonia in the description..One of my favorite bands and one everyone should embrace.
I'll be honest; speaking as someone who's been following TesseracT for a while, when I first listened to this, I wasn't a fan of this album. Now, it's grown on me.
I feel like it's more vocal driven than most of their other work, you've still got some nice poly rhythms and guitar work and stuff going on but the vocals are a lot more predominant than early stuff. I would go so far as to say the guitars are a little more rhythm based than before as well.
The end of Utopia thoughhhhhhhhhholyyyyyyshhhiiiiiieeeetttttt. It's not an exaggeration to say that the existence of this album is one of my favorite things about being alive.
+mellamoignacio Its the best fuckin thing. They left it as the last song because they knew that after that climax anything else that would come afterwards would sound poor in comparsion.
This album is so rich. Theatrical moments, space voyage ereithrial tones, explosive bass groves, incredible time signature changes, overall cohesive theme, skull crushing djent, and orgasmic climaxes to send you into the void. Bravo Tesseract...Bravo!!
TesseracT is absolutely the best band of this era and of our generation. Every millisecond of all of their albums must be intimately savored. Breathtaking, beautiful music.
There were many discussions on Ashe and Dan. But, did anyone notice that in spite of the vocalist changes, every fucking album has been a revelation going higher and higher. Not that they care, but Acle Kahney ,Jay Postones, James Monteith and Amos Williams thank you so much for your music!!
+TheMetalHero94 CZcams Center addon gives me issues, spacebar starts/pauses the video. Only replying to comments via Google notifications works ok. I'm not doing it on purpose. Can we just stop bitching and enjoy the fucking music plz?
+TheMetalHero94 If he's serious about having keyboard issues, that could definitely contribute to some unnecessary frustration. Those grooves though, for real.
Seven Names gives me Deftones vibes, blended into this prog metal/djenty type genre... just pure pleasure for my ears. What a banger of an album. Such deep emotion on this album it's actually unbelievable.
Honest moment: I pre-ordered this album before the singles were out. Once I heard the singles, I will admit that I wasn't blown away and I was starting to have my doubts about this album. Then I come here to check out the album in its entirety and I was in awe at how much more variety the whole had to offer. I seriously can not wait for this to be on my phone!
This is fucking stunning, no other way to describe it. The overall progression of this album is beautifully written and the melancholic atmosphere of the soundscapes throughout throw my skin in pimples. It must be said also, Dan's vocal work has matured a lot since "One" and become rather quite stunning, he has taken off brilliantly from where Ashe left TesseracT and continuing the fresher sound the band is achieving. This really is a masterpiece!
I cant stop listening to this album, Tourniquet is one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard, brings a tear to my eye. Its been about 15 years since I really paid any attention to metal in all honesty, the genre was sort of dead to me. I think the vocals, the lack of solos, the attention to bass and rhythm, this sound just transcends everything that was wrong with metal for me. Some kind of universal artistic beauty to it, like abstract sculpture it seems to speak a very fundamental language thats beyond any particular genre of music, or even music itself. I think any art that can shake off the trappings of the moment and resonate with you on that raw and candid a level is a rare thing to be cherished. Well done for joining Mike Patton on the 'metal can still be interesting' bench, that was a lonely looking bench in my musical world for a good while there.
Jesus Christ...I really don't know what to say...or write...This is the most beautiful piece of music I heard my entire life...I am forever grateful for bringing this masterpiece to life. Serious amount of mantears were shed before, during and after hearing Polaris. PURE PERFECTION
+Michał Drobiazg the main problem in alterade state was Ashe ... Dan makes the tesseract sound more unique...and why everyone dont even mention ONE .... their best album ...the reason to linsten Tesseract ..
+Nuno Dias I must disagree. I started to listen Tesseract after hearing Altered State. It's different from Polaris in almost every possible way but still unique and beautiful. in fact, even though I love Dan and know that everything he participates in instantly turns to gold,I thought that Ashe was a better fit for Tesseract and Dan was perfect for Skyharbor. That is of course until I heard Polaris. Ashe has a beautiful voice, he is a master of harmonies and all but god damn Danny... The best part of it all is that now we have Tesseract with Dan, Eric Emery (another brilliant artist) in Skyharbor and Ashe in VFTF. I could not want anything more...well maybe except a tour with all three of those bands. that would be a dream come true:)
+Michał Drobiazg i second this. I really enjoyed Dan in SKyharbor. Blinding white chaos because it had this raw intensity to it and guiding lights because it was more progressive and more cohesive effort. but now i also like their new singer and drummer. I also love ashe's band vftf too. would really love to see all three tour together.
I cannot begin to express how great they are live. When they played Phoenix, I couldn't contain my emotions. Tears were running down my face as I sung as loud as I possibly could. They're technical masters live. Not a single beat was missed. Every note was nailed. The light show was perfectly synced. They placed in a venue that's notoriously known for having terrible sound and acoustics, from where I'm from. They even defied those odds. I forgot where I was because their sound was impeccable. I've been a fan of Tesseract for quite some time, and I admit that before my first time seeing them live, I began to listen to other bands more than them. I have listened to One, AS, and Polaris so many times and it was losing a bit of magic. After seeing them live, my love for them has never been stronger. Hearing the soaring power and emotion of each song live was something I will never forget. I'm just rambling at this point. I just came here to say that Tesseract has solidified themselves as my favorite band ever in my 26 years of living.
Tourniquet brought me to tears just now and I'm listening to this band for the first time (Lauren Babic's cover brought me here.) This is one of the most beautiful albums I've ever had the pleasure to listen to. Seriously thanks for sharing it. Pretty sure this band and album will stick with me for a long time in the future.
I wonder whose job it was to sync the logo's movement to the songs. That would be an interesting project to add to a resume. "Spent three days making a single cube move around in rhythm to forty-six minutes of music".
That's easy and automated process. He gets tracks and then they are analyzed by software and it will react to the loudest parts in the song. But if they gave him stems, he can then sync movements to the specific instruments
it would take less time to make an equalizer algorithm than to animate something like this manually; they're arbitrary, look at any sound wave graph and then define a series of rules like : 'when volume reaches x, play 'large pulse' animation; when frequency is between some range of numbers, animate in this direction; when pitch/volume/temp/[some property] has value/has change in value/[some event] etc. then hook it up to some front end library
Tesseract, like Tool is one of those bands where each song as a separate piece does not give a fraction of the same experience as listening to an album from start to finish. You get so engrossed, you do it over and over again, until you realize that it's been three months since the release of this album and you haven't moved from your place and you're a bit hungry.
I spent like 3 hours listening to a 46 min album... I couldn't go forward to the next song without listening to the same track a certain number of times... It felt like grad school again and i was studying for some exam of some course I liked... like i needed to know the previous material before going to something new... the thing is : it was effortless. Some of the best material i've heard from tesseract without a doubt, love the mellodic vibe. they bring the most beautyful mellody to a world full of distortion and polyrythms. And althought they are awesome groovers, I think they've found their way and they highlight the mellodic stuff as they should!!! Damn ....those "Seven Names"!!!!
dan isn't tesseract's soul, but dan brought skyharbor's soul to tesseract - thanks for this perfect combination! i'll never stop listening this album...
+Christian Furrer What are you even talking about? Dan was the original singer, just as much a part of the soul of tesseract as any other. Just because people are sleeping on old tesseract and jumped on the wagon at their second record doesn't change that he's an integral part of the band.
When Altered State came out, I went through a pretty rough heartbreak and Resist was the track that really resonated with me at the time and it was comforting. 2 years later, new heartbreak, and coincidentally, new album, and I have to say, Seven Names touches me in the same way. Thank you TesseracT. You make such beautiful music.
Seriously, this album is without any doubts the finest example of how music can grow and evolve keeping all the elements that made me fall in love with this band, Dan, Ashe and even Elliot made each song sound unique, I honestly don't have a favorite album or singer, to me TesseracT is and always will be the soundtrack of my life. So many feelings... And emotions, the chills man... God damn this album has everything that I could ever ask for.
I think this is one of very few albums you must listen as one. I repeatedly listened to it at work when programming algorithms. It's the mixture of atmospheric parts, crazy rhythms and the mostly soft vocals that makes this album great for me.
I really apreciate that there's a full album video! I listen this album at least twice a week... And some times every morning to get energy/life motivation Thanks a lot Tesseract! See you in April in CHILE!
+Brendon stacey I disagree with both you and Jody. Not that Altered State isn't better than Polaris, it is. In fact, NO album, in last who knows how many years, comes close to the perfection that is Altered State. Quite possibly the only flawless album I've ever heard. Polaris is amazing, don't get me wrong, but it doesn't touch Altered state, and here's where I disagree with Brendon, not because Dan did poorly, or that he could do better. No. Dan sang his heart out in this record, and I couldn't be more amazed and mesmerized by what he's done. In fact, I'd say Dan is the strongest Tesseract member on this album. The reason why Polaris isn't as good as Altered State is somewhat eluding me. Objectively it is brilliant, as groovy and melodic as anyone could hope for and expect from Tesseract, but it just doesn't strike the same emotional strings as Altered State does, for me mind you. This is a completely subjective and personal opinion. If Jody really likes this album best, I take that as a good news, a reassurance that Tesseract has not only kept the edge and originality they showed us before, but are obviously pushing it further!
Got to agree +allcartuner . I think they've taken the root sound of Altered State, which isn't a bad thing per se, but they've not taken it in a new direction or as far. There are a few gems like Messenger, and overall I think it finishes strongly. It just isn't the same wall to wall amazement that Altered State was (and it might be a high bar to reach again).
+allcartuner i think people just got so butthurt about them getting a different singer for altered state that they completely ignored the fact that that album was actually awesome.
+Gabi Murray I know I did. I didn't really like the Perspective EP though (still not the biggest fan of that EP), so I just kinda wrote off Altered State without giving it a chance. I've matured since then, and when this album came out I was really able to appreciate both albums' superior use of vocal melodies and musical genius. I do put Polaris as my #1 TesseracT album, but Altered State is definitely a very close #2.
Mixed feelings after my first listen. Sounds beautiful and it's awesome to hear Dan again, but somehow Altered State evoked more emotions and felt more memorable. And was longer as well - this one feels kina brief. Gotta listen more!
+Michał Zbrzeźniak I really love this. But I aggree... Its momments like the ending of Seven Names that evoke most emotion and pleasure into me when listening to Tesseract. And I just feel like Altered State had more of "these moments" even One too. Still, this is great.
Love altered state but it has one or two weak tracks making it not a perfect album I feel like dan is more consistent but ashe has his moments that blow you away but is pretty unpredictable whether or not your going to get something good. I mean listen to the new voices from the fuselage album ashe sounds good in some parts but he sounds very mediocre in others his just not consist
For me, Altered State remains the best TesseracT's album yet. Polaris has its good moments too, of course (I simply love "Seven Names" and I think it's the high point of the album). I'm not going to compare Ashe and Dan because I love both. What I really miss in Polaris is this sense of continuity that "One" and "Altered State" had while listening to them. Polaris has for me too much different feelings: for me it's too fragmented! Gonna listen more and I know, it will grow with the time.
+Mirco “Renkse” Marinelli I find it interesting reading what people have to say about the album. Lucky for you, I can't pick a god damn favourite album from these guys! >.
I sat in my chair still, covered in my blanket with my eyes closed as I let the melody resonates in my head. What a brilliant and well produced album. I honestly did not think Daniel Tompkins could front two bands and still had this level of passion. His flames burn bright. Bravo!!
I first listened to TesseracT in 2014 and heard Altered State and fell in love it and I heard the other albums they had and it was magical to me but... Polaris is probably the album that everyone needs to listen because this album truly shows what they do and who they are. It's a combination of literal and figurative lyrics, groovy and sad, depressing and joyful, progressive and groovy, metal and rock, makes you feel like YOU ARE the person in the songs like you can relate to the lyrics to a deep and emotional way especially Utopia how it makes you feel depressed and everyone of us has gone through depression but many people has feel like they aren't worth a life and those people, sadly I use to be one of them, can relate the most to this song but as you get through the song it gets groovier but still depressing, but at the end you feel a sense of hope like once you start realizing things and live through things these things do get better and how the next song is Phoenix hmm what a convenient placement of that song, how it's about people who feel like how Utopia is, they are a failure and not worth a life but at the same time this song gives you a sense of hope throughout the song and how there are people who are with you and can help you, and you realize that you must change how you live your life to end this sense of hopeless and how it's always going to get better at the end of that period of your life, this album really helped me through a tough time in my life and I can never thank TesseracT more because of how they've helped me. If you have a different interpretation of a song or this album in general feel free to reply to this comment.
I feel like Tesseract is the second coming of Tool. I mean that in a good way, and I don't mean that they sound like Tool because obviously they have their own unique sound. I mean the way they craft their songs, the otherworldly feel of it. The way they combine the darkness and the light. Theres something very special about this band, something I cant quite put into words. Maybe its the sophistication of it, the extreme attention to detail, the soaring vocals. Things Ive always associated with Tool.
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0:00 - Dystopia
6:54 - Hexes
12:13 - Survival
16:35 - Tourniquet
22:31 - Utopia
28:00 - Phoenix
31:51 - Messenger
35:26 - Cages
40:50 - Seven Names
Give this guy a medal
Aditya Arun that's a smoove move
+Andyman2340 Ty sir OP add these to the description please!
+Andyman2340 YOU DA REAL MVP
you're my hero
anybody else get that feeling with a new album that they just want to listen to every song at once and get impatient that they cant experience it all straight away
Nope I listened all the way through I only skipped survival and messenger
+Brendon stacey YOU SKIPPED A SONG
SACRILEGE
QUICKLY SOMEONE FASHION A NOOSE FROM GUITAR AND BASS STRINGS
+Chris Wills I know exactly what you're talking about man... You just want to know every song already because it's so fucking good :P Gaddamn
+Chris Wills Exactly! And it's hard to digest at first listening.
Those are two of the best songs! Utopia is my least fav not a fan of the intro
This is the first TesseracT thing I've ever heard.
Shit.
I'm fucking sold.
This is spectacular.
+general809 its spiritual in a way ha
+general809 i hope you've listened to their very first album...
+Diego Barreto +1 I agree.
+Asriel Dreemurr I hope you listened to every album that Daniel is on. Check out Skyharbor, he sings for them too
aaaaaaaa these recommendations
i'll be sure to check them out!!!
It isn't a secret that this album is a masterpiece...
+macaron3141592653 You sir, deserve a medal!
+dsafsfa This one got me XD
Unfortunately, it really is though..
so true...
It is known...
This video's length is 46:30. One day has 24 hours, which means that I can listen to this album almost 31 times a day.
Oh yeah!
Or you could slow it down by 31 times and have a real experience.
@@geometricart7851 I like to think that this person read ur reply 6 years after their original comment, then did some edibles and tried ur idea
00:00 - Dystopia
06:54 - Hexes
12:14 - Survival
16:34 - Tourniquet
22:30 - Utopia
28:01 - Phoenix
31:51 - Messenger
35:26 - Cages
40:51 - Seven Names
As TesseracT fan and since I'm getting this stream for free, here's my little contribution for now.
+Luiz Felippe Lazzarin missing cages bud.
+Brett Berry Thanks man!
+Luiz Felippe Lazzarin no worries
+Kieran Giles Wow WHAT? Why in the seven hells would I beg for "likes"? I don't even have videos to publish. Second, I posted it after hearing the entire album almost two times, left the tab open, and then decided to post it since no one had done that yet.
The collective guitar tone is pretty much 75% bass. And it's amazing.
boobsmakemehappy1 Ikr, been trying for a long time to reproduce this, no avail. Audio engineering on this album is perfect.
@@XiyuYang use fab filter saturn vst for the bass, done haha
@@theutgardianchannel1952 Will look into that.
@@theutgardianchannel1952 Not that simple, basically in this genre of music you have to divide a bass performance into 2-3 tracks, high cut one at around 200-300, low cut another at around the same, apply different amount of comps to them, and then apply saturation to the top end of the low cut track, then cut out the junks (3-5khz) that you don't need.
I tried numerous, numerous times to try to get close to this, I can get 90% there, but that last 10% is so elusive to capture - guess that's in Mos' performance.
@@XiyuYang And also Amos gear.... there is a rundown with him at gear gods that is more than interesting. Also check Polyphia´s sound engineer and Nolly from Periphery... my bass tone has never been the same. Cheers!
Recommended theme music for your activities:
Read a Book - Hexes
Mow a lawn - Hexes
Fly intergalactic starships into combat - Hexes
Conquer the world - Hexes
Valiantly change diapers for octuplets - Hexes
Tell your boss where to shove it and blast your exit music over the intercom - Hexes
Probably the best Goddam comment on CZcams. My hat is off to you sir.
Do they not exist anymore
sounds like a kendrick lamar lyric
Saying good bye to an ex 7 names and Cages
...Stuck in isolation - Cages
This album has the raw emotion of One, and the melody and passion of Altered State, it's the culmination of everything Tesseract has achieved so far. This album is absolutely phenomenal.
Perfectly put.
Sir Sauvage indeed it was
+Adhitthana I don't think this album reaches the absolute raw powerful emotion of Altered State but it has it moments. Its a great album.
+Christopher Weafer yeah I m gonna have to agree. I love Ashe and Dan til the end of time. But Altered State was just out of this world.
I love Altered State, it's the album that brought me to Tesseract and it's one of my favourite albums (top 20 certainly, probably top 10). But for me there's something really special about this album, I can't put my finger on it. Of course in the end all of this is opinion and personal preference.
Never gets old. Every single song. This whole album, gold.
For sure this is their standout album and it's not even close.
That Rage Against the Machine-esque ending to Utopia is so perfect. This album is absolute gold.
I would say it sounds more like faith no more
I've listened to a little by them, but not enough to justify me saying its like them. I'll give them a couple more listens now that you mentioned that! Thanks, man!
+Nathan Haller yeah listen to pretty much anything off angel dust and you'll hear the influence man
Will do, man. Much appreciated.
+Nathan Haller
I was smiling with happiness as I heard that part for the first time. The rapping combined with that sweet scream at the endings. I then proceeded to scroll down KNOWING someone had to have pointed it out already, and here you are.
Dan rapping is surprisingly mindblowing. I'll patiently wait for his solo mixtape to drop in the future.
+Ericson Capone ^this holy shit
+Ericson Capone perhaps he'll collab with hacktivist.
TesseRap
+Ericson Capone Fiyah in da boof with MC Tompkins
+divinasion Why does everyone keep saying RATM? Its clearly Faith No More or old school Red Hot Chili Peppers or even old school Incubus style "rapping."
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Chills at the first riffing tones of the opening track - TesseracT is back strong!
1:05 - fucking slammin'
Songs: 10/10
Production: 10/10
Dan :15/10
Dem Feels: Infinity
Another addition to the best albums of the year, if not the best album of the decade. Thank you TesseracT. I have no regrets saying that I cried on multiple occasions while listening to this. :')
Bass: >9000
+Yatin Srivastava Decade is going a little far.
+Popabuddy1 nah
There is a lot of music prog metal/rock has to offer in a decade...
Popabuddy1 personal preference doe
I just shed a tear. As a music lover for close to 50 years I've NEVER experienced anything, even remotely, as emotionally interacting as of what TesseracT are able bring to the surface. And yes, I've taken early RUSH into consideration.
It is amazing how they've been able to elevate the vocals to the same extremely high level as the rest of the band.
This is as close to perfection as music ever will be.
Sverre Stroemme I'd love to know more about your musical exploration and I'm loving the way you love this music. I think it's awesome, so thought I'd let you know. Early RUSH is brilliant too. 😁
Couldn't agree more, be sure to check out Daniel Tompkins as a vocal feature on a song called "a dream in static" by earthside.
been sober 8 years now because of this album! it made me think and touched something in me and made me fight for myself!
Tourniquet = Audio Aesthetics. Such a beautiful song.
+jigmet mind blowing
It's such a pleasure to listen to
+jigmet this ain't no vaporwave man
I nearly cried man. Second Tesseract song to ever do that after Resist and I'm never sure why!
Agreed! Absolutely mint!!
SO GOOD IT'S MAKING TRANSCEND EXISTENCE A LITTLE BIT THERE ARE COSMIC BEINGS OF THE GREAT BEYOND KINDLY ASKING ME TO GET OFF THE LAWN
+TenThousandHawks this is so acurate
tessseract, tool, karnivool and monuments = BEST TOUR EVAAAAAAAAAA!!!!
I could even die after that, I wouldn't care.
Well considering the fact that they'd be playing arenas (because of tool) I don't think monuments would be a good fit on that lineup.
Technical Grooves and reverb aren't friends.
Animals as Leaders
Says who? You just have to set the reverb to intervals in your playing rhythm, then reverb can be friends with whatever it wants.
I was NOT ready for the groove in Tourniquet.. I was clenching to my bed and everything.
+Stetson Short It just made it even better.
gonna try and cover the whole album? ;)
I might If i can figure most of them.
You ain't ever lied my dude
Ok, so here's my 2 cents...
I accidentally discovered TesseracT with "Altered State" and I fell in love with the album. Tried their older stuff and wasn't feeling it as much as "Altered State". I simply love Ashe's voice and lyrics better than Dan's. However, I admit I decided to give this album a try, and the more I listen to it, the more I like it. I'm starting to view TesseracT like many of their long time fans... Each album should be judged on its own and not compared to other albums. Each album is a different/separate project with its own distinct sound or "flavor" and appreciate it for what it is on its own.
Mickey Buchanan I have grown to see this as well over the last 3 months of listening to them... especially after just seeing them live. So much respect.
dude I so agree with you and I'm to look at it that way
Mickey Buchanan i unfortunately agree.
AS was a HUGE step up from their previous work.
Mickey Buchanan yeah but this new singer is waaaayyy much harder, not just a bunch wailing, although I liked it lol, Polaris indeed is absolutely amazing!!!!
I found "Altered State" by accident also. I was streaming Meshuggah radio and a song popped up. Checked it and I fell in love too! Listened to "One" and ran right back to "Altered State"! Once I played it to death I went back to "One" and fell in love. Like you said, each album is its own. Everything sounds dope at the concert thats for sure!
My favorite so far is Utopia, Phoenix, and Seven Names. Awesome album and shoutout to them for releasing it early. I honestly couldn't wait. I had chills through some songs :)
+gummybear my favorite........I CAN'T FUCKING CHOOSE! :o
Utopia is great.. Dan is my favourite rapper ;)
Yheaa Hahaha lml
+gummybear Agreed, Utopia has some Singularity vibes, for me best song on the album
This album is too good for me to pick a favorite. Love em all
Crazy story: so my friend went into cardiac arrest the other day after a game of basketball. It was just me and him and there was no portable defibrillator around; I feared for my friends life. Then I remembered the fucking filthy groove from Dystopia and played it through my portable speakers and held them to my friends heart. Miraculously, the bass line reactivated his heart. Tesseract saved my (friends) life.
Love this story
That voice sounded so familiar but then I realized it's because it's Daniel Tompkins, who sang the legendary song "A Dream in Static" off of the legendary album of the same name, by the legendary band Earthside. Love that guy's voice.
Best line of the album, it happens so quick but it's raw and simple and I love it. "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return."
It's a famous line from the song Nature Boy, pretty sure it was used on purpose as a tribute to it
The Nat King Cole song?
+headknocker2020 what track is this line on? Also do you have a timestamp?
HHAADOOOKEEENNNN It's in the first track "Dystopia" at 3:17 :D
i have never seen such a positive comment section.
+walter white Seriously. Never seen this, either. It's definitely deserved, though.
+walter white Fuck this stupid Meshuggah ripoff shit sounds like Fredrik Thordenthall buttfucked James Maynard Keenan's son and started a family band fucking garbage durrrrrrrrr.
Ok fixed.
inb4 hated I love TesseracT.
+NecroSmokist i agree
+NecroSmokist Even that can be interpreted as a poorly worded compliment, with MJK and Meshuggah being such huge names in music
fuck you
00:00: Dystopia
06:54: Hexes
12:13: Survival
16:34: Tourniquet
22:31: Utopia
28:01: Phoenix
31:51: Messenger
35:26: Cages
40:51: Seven Names
No amount of lube will stop the friction burns that this album will cause. Pain has never felt so good.
Woah woah woah....you ain't usin me for nothin!
+Sammy Palmer You sir are a fucking masochit. Still better than 50 shades of grey.
+Sammy Palmer well put ahaha cheers!
This might be their BEST album yet. It's 2019 and it still gives me that excitement like I had the first time I heard it. It has that vibe that's perfect for travelling, stargazing and for casual listening. This music is PERFECT!
I can NOT get over the lyrical delivery in Hexes..its absolutely stunning.
also, props for the mention of Katatonia in the description..One of my favorite bands and one everyone should embrace.
+PostRock ForTheMind Absolutely, everyone needs to know about Katatonia. A very important band. I recommend Great Cold Distance for any newbies
+PostRock ForTheMind Katatonia is in my top 5 favorite bands, no particular order. When the mood is right, they're the best.
I'll be honest; speaking as someone who's been following TesseracT for a while, when I first listened to this, I wasn't a fan of this album. Now, it's grown on me.
the bests albums works that way
I feel like it's more vocal driven than most of their other work, you've still got some nice poly rhythms and guitar work and stuff going on but the vocals are a lot more predominant than early stuff. I would go so far as to say the guitars are a little more rhythm based than before as well.
I realized after hearing that snare that I no longer had erectile dysfunction.
This album is excellent.
Brian R 🤣🤣🤣🤙🤙
that outro on hexes is one of the most crushing riffs I've ever heard.
Yep :)
Tourniquet's got me all sorts of emotional. Wow. That song is imbued with so much strength and grace.
I'm going through a really hard time right now and thank god for tesseract and this album .
+Aditya M The power of music is amazing. Hang in there :)
The end of Utopia thoughhhhhhhhhholyyyyyyshhhiiiiiieeeetttttt. It's not an exaggeration to say that the existence of this album is one of my favorite things about being alive.
I love how he only screams one time in the entire album and it's the second to last song.
He screams at the end of Utopia and once in Messenger.
oh god, seven names
+mellamoignacio i cried so hard
+mellamoignacio Its the best fuckin thing. They left it as the last song because they knew that after that climax anything else that would come afterwards would sound poor in comparsion.
Tesseract have invented a new style of music: "Progressive audio porn"
This album is so rich. Theatrical moments, space voyage ereithrial tones, explosive bass groves, incredible time signature changes, overall cohesive theme, skull crushing djent, and orgasmic climaxes to send you into the void. Bravo Tesseract...Bravo!!
TesseracT is absolutely the best band of this era and of our generation. Every millisecond of all of their albums must be intimately savored. Breathtaking, beautiful music.
There were many discussions on Ashe and Dan. But, did anyone notice that in spite of the vocalist changes, every fucking album has been a revelation going higher and higher. Not that they care, but Acle Kahney ,Jay Postones, James Monteith and Amos Williams thank you so much for your music!!
masters of not only their instruments, but their genre.
Holyfuckitstimetogetreallystonedandgetlostintesseractgrooves
+Phil Clarke Holyfuckitstimetotelltheinternethowcooliamforgettingstoned
Luke Mulvay
Das it mane
+TheMetalHero94 CZcams Center addon gives me issues, spacebar starts/pauses the video. Only replying to comments via Google notifications works ok. I'm not doing it on purpose. Can we just stop bitching and enjoy the fucking music plz?
Take it easy man, just joking around
+TheMetalHero94 If he's serious about having keyboard issues, that could definitely contribute to some unnecessary frustration. Those grooves though, for real.
That kick drum djesus
+! for the djesus
it's actually bass synchronized with the kick drum. BOOT ok
Seven Names gives me Deftones vibes, blended into this prog metal/djenty type genre... just pure pleasure for my ears. What a banger of an album. Such deep emotion on this album it's actually unbelievable.
That SNAREEEEEE
+rock70ify Dat everything.
+George Beedle of course you're right 😉
Holy sheit, yes.
Wondering is these drums are programmed again or really Jay...
+Ezra Alexander I'd say they're programmed.
Mesdames et Messieurs. Daniel f***ing Tompkins.
A tiny tear fell from my eyes during the "chorus" of "Hexes".
Honest moment: I pre-ordered this album before the singles were out. Once I heard the singles, I will admit that I wasn't blown away and I was starting to have my doubts about this album. Then I come here to check out the album in its entirety and I was in awe at how much more variety the whole had to offer. I seriously can not wait for this to be on my phone!
This is fucking stunning, no other way to describe it. The overall progression of this album is beautifully written and the melancholic atmosphere of the soundscapes throughout throw my skin in pimples. It must be said also, Dan's vocal work has matured a lot since "One" and become rather quite stunning, he has taken off brilliantly from where Ashe left TesseracT and continuing the fresher sound the band is achieving. This really is a masterpiece!
this album is just so groovy, well produced- soothes the senses. They KILLED it on this one.
My favorite is definitely Cages. The build-up is mind-blowing...
Happy 1 year anniversary to one of the best albums of our time!!
Hell yeah!
Killswitchcat 18 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmrmmm
stop using my avatar
I cant stop listening to this album, Tourniquet is one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard, brings a tear to my eye. Its been about 15 years since I really paid any attention to metal in all honesty, the genre was sort of dead to me.
I think the vocals, the lack of solos, the attention to bass and rhythm, this sound just transcends everything that was wrong with metal for me. Some kind of universal artistic beauty to it, like abstract sculpture it seems to speak a very fundamental language thats beyond any particular genre of music, or even music itself. I think any art that can shake off the trappings of the moment and resonate with you on that raw and candid a level is a rare thing to be cherished.
Well done for joining Mike Patton on the 'metal can still be interesting' bench, that was a lonely looking bench in my musical world for a good while there.
I'm done.
THIS is ART.
Simply outstanding, magical. I can't even find appropriate words. Kudos to you, british fellas.
I love their melodic style. It's got this sentimental vibe to it.
Grossly under-rated album. Can't stop listening. I think this is their best work.
Jesus Christ...I really don't know what to say...or write...This is the most beautiful piece of music I heard my entire life...I am forever grateful for bringing this masterpiece to life. Serious amount of mantears were shed before, during and after hearing Polaris. PURE PERFECTION
I honestly thought that nothing would be able to beat ALTERED STATE and Skyharbor's GUIDING LIGHTS as my all time favorites but this...OMG...
+Michał Drobiazg the main problem in alterade state was Ashe ... Dan makes the tesseract sound more unique...and why everyone dont even mention ONE .... their best album ...the reason to linsten Tesseract ..
+Nuno Dias I must disagree. I started to listen Tesseract after hearing Altered State. It's different from Polaris in almost every possible way but still unique and beautiful. in fact, even though I love Dan and know that everything he participates in instantly turns to gold,I thought that Ashe was a better fit for Tesseract and Dan was perfect for Skyharbor. That is of course until I heard Polaris. Ashe has a beautiful voice, he is a master of harmonies and all but god damn Danny... The best part of it all is that now we have Tesseract with Dan, Eric Emery (another brilliant artist) in Skyharbor and Ashe in VFTF. I could not want anything more...well maybe except a tour with all three of those bands. that would be a dream come true:)
+Michał Drobiazg i second this. I really enjoyed Dan in SKyharbor. Blinding white chaos because it had this raw intensity to it and guiding lights because it was more progressive and more cohesive effort. but now i also like their new singer and drummer. I also love ashe's band vftf too. would really love to see all three tour together.
+Arturo Garcia Yes! all 3 together would be mind blowing! and since they are all friends expect awesone shinanigans!
Phoenix moves me to tears at times. It's just that bloody good.
Been listening to survival constantly for the past few days, it's phenomenal
On my second listen through of this album
+Brendon stacey third for me hahahahaha
+IzhakIbDrums the albums just been on repeat for me I've lost count now hahah
hahahaha still listening!
+Brendon stacey I'm with you my friend.
On my third ;)
Tesseract, Karnivool,Chevelle in one tour would be epic, yes.....tickets please lol
Oh good god yes
Mike Patton would also work here
I was supposed to leave the house an hour ago and here I am jamming this album instead.
I cannot begin to express how great they are live. When they played Phoenix, I couldn't contain my emotions. Tears were running down my face as I sung as loud as I possibly could. They're technical masters live. Not a single beat was missed. Every note was nailed. The light show was perfectly synced.
They placed in a venue that's notoriously known for having terrible sound and acoustics, from where I'm from. They even defied those odds. I forgot where I was because their sound was impeccable. I've been a fan of Tesseract for quite some time, and I admit that before my first time seeing them live, I began to listen to other bands more than them. I have listened to One, AS, and Polaris so many times and it was losing a bit of magic. After seeing them live, my love for them has never been stronger. Hearing the soaring power and emotion of each song live was something I will never forget. I'm just rambling at this point. I just came here to say that Tesseract has solidified themselves as my favorite band ever in my 26 years of living.
Tourniquet brought me to tears just now and I'm listening to this band for the first time (Lauren Babic's cover brought me here.) This is one of the most beautiful albums I've ever had the pleasure to listen to. Seriously thanks for sharing it. Pretty sure this band and album will stick with me for a long time in the future.
They continue to evolve in such pleasant ways while continuing to give us what drew us in in the first place.
I wonder whose job it was to sync the logo's movement to the songs. That would be an interesting project to add to a resume. "Spent three days making a single cube move around in rhythm to forty-six minutes of music".
46 minutes of music and 2 proggy to be a human task..
Pretty sure there’s an automation function in final cut pro that does this.
Synced to the loudest and most cutting in the mix which could be the bassdrum i guess
That's easy and automated process. He gets tracks and then they are analyzed by software and it will react to the loudest parts in the song. But if they gave him stems, he can then sync movements to the specific instruments
it would take less time to make an equalizer algorithm than to animate something like this manually; they're arbitrary, look at any sound wave graph and then define a series of rules like : 'when volume reaches x, play 'large pulse' animation; when frequency is between some range of numbers, animate in this direction; when pitch/volume/temp/[some property] has value/has change in value/[some event] etc. then hook it up to some front end library
Tesseract, like Tool is one of those bands where each song as a separate piece does not give a fraction of the same experience as listening to an album from start to finish. You get so engrossed, you do it over and over again, until you realize that it's been three months since the release of this album and you haven't moved from your place and you're a bit hungry.
Just found this band today...Dam Brilliant...Just ordered 3 of their records ...I cant wait to hear it on Analog.
I didn't even know that TesseracT released a new album for 4 months?! And here I was listening to Altered State and One repeatedly.
Tracklist + timing :
00:00 1. Dystopia;
06:51 2. Hexes;
12:12 3. Survival;
16:34 4. Tourniquet;
22:33 5. Utopia;
28:01 6. Phoenix;
31:51 7. Messenger;
35:26 8. Cages;
40:50 9. Seven Names
Wow wow. Every aspect of this sounds phenomenal so far. Bass for days!
Each song of this album is beyond the edge of infinity.
There's a reason this band is my favorite. Absolute perfection.
I spent like 3 hours listening to a 46 min album... I couldn't go forward to the next song without listening to the same track a certain number of times... It felt like grad school again and i was studying for some exam of some course I liked... like i needed to know the previous material before going to something new... the thing is : it was effortless. Some of the best material i've heard from tesseract without a doubt, love the mellodic vibe. they bring the most beautyful mellody to a world full of distortion and polyrythms. And althought they are awesome groovers, I think they've found their way and they highlight the mellodic stuff as they should!!! Damn ....those "Seven Names"!!!!
Grooves, grooves everywhere....
dan isn't tesseract's soul, but dan brought skyharbor's soul to tesseract - thanks for this perfect combination! i'll never stop listening this album...
+Christian Furrer What are you even talking about? Dan was the original singer, just as much a part of the soul of tesseract as any other. Just because people are sleeping on old tesseract and jumped on the wagon at their second record doesn't change that he's an integral part of the band.
+omgnuub wikipedia: difference between 'know' and 'mean'
+Christian Furrer This is exactly what I think. I think Dan's voice matured a lot with Skyharbor
When Altered State came out, I went through a pretty rough heartbreak and Resist was the track that really resonated with me at the time and it was comforting. 2 years later, new heartbreak, and coincidentally, new album, and I have to say, Seven Names touches me in the same way. Thank you TesseracT. You make such beautiful music.
The raw emotion in Dan's voice is what makes the vocals from Tesseract so amazing, Seven Names is a perfect representation of that
can't get over how well survivor flows into tourniquet. My two favorite songs on this album
Are these gr00ves even legal?
Thall shalt groove
They had some nice psalm mutes
barely legal grooves xxx
+Thall Tv Yeah but is it against the law tho?
"The chord is my Shepard"
Seriously, this album is without any doubts the finest example of how music can grow and evolve keeping all the elements that made me fall in love with this band, Dan, Ashe and even Elliot made each song sound unique, I honestly don't have a favorite album or singer, to me TesseracT is and always will be the soundtrack of my life. So many feelings... And emotions, the chills man... God damn this album has everything that I could ever ask for.
I think this is one of very few albums you must listen as one. I repeatedly listened to it at work when programming algorithms. It's the mixture of atmospheric parts, crazy rhythms and the mostly soft vocals that makes this album great for me.
I really apreciate that there's a full album video!
I listen this album at least twice a week... And some times every morning to get energy/life motivation
Thanks a lot Tesseract!
See you in April in CHILE!
I would love if Seven Names was longer. I could listen to that chorus over and over, soooo strong.
I'm all about that bass.
I've been listening to this album in an eternal loop since it was released. Has been the grooviest month in my whole life. Thank you TesseracT
BEST TesseracT album to date! AMAZING!!!
Eh I still think altered state is better.. I think dan can do much better than this as his proven with skyharbor and one
+Brendon stacey I disagree with both you and Jody. Not that Altered State isn't better than Polaris, it is. In fact, NO album, in last who knows how many years, comes close to the perfection that is Altered State. Quite possibly the only flawless album I've ever heard.
Polaris is amazing, don't get me wrong, but it doesn't touch Altered state, and here's where I disagree with Brendon, not because Dan did poorly, or that he could do better. No. Dan sang his heart out in this record, and I couldn't be more amazed and mesmerized by what he's done. In fact, I'd say Dan is the strongest Tesseract member on this album. The reason why Polaris isn't as good as Altered State is somewhat eluding me. Objectively it is brilliant, as groovy and melodic as anyone could hope for and expect from Tesseract, but it just doesn't strike the same emotional strings as Altered State does, for me mind you. This is a completely subjective and personal opinion.
If Jody really likes this album best, I take that as a good news, a reassurance that Tesseract has not only kept the edge and originality they showed us before, but are obviously pushing it further!
Got to agree +allcartuner . I think they've taken the root sound of Altered State, which isn't a bad thing per se, but they've not taken it in a new direction or as far. There are a few gems like Messenger, and overall I think it finishes strongly. It just isn't the same wall to wall amazement that Altered State was (and it might be a high bar to reach again).
+allcartuner i think people just got so butthurt about them getting a different singer for altered state that they completely ignored the fact that that album was actually awesome.
+Gabi Murray I know I did. I didn't really like the Perspective EP though (still not the biggest fan of that EP), so I just kinda wrote off Altered State without giving it a chance. I've matured since then, and when this album came out I was really able to appreciate both albums' superior use of vocal melodies and musical genius. I do put Polaris as my #1 TesseracT album, but Altered State is definitely a very close #2.
This is probably the greatest mastering job I've ever heard
The last time I've been sold this fast was when I listened to TooL; and that was 4 years ago!
You only heard TOOL 4 years ago? How long was the coma? I hope you have a speedy recovery :)
+Oz Christ 10ish years and a very speedy recovery. sadly I forgot to bring a pen..
HAHA! SHIT THE BED!
Philosophy Game Tool was like apart of "life" were I grew up 🤣🤣alot of Tool essence on this album too
Thank you for no 30 second ad, Kscope.
I stand corrected. Fucking k scope
+geodorff Try Adblock.
Sweet baby Jesus this might just be your best work yet fellas.
Mixed feelings after my first listen. Sounds beautiful and it's awesome to hear Dan again, but somehow Altered State evoked more emotions and felt more memorable. And was longer as well - this one feels kina brief. Gotta listen more!
I love "Altered State" too, although it wasn't that much longer: only 4 more minutes...
+Michał Zbrzeźniak I really love this. But I aggree... Its momments like the ending of Seven Names that evoke most emotion and pleasure into me when listening to Tesseract. And I just feel like Altered State had more of "these moments" even One too. Still, this is great.
Love altered state but it has one or two weak tracks making it not a perfect album I feel like dan is more consistent but ashe has his moments that blow you away but is pretty unpredictable whether or not your going to get something good. I mean listen to the new voices from the fuselage album ashe sounds good in some parts but he sounds very mediocre in others his just not consist
For me, Altered State remains the best TesseracT's album yet. Polaris has its good moments too, of course (I simply love "Seven Names" and I think it's the high point of the album). I'm not going to compare Ashe and Dan because I love both. What I really miss in Polaris is this sense of continuity that "One" and "Altered State" had while listening to them. Polaris has for me too much different feelings: for me it's too fragmented! Gonna listen more and I know, it will grow with the time.
+Mirco “Renkse” Marinelli I find it interesting reading what people have to say about the album. Lucky for you, I can't pick a god damn favourite album from these guys! >.
I sat in my chair still, covered in my blanket with my eyes closed as I let the melody resonates in my head. What a brilliant and well produced album. I honestly did not think Daniel Tompkins could front two bands and still had this level of passion. His flames burn bright. Bravo!!
I swear, Tourniquet is the most beautiful song on this album
I first listened to TesseracT in 2014 and heard Altered State and fell in love it and I heard the other albums they had and it was magical to me but... Polaris is probably the album that everyone needs to listen because this album truly shows what they do and who they are. It's a combination of literal and figurative lyrics, groovy and sad, depressing and joyful, progressive and groovy, metal and rock, makes you feel like YOU ARE the person in the songs like you can relate to the lyrics to a deep and emotional way especially Utopia how it makes you feel depressed and everyone of us has gone through depression but many people has feel like they aren't worth a life and those people, sadly I use to be one of them, can relate the most to this song but as you get through the song it gets groovier but still depressing, but at the end you feel a sense of hope like once you start realizing things and live through things these things do get better and how the next song is Phoenix hmm what a convenient placement of that song, how it's about people who feel like how Utopia is, they are a failure and not worth a life but at the same time this song gives you a sense of hope throughout the song and how there are people who are with you and can help you, and you realize that you must change how you live your life to end this sense of hopeless and how it's always going to get better at the end of that period of your life, this album really helped me through a tough time in my life and I can never thank TesseracT more because of how they've helped me. If you have a different interpretation of a song or this album in general feel free to reply to this comment.
final fantasy xii are more good than this :v
All I can say is Wow. This band just keeps getting better and better
tourniquet gave me instant chills. in love with this album
Best combination of clean vocals and djent I've ever heard.
I feel like Tesseract is the second coming of Tool. I mean that in a good way, and I don't mean that they sound like Tool because obviously they have their own unique sound. I mean the way they craft their songs, the otherworldly feel of it. The way they combine the darkness and the light. Theres something very special about this band, something I cant quite put into words. Maybe its the sophistication of it, the extreme attention to detail, the soaring vocals. Things Ive always associated with Tool.
I agree with you
Can I please find a youtube video of a band I like where someone in the comments isn't comparing them to tool, jesus christ they sound nothing alike
@@Shorjok did you read it?
you'd like starset
The progressiveness of Tool, with the flair of A Perfect Circle is actually pretty accurate
Must have been 50 odd times I've listened to this album since they've released it. It's still amazing