TERA MELOS

Tera Melos have unleashed their first video from their album X’ed Out for the track “Bite”. Directed by ongoing partner in crime Behn Fannin. Tera Melos also head off today for their extensive US/ Canadian headline tour starting on April 18th with  TTNG on all the shows as direct support. This poster for the 4/20 show rules too so we decided to post it - thanks to Stefan Tosheff for making it. - SEE ALL SHOW DETAILS HERE


TERA MELOS & TTNG TOUR 2013
Apr 18, 2013 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
Apr 19, 2013 - Seattle, WA  @ The Crocodile
Apr 20, 2013 - Vancouver, BC  @ The Media Club
Apr 23, 2013 - Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
Apr 24, 2013 - Minneapolis, MN  @ First Avenue 7th Street Entry
Apr 25, 2013 - Appleton, WI  @ Lawrence University (FREE)
Apr 26, 2013 - Chicago, IL  @ Subterranean
Apr 27, 2013 - Detroit, MI  @ Majestic Theater/The Magic Stick
Apr 28, 2013 - Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
Apr 29, 2013 - Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
Apr 30, 2013 - Hamden, CT @ The Space
May 1, 2013 - Allston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
May 2, 2013 - Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory - SOLD OUT
May 3, 2013 - Philadelphia, PA  @ The Fire - (early show) SOLD OUT
May 3, 2013 - Philadelphia, PA  @ The Fire - (late show) SOLD OUT
May 4, 2013 - Washington, DC @ DC9 
May 5, 2013 - Raleigh, NC @ Kings Barcade
May 7, 2013 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
May 8, 2013 - Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits
May 9, 2013 - Miami, FL @ Bardot
May 10, 2013 - Ybor City, FL  @ Crowbar
May 11, 2013 - Orlando, FL @ Will’s Pub
May 13, 2013 - Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
May 15, 2013 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
May 16, 2013 - Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s
May 17, 2013 - Dallas, TX  @ Club Dada
May 18, 2013 - Austin, TX @ Red 7 
May 19, 2013 - San Antonio, TX  @ The Korova
May 20, 2013 - El Paso, TX  @ Low Brow
May 21, 2013 - Scottsdale, AZ @ Pub Rock
May 22, 2013 - San Diego, CA  @ The Casbah
May 23, 2013 - Los Angeles, CA  @ The Echo - (Less than 10 tix left)
May 24, 2013 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Constellation Room
May 25, 2013 - San Francisco, CA @ The Bottom of the Hill
May 26, 2013 - Fresno, CA @ Star Palace Ballroom

Sacramento avant-rockers Tera Melos will play Amoeba San Francisco April 14 at 2 p.m. Their latest record, X’ed Out (due April 16 on Sargent House), is a blast of tightly coiled riffs unraveling in all directions while sweet melodies keep the whole thing grounded in the eye of the storm. “Weird Circles” chugs along on math-rock riffery, while “New Chlorine” starts like some demonic cover of “Chopsticks” before unveiling a big, acidic rocker. “Bite” balances nasty, nauseous riffs with big, dreamy choruses, while “Sunburn” is the band’s clearest entry point, with non-stop riffs tapping underneath the band’s bright melodies. They chill out for ballads like “Snake Lake” and “No Phase,” as concerned with heavenly harmony as the guitar trickery beneath the surface, and they ease the tension with the sunshine pop of “Tropic Lame.” It’s been a while since we’ve heard a band as unabashedly guitar-centric as Tera Melos that can also write a decent pop song, recalling their Northern California brethren like Deerhoof and Hella, and while X’ed Out has its share of heady noodling, Tera Melos never sound self-indulgent. It’s a feast for guitar geeks and a reminder that indie rock need not be a laid-back, tepid affair. They make indie-prog that’s as fun to listen to as it is impressive, and that’s no easy feat.

I caught up with the band’s Nick Reinhart as Tera Melos prepared for a tour that begins with their Amoeba performance. They’ll be back in California in May, hitting L.A.’s The Echo May 23 and on May 25th in San Francisco at Bottom of the Hill. 

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Over three albums and a couple lineup changes, Tera Melos, the Sacramento trio fronted by guitarist/vocalist Nick Reinhert, has made a full shift from the unconventional song structures of ambient-indebted post rock to hyper-technical guitar pop. And while ambling 28-minute songs may be a thing of the past, his band’s new effort shows that they aren’t keen to let up on the chaos. X’ed Out picks up largely where the band’s 2010 LP Patagonian Rats left off, drenching Reinhert’s demure vocals in labyrinthine guitar work. But X’d Out goes even further than its predecessor, keeping the rapid-fire instrumentation but peeling back some of the instrumental layers to put the focus more firmly on the vocals. The buoyant riffing of tracks like “Sunburn” and “Surf Nazis” moves the band into the territory of fellow experimentalists-gone-pop-maximalists Marnie Stern and Maps & Atlases. That’s some good company to keep.

Pre-order X’ed Out on vinyl or cd here.

Don’t miss Tera Melos on their full US/Canadian headline Tour see all dates HERE

We are happy to share another new track by Tera Melos take a listen to Bite from their forthcoming album “X’ed Out” available everywhere on April 16th, 2013 via Sargent House. In celebration of this new album the band will be doing a special Amoeba - San Francisco in store performance on April 14th before their headlining tour in the US and Canada with label mates TTNG along for all the shows. Get your tickets quick shows are selling out well in advance.

You can pre-order X’ed on Itunes now here or on CD or Vinyl at the Tera Melos store HERE.

All Show Details can be seen HERE

April 14, 2013 - San Francisco, CA @ AMOEBA - Free Instore 2pm

TERA MELOS & TTNG TOUR 2013
Apr 18, 2013 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
Apr 19, 2013 - Seattle, WA  @ The Crocodile
Apr 20, 2013 - Vancouver, BC  @ The Media Club
Apr 23, 2013 - Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
Apr 24, 2013 - Minneapolis, MN  @ First Avenue 7th Street Entry
Apr 25, 2013 - Appleton, WI  @ Lawrence University (FREE)
Apr 26, 2013 - Chicago, IL  @ Subterranean
Apr 27, 2013 - Detroit, MI  @ Majestic Theater/The Magic Stick
Apr 28, 2013 - Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
Apr 29, 2013 - Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
Apr 30, 2013 - Hamden, CT @ The Space
May 1, 2013 - Allston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
May 2, 2013 - Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory - SOLD OUT
May 3, 2013 - Philadelphia, PA  @ The Fire - (early show) SOLD OUT
May 3, 2013 - Philadelphia, PA  @ The Fire - (late show) SOLD OUT
May 4, 2013 - Washington, DC @ DC9 
May 5, 2013 - Raleigh, NC @ Kings Barcade
May 7, 2013 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
May 8, 2013 - Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits
May 9, 2013 - Miami, FL @ Bardot
May 10, 2013 - Ybor City, FL  @ Crowbar
May 11, 2013 - Orlando, FL @ Will’s Pub
May 13, 2013 - Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
May 15, 2013 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
May 16, 2013 - Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s
May 17, 2013 - Dallas, TX  @ Club Dada
May 18, 2013 - Austin, TX @ Red 7 
May 19, 2013 - San Antonio, TX  @ The Korova
May 20, 2013 - El Paso, TX  @ Low Brow
May 21, 2013 - Scottsdale, AZ @ Pub Rock
May 22, 2013 - San Diego, CA  @ The Casbah
May 23, 2013 - Los Angeles, CA  @ The Echo - (Less than 50 tix left)
May 24, 2013 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Constellation Room
May 25, 2013 - San Francisco, CA @ The Bottom of the Hill
May 26, 2013 - Fresno, CA @ Star Palace Ballroom

Tera Melos’ new album on colored Vinyl or CD now up for pre-order at the Tera Melos store - orders ship a few days before the official release on April 16th. Slipmat and Poster art by Garrett Van Der Leun - merch designs and album art by Nick Reinhart.

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The enigmatic Sacramento based 3 piece Tera Melos are no strangers to Circuit Sweet.

As previously stated Tera Melos have built up more than a reputation for themselves in the 8 attentive years their name has been known. Nick Reinhart and Nathan Latona found themselves in a tough position following the disbandment of their former outfit- no regard. Needing to continue their music; Tera Melos was formed in 2004 and has since released 1 split, 5 EP’s and 3 albums. Lost an original member, gained a new talent in drummer John Clardy, played copious amounts of live shows and signed to Sargent House. The three aside from touring are currently writing material for their latest album release.

After finally getting the chance to see the legendary band last year during their long overdue UK tour, we then had the pleasure in speaking with guitarist Nick on behalf of the band. This interview proved such a popular feature the amount of views it received crashed the site!- Still one of the most loves article on our site which you can re-visit here.

Since last year’s interview we have kept close with the band and all the Tera Melos updates. We’ve even had Nick join us for our end of year special feature Rad Releases. In February of this year we published the announcement that Tera Melos were returning to the UK. It was announced Tera Melos would be heading overseas in May to headline a massive UK/EU tour after playing some of the April re-union shows with legendary fIREHOSE in the states. Their tour took them to the UK, Ireland, France, Sweden, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Russia, Ukraine and many more places.

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Tera Melos took a second off during their 59 Shows in 60 Days European tour to stop in and play a brand new song for Cock And Bull TV in Ireland. The song is so new it’s not even named yet. New album coming in 2013 on Sargent House.

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Presented by 2XM’s Niamh Hegarty, the third installment of the Sargent House podcast reflects yet again the label’s commitment to quality – and loud – music. This time round Niamh brings you interviews with No Spill Blood discussing their first release Street Meat and signing to Sargent House. Also we interview John Clardy from Tera Melos while on their 59 shows in 60 days European Tour. Plus new and old music from Fang Island, Crypts, The VSS, And So I Watch You From Afar, Indian Handcrafts, Adebisi Shank, Le Butcherettes and Chelsea Wolfe.

Tera Melos are an experimental rock band from Sacramento, CA. We sat down for a quick chat with Nick Reinhart to talk about their upcoming record, past and future collaborations and prank phone calls.

Sean: You guys are working on a new record right now? How’s that going?

‪Nick: Good. We’ve done most of all the basic tracking- guitar, drums and bass. Started vocals before fIREHOSE tour. It is looking like we’ll finish everything up after Europe‬.

‪S: Are you guys taking any different approaches with this record? Anything different that you are excited about?‬

N: Well we initially set out to make a more back to basics, mellow, minimal record. At least that was my idea around this time last year. But that totally did not happen. Haha. The vibe of the record is a little more straightened out than before. Although our idea of straightened out is probably still pretty out there for all intents and purposes. All the new stuff is very exciting, mostly just because it exists in territories that we haven’t really explored.‬

‪S: In what way? What sort of territories?‬

‪N: I guess I wouldn’t know how to describe it other than knowing that it’s something that we haven’t done musically. It could probably be quantified by the average, casual listener as sounding “less fucked up.”‬

‪S: “Patagonian Rats” Your last record, I would say was fairly accessible for the average music listener, would you say this record is going to be more poppy?‬

‪N: There are a few choruses that will get stuck in your head, so I guess that makes it more poppy. People that liked our last record will definitely like this one.‬

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Tera Melos have been on the road with new label mates Boris, their run together takes a break after the 10/20 show at Oberlin College. Then Tera Melos will  meet up with Melt Banana for a handful of East Coast shows. Tera Melos will then meet back up with Boris at FFF Fest Nites in Austin where they will be playing on 11/5 at Red 7 with label mates Russian Circles & Boris, what a Lineup! They will then play a few of their own headliners and meet up again with Boris for the end of that tour. Don’t miss them when they roll through your town.

TERA MELOS US / CANADIAN TOUR DATES 2011 
Oct 19 - Chicago, IL @ Metro * !
Oct 20 - Oberlin, OH @ Dionysus Disco /Oberlin College * !
Oct 22 - Cleveland, OH @ The Grog Shop # 
Oct 23 - Ithaca, NY @ The Haunt #
Oct 24 - London, ON @ APK Live
Oct 25 - Toronto, ON @ Wrong Bar #
Oct 26 - Montreal, QU @ Il Motore # 
Oct 27 - Cambridge, MA @ TT The Bears # 
Oct 28 - Hamden, CT @ The Space # 
Oct 29 - New York, NY @ Santos Party House #
Oct 30 - Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
Nov 02 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
Nov 03 - Athens, GA @ Caledonia Lounge 
Nov 04 - Mobile, AL @ Alabama Music Box
Nov 05 - Austin, TX @ FFF Fest Nites at Red 7 w/ Russian Circles, Boris
Nov 06 - San Antonio, TX @ Studio 13
Nov 07 - Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves
Nov 09 -  Tuscon, AZ @ Solar Culture Gallery
Nov 10 - Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse * 
Nov 11 - San Diego, CA @ The Casbah * 
Nov 12 - Los Angeles, CA @ EL Rey * 

* w/ Boris
# w/ Melt Banana

Tera Melos stopped by to record a session with BeatCast during their busy summer touring schedule, which has seen them play across Europe and the US, including shows with Sargent House labels mates Le Bucherettes and Adebisi Shank. They very kindly ventured into the wilds of the english countryside with us to our friends at Coach Road Studios where we recorded a few songs. See here ‘Frozen Zoo’ and ‘Aped’ from the current album ‘Patagonian Rats’.

Tera Melos are yet again on the road across the US, this time with Japanese legends Boris, and later with Melt Banana. Full tour schedule can be seen here.

You can also get this session to watch on your iPod from our iTunes channel here – BeatCast iTunes.

The BeatCast Coach Road Sessions are produced in association with The 405.
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A Terroreyes TV Exclusive 

“Behind Patagonian Rats” Interview by Bobby Markos (of Native)

When an album is released, it is picked and prodded at by critics and fans alike. The songs are played over and over and read at their face value. But often times, we as listeners forget that there is another dimension to an album: the mind and timeline that went into creating it.
Tera Melos’ masterpiece “Patagonian Rats,” with its vast array of swooping content, acid-tripped melodies and unforgettable hooks was released to the public in September of 2010. With it being the band’s first or second full length (it is a long story), it was put under the critic’s microscope. Sure we all know it is technical, sure we all know it is a poppy rendition of a traditional “Melos-piece”, but do we know the emotional and exhausting story that ended up being just under 50 minutes long? Such a story needs to be told, and thus unfolds here today.

Going into the writing process, did you have any ideas for what you wanted “Patagonian Rats” to be?

Nathan Latona: We had started writing one or two songs with our old drummer. When Vince quit, it was like let’s see what happens next. We realized we could write new material that would lend to a different type of drummer. We knew the drummer was going to help carve out the direction that our band was going to go in, we were going into the unknown.
John Clardy: I think there was definitely an idea going into it, if nothing else that it would be another step in the path the band has been on with its releases. When I first joined Tera Melos they mentioned that the new songs were “headed in a less freaked out direction” which made sense looking at the lineage from the first album to “Drugs to Complex.” I was on board with that immediately because I thought each of those releases improved upon the last one. I could see the melding of the gnarly out there stuff and vocals with a strong emphasis on melody coming along and felt good about it.
Nick Reinhart: I don’t think I could articulate the idea we had for it. It was just something we had wanted to do for a long time. A few people have asked about the theme of the record: my answer is “Patagonian Rats” is Patagonian Rats. It wasn’t until after we finished recording it that we realized it had its own life and became its own thing. I think it is a really cohesive record that’s incredibly fucked up and non-cohesive at the same time. To me, this is something I’ve always wanted to do with the band. When our old drummer quit, we wanted to further explore song structure coupled with some newer ideas/concepts and write a record that we’d always wanted to write, so we found a drummer that could do just that. Our band has always sounded the way we wanted it to sound based on what we were capable of. We were not good enough 5 years ago to write Patagonian Rats.

How did the writing process begin?

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Sargent House is happy to announce the first ever pressing on vinyl of the very first ever album by Tera Melos. It never had a name, it’s often referred to as The Melody’s , Untitled or Tera Melos but none of those are actually its name it simply does not have one. We are now taking Pre-Orders for this first run of 1,000 in Clear Vinyl w/ free Download card for full album. We are also offering a bundle that comes with your choice of 1 of 2 new shirts “South Korea” or the “Band of Weirdos” which is ONLY available with the bundle and will not be sold separately. Art is by Garret Vander Leun who has done the art for many of Tera Melos’ past endeavors. Vinyl is also available separately.  ORDERS SHIP ON or AROUND October 31, 2011
PRE ORDER HERE

TRACKLISTING 
Melody 1
Melody 2 
Melody 3
Melody 4
Melody 5
Melody 6
Melody 7
Melody 8 (Edited for Vinyl) Full Length on DL Card 

STREAM FULL ALBUM HERE