PLEASE NOTE - THIS IS A PRESALE- EXPECTED RELEASE JULY 29
The album is currently being pressed and we expect delivery at the end of July.
The Australian Standard release is Astro Green vinyl.... radiation free.= - comes with Tranquonauts inset.
Tranquonauts are
Mark Sibson - Drums
Isaiah Mitchell - Guitar
Paul Crick - Bass, Mellotron
Lex Waterreus - Vocals, Guitar, Bass and Theremin.
Tony Reed - Vocals, Synthesizer, Mellotron, Electronic Percussion
Recorded One B Studio, Melbourne Australia
Engineered by Dave Warner
Produced by Lex @ Bleecker St, New York
Mixed and mastered by Tony Reed @ HeavyHead Recording, Port Orchard, WA.
Released in Australia on Blown Music and in Europe on Lay Bare Recordings.
The band Tranquonauts is a collaboration band that involves the creative input of the
members of Seedy Jeezus Lex Waterreus, Paul Crick and Mark Sibson, Isaiah Mitchell of
Earthless and Tony Reed of Mos Generator.
After the release of the Tranquonauts debut album in 2016, which was spawn from from
conversation between members of Seedy Jeezus and Isaiah Mitchell, we are on the precipice
of the second instalment in the journey that is the Tranquonauts, which this time includes
Tony Reed.
There was long talks into the night about what to call the album, it was decided to call the
second album “ Tranquonauts 2”.They had the title and they just needed the album. This
took longer than expected. In 2022, Isaiah Mitchell was finishing up a
two year tour as a guitarist for The Black Crowes. This tour ended in Melbourne, Australia.
So the chance was there to record the second album (T2) after the Black Crowes tour.
Seedy Jeezus booked a studio in Melbourne and the following day they met up and locked
themselves in the studio and jammed for hours .... recording random thoughts ideas
and just playing where the music went, with no expectations, except to have a blast and
enjoy themselves.
Fast forward to late 2023, while Lex was in New York, he cut together from all of the
recordings, an outline of what the second album would sound like. With so much material
at hand, Lex also pulled out 2 songs to be added on a 7” in the deluxe version. Then it was
sent to Tony Reed to mix and master. At this time, Tony was also invited to contribute to the
album, which he did. Playing various instruments and adding vocals etc ...
Side A
Fugitives from the Void (pts1-3)
Pt1 (Desolation)opens with Tony Reeds vocals creating the vibe of departure and leaving
what you regret behind you.
Pt2 (Into the Expanse) flows into a space journey propelled by
the lead fuzz of Isaiah Mitchell, steering this ship into the unknown.
Pt 3 (Between Worlds) brings forth the uneasiness and heart ache realising what’s left
behind is no better than what you had.
Side B
- Ground Control,has been described as “early Kraftwerk, meets Neu while jamming with Joy Division ”.
The song is about no matter how free we may feel, we are always still disconnected.
The way to finally be set free is in the final lyric “to be yourself is to be set free”.