Instrumental alternative rock discovery Trilobeat is back with the last single “The Blue / To the Top” Feat. Vladko Mikláš, extracted from their album “Extinction Horizon”, out via Epictronic.
Featuring the talents of Slovakian maestro Vladko Mikláš, the track is a must-listen for fans of prog-rock, nu-jazz, and anyone who craves a truly intense musical experience.
Immerse in Trilobeat’s sophisticated sonic soundscape and stream “The Blue / To the Top” Feat.Vladko Mikláš now on all major streaming platforms here:orcd.co/thebluetothetop
Don’t miss Trilobeat’s final single, “The Blue / To the Top” (Feat. Vladko Mikláš) – a fitting capstone to a groundbreaking album. Prepare to be launched into a world of musical wonder!
Trilobeat is a Slovakian band known for its genre-blending instrumental music and emotional visual projection. Their music, which appeals to fans of prog-rock, nu-jazz, alternative, and even classical music, explores contemporary human issues and emotions.
Since its inception in 2017, Trilobeat has released several singles, audio-visual recordings, and an eponymous debut album in 201912. Their live performances have been broadcast on national TV, and their singles have been featured on various radio station playlists.
In 2022, they released their second album, “Zánikový horizont / Extinction Horizon,” through the prestigious Slovak label Hevhetia. The sonic adventure album features collaborations with local and international talents, including keyboardist Adam Holzman4 and guitarist David Kollar, and was produced by Toronto-based producer Vlad Avy.
In 2023, Trilobeat signed a worldwide distribution deal with Epictronic, aiming to garner international attention for their music.
Visionary instrumental alternative rock outfit, Trilobeat embarks on a profound musical journey with the release of their latest single, “The White” (feat. Michal Cálik).
‘The White’ (feat. Michal Cálik) is a track from the band’s ambitious concept album exploring the theme of civilization’s extinction. The album, titled “Extinction Horizon,” showcases a collaboration between local and international talents, including renowned musicians such as Adam Holzman, keyboardist for Steven Wilson, Miles Davis, and Trifecta, and David Kollar, guitarist for KOMARA, Steven Wilson, and Erik Truffaz, alongside the band’s original lineup. Additionally, local musicians, guitarist Vladimír Mikláš, bassist Michal Šeleb, and trumpeter Michal Cálik, have contributed to the creation of this latest masterpiece.
Recorded across multiple studios, including Marek Sasko’s SMT Studio and Martin “Baky” Bakoš’s Veľké Borové, “The White” (feat. Michal Cálik) captures the essence of Trilobeat’s collaborative spirit and creative energy. Each element, meticulously crafted and expertly executed, converges to create a captivating sonic landscape.
“The White” (feat. Michal Cálik) is now available on all major streaming platforms HERE
Trilobeat is an emerging band based in Slovakia, which crosses borders with its new ambitious album and establishes cooperation with musicians all over the world. They create and perform genre-blending instrumental music supported by emotional visual projection. Their work has attracted music fans of prog-rock, nu-jazz, alternative, and even classical music.
The main ideas of their art are various contemporary problems and crises of humankind – existentialism, unsustainability, insensibility but also aspects of life of each human being – love, sadness, misery, or contentment in simple living. Since its beginning in 2017, the band has released several singles and audio-visual recordings as well as an eponym debut in 2019, which established its spot on the alternative music scene. The band´s live performances have been broadcasted on national TV and singles have been included in playlists on several radio stations. The band also gave outstanding performances at festivals in Central Europe, while also holding more intimate events during their multiple club tours of their home country, Slovakia.
The band’s second album, “Zánikový horizont / Extinction Horizon” was released in 2022 via Hevhetia, a prestigious Slovak label. It boasts of a collaboration between both local and international talents featuring names such as Adam Holzman, keyboardist (Steven Wilson, Miles Davis, Trifecta), and David Kollar, guitarist (KOMARA, Steven Wilson, Erik Truffaz) in addition to the original line-up. The album is an impressive sound adventure, while their compositions combine variable electronic surfaces, a distinct piano sound, and a rough rock background. The outstanding world-class sound quality of the recording was created in cooperation with the multi-genre Toronto-based producer, Vlad Avy (Iamthemorning, Gleb Kolyadin).
In 2023, the band signed a worldwide distribution deal with Epictronic, and the album will try to get the attention it deserves also beyond the borders of Slovakia.
The track “Look Back / The Black” (feat. Adam Holzman, Michal Šelep) is featured on the album “Extinction Horizon” by TRILOBEAT. The album takes its name from the black ash line that signals the demise of civilization during archaeological excavations. It consists of a coherent story mapping the theme of the climate crisis and the fate of our civilization, delivered through instrumental compositions influenced by alternative music, nu-jazz, or prog-rock.
‘Look Back / The Black’ is available on all digital platforms HERE
Trilobeat is an emerging band based in Slovakia, which crosses borders with its new ambitious album and establishes cooperation with musicians all over the world. They create and perform genre-blending instrumental music supported by emotional visual projection. Their work has attracted music fans of prog-rock, nu-jazz, alternative, and even classical music.
The main ideas of their art are various contemporary problems and crises of humankind – existentialism, unsustainability, insensibility but also aspects of life of each human being – love, sadness, misery, or contentment in simple living. Since its beginning in 2017, the band has released several singles and audio-visual recordings as well as an eponym debut in 2019, which established its spot on the alternative music scene. The band´s live performances have been broadcasted on national TV and singles have been included in playlists on several radio stations. The band also gave outstanding performances at festivals in Central Europe, while also holding more intimate events during their multiple club tours of their home country, Slovakia.
The band’s second album, “Zánikový horizont / Extinction Horizon” was released in 2022 via Hevhetia, a prestigious Slovak label. It boasts of a collaboration between both local and international talents featuring names such as Adam Holzman, keyboardist (Steven Wilson, Miles Davis, Trifecta), and David Kollar, guitarist (KOMARA, Steven Wilson, Erik Truffaz) in addition to the original line-up. The album is an impressive sound adventure, while their compositions combine variable electronic surfaces, a distinct piano sound, and a rough rock background. The outstanding world-class sound quality of the recording was created in cooperation with the multi-genre Toronto-based producer, Vlad Avy (Iamthemorning, Gleb Kolyadin).
In 2023, the band signed a worldwide distribution deal with Epictronic, and the album will try to get the attention it deserves also beyond the borders of Slovakia.
“Is the current state of the planet a reflection of our disconnection from nature?” asks the creators of the new music video for the track “The Red”. “Or are we still a part of it despite everything? Vulnerable mammals with basic instincts?” This motif is carried visually throughout the whole art piece, which in various levels and symbols discusses the relationship between humankind and nature, how they interact and intertwine with each other.
The track “ The Red” is featured on the album “Extinction Horizon” by the band TRILOBEAT. The album takes its name from the black ash line that signals the demise of civilization during archaeological excavations. It consists of a coherent story mapping the theme of the climate crisis and the fate of our civilization, delivered through instrumental compositionsinfluenced by alternative music, nu-jazz, or prog-rock. On the album, Trilobeat collaboratedwith several international names – such as Adam Holzman (Steven Wilson, Miles Davis, Trifecta) or David Kollar (KOMARA, Steven Wilson, Erik Truffaz), whose distinctive guitar sound can also be heard in the epic solo in the track “The Red”.
“The visual aspect of the work has always been important to us,” pianist and composer Jakub Mikula explains. “When composing the new album, we constantly had its cinematic presentation in mind – an allegorical documentary, you could say. However, it was clear to us that we couldn’t do the concept alone, so we approached filmmakers to help us turn the concept into reality.”
Jana Durajová and Ivan Hrušovský – Slovak filmmakers with extensive experience in documentary films on social or investigative topics – took over the script, the director’s chair, and the camera.“It was very inspiring for us to come up with the visuals for the track from the album Horizon, environmental appeal is an important topic for all of us. At the same time, it was a challenge – to create a story into a coherent piece of music that would fit the musical arrangement with this theme. Most of the time we work in the opposite process, where the music supports the image,” comments director Jana Durajová on her collaboration with the band.
Natural history filmmaker Braňo Molnár provided the wildlife footage from his archive. They appropriately complement the storyline and post-catastrophic scenes.
“I was left in complete awe at some of the footage. For example, we managed to capture a herd of roe deer grazing in front of a steaming refinery, as if we had arranged them there – an accurate representation of how heavy industry interferes with the natural environment,” recalls cinematographer and director Ivan Hrušovský. “As the album has many symbolic and surrealistic layers, our visuals are complemented with animations by Marián Vredík.”
In the music video, he created an ephemeral mythological beast whose body is pieced together from all sorts of creatures. He used the animation principle of collage, where he worked with cut-out fragments of animals, mainly from historical encyclopedias. The filmmakers visited a number of antique shops and selected suitable, as little digital visual material as possible. Thus, for example, drawings from a 1931 textbook of Natural History for town schools or the 1948 Encyclopaedia of Animals are included in the video footage.
Trilobeat is an emerging band based in Slovakia, which crosses borders with its new ambitious album and establishes cooperation with musicians all over the world. They create and perform genre-blending instrumental music supported by emotional visual projection. Their work has attracted music fans of prog-rock, nu-jazz, alternative, and even classical music. The main ideas of their art are various contemporary problems and crises of humankind – existentialism, unsustainability, insensibility but also aspects of life of each human being – love, sadness, misery, or contentment in simple living.
Since its beginning in 2017, the band has released several singles and audio-visual recordings as well as an eponym debut in 2019, which established its spot on the alternative music scene. The band´s live performances have been broadcasted on national TV and singles have been included in playlists on several radio stations. The band also gave outstanding performances at festivals in Central Europe, while also holding more intimate events during their multiple club tours of their home country, Slovakia.
The band’s second album, “Zánikový horizont / Extinction Horizon” was released in 2022 via Hevhetia, a prestigious Slovak label. It boasts of a collaboration between both local and international talents featuring names such as Adam Holzman, keyboardist (Steven Wilson, Miles Davis, Trifecta), and David Kollar, guitarist (KOMARA, Steven Wilson, Erik Truffaz) in addition to the original line-up. The album is an impressive sound adventure, while their compositions combine variable electronic surfaces, a distinct piano sound, and a rough rock background. The outstanding world-class sound quality of the recording was created in cooperation with the multi-genre Toronto-based producer, Vlad Avy (Iamthemorning, Gleb Kolyadin).
In 2023, the band signed a worldwide distribution deal with Epictronic, and the album will try to get the attention it deserves also beyond the borders of Slovakia.
Instrumental alternative rock phenomenonTRILOBEAT has signed a deal with Epictronic for the reissue of their masterpiece “Extinction Horizon”, due for re-release on January 26, 2024.
Trilobeat is an emerging band based in Slovakia, which crosses borders with its new ambitious album and establishes cooperation with musicians all over the world. They create and perform genre-blending instrumental music supported by emotional visual projection. Their work has attracted music fans of prog-rock, nu-jazz, alternative, and even classical music.
The band’s second album, “Extinction Horizon” was released via the prestigious Slovak label Hevhetia and is being distributed worldwide by Epictronic. It boasts of a collaboration between both local and international talents featuring names such as Adam Holzman, keyboardist (Steven Wilson, Miles Davis, Trifecta), and David Kollar, guitarist (KOMARA, Steven Wilson, Erik Truffaz) in addition to the original line-up. The album is an impressive sound adventure, while their compositions combine variable electronic surfaces, a distinct piano sound, and a rough rock background. The outstanding world-class sound quality of the recording was created in cooperation with the multi-genre Toronto-based producer, Vlad Avy (Iamthemorning, Gleb Kolyadin).
Unlike their debut, in which they looked to the past, with the new album they decided to explore current themes that resonate among society. The album takes its name from the black ash line that signals the demise of civilization during archaeological excavations. Trilobeat offers a concept album that forms a unified musical narrative mapping the theme of the climate crisis and the fate of our civilization.
“When composing, we tried to answer a question that was crucial to us – can instrumental music be a messenger of powerful current scenarios?” explains composer and pianist Jakub Mikula. Based on the reactions so far, the answer seems to be yes. But what is even more important – Trilobeat with its new work has brought an incredibly varied mosaic of feelings from contemporary times, which despite its complexity is listened to with unprecedented pleasure and lightness.
Tracklist:
The Red (feat. David Kollar)
The Blue / To the Top (feat. Vladko Mikláš)
The Green (feat. David Kollar & Michal Cálik)
Lullaby 2042
Look back / The Black (feat. Adam Holzman & Michal Šelep)
Extinction Horizon (feat. David Kollar)
The White (feat. Michal Cálik)
Take a sneak peek at “Extinction Horizon” with this tantalizing teaser:
The original line-up (Jakub Mikula – piano, Katarína Mikulová – flute and vocals, Norbert Neuschl – bass, Marek Sasko – drums) has been expanded on the new album to include guests from both the Slovak and the international scene. The key to the album is the collaboration with guitarist David Kollar, a unique music visionary from Slovakia, author of excellent albums, and collaborations with Steven Wilson, Erik Trufazz, Pat Mastelotto, and Marco Minnemann.
“Compared to the debut album, we experimented more with noises and field recordings, while also exploring a heavier sound. With some of the tracks we felt that David’s tone and unique style of guitar playing would fit perfectly,” explains Jakub, on the idea of approaching him. David ended up enriching three tracks on the album, with an epic solo enclosing the pilot single “The Red”. “We still can’t quite believe that you’re going to hear a keyboard solo from mastermind Adam Holzman on our new album,” he continues. “This genius has been an integral part of the evolution of the jazz-fusion scene and has played alongside such greats as Miles Davis, Marcus Miller, and Michel Petrucciani. He has been a member of Steven Wilson’s band since 2011 and has recorded several award-winning albums with him.” His solo on Moog synthesizer awaits you in the track “The Black”.
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