THE YETI TRIO
''GO PLAY!''
APRIL 16 2011
56:36
1. Fmeh!/1:25
2. New Socks/9:14
3. Luncheon/4:59
4. Bonk 'em On The Noggin With A Wrench, Jim/17:37
5. Ennead/11:27
6. Fido/11:54
Brooks Smith/Keyboards
Eric Sanders/Drums
Vaylor Trucks/Guitar
What started as an experiment in completely improvised music has mutated into some truly frightening fusion. .
The Yeti Trio was born in 1999 when former Fiji Mariners drummer Eric Sanders and Grapes multi-instrumentalist Brooks Smith were introduced to guitarist Vaylor Trucks. From 1999 to 2002 The Yeti Trio played some of the most energetic fusion in the country. .
Originally, everything that The Yeti Trio played was improvised. With the exception of one Stevie Wonder cover, there were no "songs". When Brooks, Eric, and Vaylor would play together, nobody ever said "ONETWOTHREEFOUR" to start the music. One of the trio would play some idea - frightening or silly or quiet or difficult - and the others would join in, adding their own ideas..
Over time, these improvisations began to coalesce into definitive structures and these structures were given names. This gave Brooks, Eric, and Vaylor a simple framework onto which improvisational ideas could be hung, but more importantly, this also gave rise to the ability to construct more complex compositions..
And now, after a 7 year hiatus, The Yeti Trio has returned!
''GO PLAY!''
APRIL 16 2011
56:36
1. Fmeh!/1:25
2. New Socks/9:14
3. Luncheon/4:59
4. Bonk 'em On The Noggin With A Wrench, Jim/17:37
5. Ennead/11:27
6. Fido/11:54
Brooks Smith/Keyboards
Eric Sanders/Drums
Vaylor Trucks/Guitar
What started as an experiment in completely improvised music has mutated into some truly frightening fusion. .
The Yeti Trio was born in 1999 when former Fiji Mariners drummer Eric Sanders and Grapes multi-instrumentalist Brooks Smith were introduced to guitarist Vaylor Trucks. From 1999 to 2002 The Yeti Trio played some of the most energetic fusion in the country. .
Originally, everything that The Yeti Trio played was improvised. With the exception of one Stevie Wonder cover, there were no "songs". When Brooks, Eric, and Vaylor would play together, nobody ever said "ONETWOTHREEFOUR" to start the music. One of the trio would play some idea - frightening or silly or quiet or difficult - and the others would join in, adding their own ideas..
Over time, these improvisations began to coalesce into definitive structures and these structures were given names. This gave Brooks, Eric, and Vaylor a simple framework onto which improvisational ideas could be hung, but more importantly, this also gave rise to the ability to construct more complex compositions..
And now, after a 7 year hiatus, The Yeti Trio has returned!