The Tritones

Mysterious and atmospheric, epic and even dramatic. Those are the words that come to mind when you try to describe the music of The Tritones. Call it neo-surf, call it film music, call it whatever you want, The Tritones will always create a quite unique soundscape made of pure emotion and wild imagination. Sébastien Lefèvre (guitar) started his first band Los Venturas in 1998, inspired by his love for 60s instrumental guitar music. Five years, an EP and a cd later he wanted to explore new musical interests, so he decided to leave the band. In November 2004 he invited Michael Schots and Bart Van Goethem for a try-out. The Tritones were born. Michael Schots (bass) started his musical career with the rockband Cow Over Moon. Later he was asked to join Los Venturas, where he met Sébastien. For the moment he still plays guitar with Los Venturas. Bart Van Goethem (drums) is an eternal KISS fan, still follows Metallica and Iron Maiden, but also has lounge, jazz and funk in his CD collection. The Tritones is his first band. In May 2005 they issued their first demo, the self titled “The Tritones”. Phil Dirt from Reverbcentral.com called it “Atmospheric and moody. A four star demo.” The Studio Brussel Demopoll selected “Chagrin de la mer” and commented:"Beautiful. Music like that is rarely made anymore today." In June 2006 their long awaited follow-up demo saw the light of day: “Requiem for a Mermaid”. Then, things started happening. Director Koen Mortier selected “Chagrin de la mer” to be used in “Ex-Drummer”, a movie based on the novel by Herman Brusselmans. Ozark Henry asked for “Requiem…” on The Tritones MySpace page. RifRaf, Poppunt Magazine and Musiczine.net applauded the quality and subtlety of the music. In January 2007 the Studio Brussel Demopoll selected “Vicky’s Butterfly”. “Chagrin…” appeared on the soundtrack cd of “Ex-drummer”, to great critical acclaim of RifRaf and diggs.be. To top it all off, theWAB (the first Belgian e-label) is distributing The Tritones via the iTunes Store. In March and April 2007 director Maarten De Man (mdm productions) made visuals for a one hour setlist. He projects and mixes them live during the show. Also, Ra Julez made a remarkable contribution in the form of a small animation movie. The Tritones now hope to perform as much as possible with this visual spectacle. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.