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Rolling Stone labeled Martin "a post-grunge Mickey Hart."[5] The Los Angeles Times wrote: "Too good for lounge, too organic for techno, R.E.M.'s Peter Buck and his Northwest buddies fashion an instrumental side trip that stands apart from those trends—and yet contains both hip swing and trippy vibes."[6]
Track listing and Personnel
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- "Breaking the Ethers/Serengeti" - (Justin Harwood, Barrett Martin, Skerik) - 6:25
- Skerik - saxophone, didgeridoo, steel drums, temple gong, bombard, percussion
- Justin Harwood - double bass
- Barrett Martin - drums, percussion, marimba, tabla, congas, Tibetan horns, bullroarer, Taos thunder drum, steel drums, acoustic guitar
- Elliot Haas - bullroarer
- "Dark State of Mind" - (Harwood, Martin, Skerik) - 4:02
- "Saturday Night Church" - (Harwood, Martin) - 4:26
- "Dreamscape" - (Harwood, Martin) - 4:04
- "The Desert Sky" - (Peter Buck, Harwood, Martin, Skerik) - 5:35
- "Goodnight la Habana" - (Harwood, Martin) - 4:49
- "Smoke Rings" - (Harwood, Martin) - 3:24
- "The Getaway" - (Harwood, Martin) - 5:04
- "Eastern Star" - (Buck, Harwood, Martin) - 4:20
- "Burning the Keys" - (Harwood, Martin, Skerik) - 6:34
- "Land of Apples" - (Buck, Harwood, Martin, Skerik) - 5:38
- "Breaking the Ethers/Serengeti (Reprise)" - (Harwood, Martin, Skerik) 1:42
- ^ Rosen, Craig (1997-03-01). "Epic's Tuatara Breaks Boundaries: Band would rather bebop than modern rock". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 9. p. 15.
Tuatara, whose Epic debut, "Breaking The Ethers," is due April 1
- ^ Takiff, Jonathan (1997-04-01). "Entertainment / New Releases". The Ledger. Lakeland, Florida, USA. p. D5.
Today: Screaming Trees' Barrett Martin, R.E.M.'s Peter Buck, Luna's Justin Harwood and multi-instrumentalist Sherik offer an instrumental blend of world music and jazz as Tuatara on "Breaking The Ethers" (Epic).
- ^ a b "Breaking the Ethers Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ Kot, Greg (28 Mar 1997). "Quickies". Friday. Chicago Tribune. pp. 7, 15.
- ^ Hoskyns, Barney (May 1, 1997). "Breaking the Ethers / Banyan". Rolling Stone. No. 759. p. 54.
- ^ Hochman, Steve (29 Mar 1997). "A Moody Mix of Trends, Originality". Los Angeles Times. p. F8.