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For booking or direct contact with Tonos Triad please use the following email address:
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"Record Store Day" performance at Indy CD & Vinyl
Also, don't forget to watch our music video "Murder Swing"
Tonos Triad - Murder Swing
Formed in the late fall of 2006, Indianapolis-based trio Tonos Triad has continued to push beyond the boundaries of genre. The Triad is made up of upright bassist Aaron Ransdell, classical guitarist Yevgeny Baburin, and accordion / melodica player, Rod Schindler, who also plays a makeshift drum kit consisting of a suitcase, a license plate, a cardboard box, and brushes. Though primarily an acoustic band that centers their sound on complex and euphoric melodies, they can shock listeners by plunging into the intense realms of avant-garde ferocity before settling down into hard groove. If one were to try to compare Tonos Triad’s music to anyone else, Astor Piazzolla or John Zorn might come to mind, however, being that their sound is so diverse it is almost impossible to label them under the school of any one master. They seem to be an enigma that wanders on the outskirts of genre and classification yet, enters the listener to pluck their heartstrings with subtle notes weaved with pop nostalgia and the dark unknown. They will melt your face clean off!
-Jesse Tryon
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The following is a very kind review from Mr. Tom Berich from Pan USA LLC.
Having attended 2 days of the Broadripple Arts Fair in Indianapolis, (1 day merely as an attendee and the second performing jazz steelpan with two ensembles) my weekend culminated with a most pleasant surprise.
Tonos Triad, performing on the Radio Now Cafe Stage (where I was with Jan Aldrich 6 hours earlier), had the uncanny and most deserved ability of stopping people in their tracks.
Truly the most unique ensemble of the weekend one must offer the obligatory description. i.e. "What do they sound like Tom? " Well, I'm glad you asked dear reader!
Let's see...
If modern Basque music was performed by Django Reinhart, then slowed down, you'd get Tonos Triad.
Wait...too esoteric?
OK...How about this?
The sound of a Parisian cafe as filtered through the brain of Mark Mothersbaugh.
No?
All right fine!
To say they are unique is an understatement. To say they are one of a kind in Indianapolis is scientific fact! Yevgeny(guitar), Aaron(bass), and Rod (accordian, percussion-by way of suitcase, and something called a Xaphoon) create an oddly syncopated yet melodic sound that will simultaneously have you tapping your feet, humming the tunes and thinking "what the hell are they doing?"
It takes a lot for a unique ensemble to be accessible. For an "artsy" group to not come across as indulgent.
These 3 lads clearly have an understanding of what this music is and if the listener takes a mere 10 seconds of their life they'll become hooked.
See them as soon as you can.
Keep it up guys!
Tom Berich
PanUSA LLC
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Here's a quick review from indy.com magazine...
A tip about another interesting band brought me to Cognizant Coffee shop to listen to Tonos Triad www.myspace.com/tonostriad Their strong set included songs entitled "Ebbage" and "Abacadabacus". Fans demanded encores. I went home refreshed and encouraged by the diverse talent of Indy artists and the visible support and curiosity of local art lovers.
