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There has been an incredible evolution of THE HERMIT as you know it...The band has evolved so much that we have decided to rename ourselves TEN SUNS! The band has grown to as many as ten members at a time. Our five core members joined by The Soft Orchestra – a rotating group of collaborating musicians – adding brass, strings, percussion and many voices. The result? Joyful choruses of voice, frequency-generator sweeps, rhythmic on-stage conversations and a blushing array of positivity that can't help but pull the audience into its amorous circle.
THE HERMIT will return to it's ambient roots continuing on once again as Hamish's solo project. Lots of music to come!
come and join TEN SUNS online!
www.wearetensuns.com
www.twitter.com/wearetensuns
www.facebook.com/pages/Ten-Suns/220212032961?ref=ts
www.myspace.com/wearetensuns
www.sonicbids.com/tensuns
come and see TEN SUNS live!
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26th
The Edgewater Celebration Village Event & Stage (Former Plaza Of Nations)
this is a free event!
2 sets.
1pm-2pm
8pm-9pm
read about TEN SUNS!
The sky is shining with love, trust and beauty. Ten Suns, combined into one glowing entity, are lighting the world with their unique blend of global beats, joyful lyrics, brass and strings – creating aural waves of textured, rhythmic sound. Often likened to The Arcade Fire, Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon and No Doubt, Ten Suns blends the best sounds of the world with a current, danceable style. Core members Hamish Thomson, Duane Murrin, Robert Mitchell, Jon Frederiksen and Red are often joined by their Soft Orchestra members: Andy Cakes, Emily Bach, Byron Scott Hanson, Laura Smith, and Melissa Hammer.
The name Ten Suns is derived from an old Chinese legend:
"...there existed ten suns that appeared in turn in the sky. Each day, the ten suns would travel with their goddess mother to the Valley of the Light in the East. There, she would wash her children in the lake and put them in the branches of an enormous mulberry tree. From the tree, only one sun would move off into the sky for a journey of one day to the west. Tired of this routine, the ten suns decided to appear all together..."
This legend embodies the truth of the band's journey. Begun as Canadian pop-electro-dub group THE HERMIT (with West Coast Music Award nominations, CMW Best Indie Award, "Favourite Electronica Artist", #1- Bravo video, Nettwerk Records releases etc.) and evolving over a decade with three albums and multiple tours, HERMIT founder Hamish Thomson has seen the sound change and evolve, whilst bonds with trusted core band-mates have been strengthened and honed.
The decision to rename and rebrand the band came easily with their love, trust and sober deliberation. THE HERMIT will return to its electronic roots while the band's larger incarnation steps forward brightly as Ten Suns.
Ten Suns' first release is an upcoming tastemaker EP recorded by Hamish Thomson and HERMIT alumnus Mike Rogerson. These four incredible and inspiring new songs were lovingly mixed by the illustrious Howard Redekopp (Tegan and Sara, Mother Mother, New Pornographers).
The band has grown to as many as ten members at a time. The Soft Orchestra – a rotating group of collaborating musicians – add brass, strings, percussion and many voices. The result? Joyful choruses of voice, frequency-generator sweeps, rhythmic on-stage conversations and a blushing array of positivity that can't help but pull the audience into its amorous circle.
Ten Suns are in love with each other and with each audience they meet. They are blessed to perform together with joy and fervour, and invite every listener to join in that exuberance along with them.
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