TesseracT Go for Live Feel on 'Concealing Fate Part III' -- Video Premiere

Posted on Jan 25th 2011 1:00PM by Jon Wiederhorn Comments

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Progressive, experimental Londoners TesseracT are part mechanical, part organic and soaringly melodic -- not to mention completely challenging to pin down. To see what we mean, you only need to watch 'Concealing Fate Part III,' which Noisecreep is proud to premiere. It's the first video from the band's new album, 'One,' which comes out March 22.

The song was tracked completely live in the studio with no edits or overdubs. Even the solos were recorded on the fly. To reflect the sort of spontaneity that drives the song, the band wanted a simple but exciting video that captured the moment rather than something that was shot over many hours, using multiple locations and post-production special effects.

"We had done a video for 'Concealing Fate Part II' already, which was more or less a traditional performance video," vocalist Dan Tompkins (ex-First Signs of Frost) told Noisecreep. "This time we really wanted a video that was more of a reflection of what we're like onstage."

Watch TesseracT's 'Concealing Fate Part III' Video

To best capture TesseracT blasting it out without a safety net, Bassist Amon Williams suggested they hire director Tim Fox, who has prevously worked with Skindred, amongst others. In the end, it was the right decision.

"We were all extremely excited, but we knew not to get too wound up until we saw a first cut," said Tompkins. "But then the first cut arrived in our inbox and we all said, 'That's it! He nailed it."

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howdthattaste

i dont get it. if this was tracked live in the studio, who is playing the clean guitar once the distortion guitars come in around :13 to :22. You could say the guy in the white was using a looper pedal, but they show him playing the heavy part before finishing one rep of the clean part. and who is singing the harmonies at :30. i suppose he could be using a harmonizer effect... hmm. at 1:34 the camera is right infront of the glass. then the next shot is the camera on the side of him, no sight of the other camera? it seems like they probably cut most of the parts live, then did some overdubs. then filmed a few takes of them playing along with their track. i really like the band, they just false advertised it. but its a really cool idea, and i think they're totally capable of recording it "one-shot"... proper.

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