12 Tribes of Mars Reggae, Ska, Dub, and Jazz improvisation live 5 piece band

Is planet Earth weighing you down? 12 Tribes are ready to take you away. Mars is the destination and their music is the spaceship. Drop your past to join them in a future where humans from all walks of life build new traditions, and music is the language we all speak.

12 Tribes of Mars takes the basic elements of the Reggae, Ska, and Dub traditions and blasts them into outer space. A closer listen reveals that what might seem familiar at first has a truly unique and eclectic sound. Heavily influenced by the spirit of free improv, the music is as sexy and danceable as it is uncompromisingly gritty. On stage 12 Tribes really cast their spell: time and time again trance inducing acoustic grooves are torn apart by wild improvisations and electronics, before the musicians return to the rhythm as if nothing had ever happened. Concerts are both an intense, trippy listening experience as well as a high energy dance party, ultimately leaving the audience sweaty and wanting for more.

In 2022, tenor saxophone player Andrius Deraviancenko was asked to take part in a SITProductions residency. He invited four other musicians to form 12 Tribes of Mars, and together they recorded the first tracks. All members of 12 Tribes are trained jazz musicians that are most comfortable in the borderland between musical genres. In the past years, the band toured the festival circuit and alternative venues of Amsterdam. Now they are celebrating the release of their first full album, Hidden Sun, on a beautiful 12 inch vinyl.

Personnel:
Andrius Dereviancenko – saxophone/fx
James McClure – trumpet/fx
Azubike Onwuka – bass guitar
Robin Engelhard – guitar
Onno Govaert – drums