Setlist: 7/6/2012 - High Sierra Music Festival

Set 1: Really What?, 20-12, F. Word, Equinox, When The Dust Settles, Vapors > Simulator ,What Is Love?, Murph > Circus, Evasive Manuevers, Hidden Hand Hidden Fist > Rent

Encore: Baraka

Setlist: 7/5/2012 - High Sierra Music Festival

Set 1: T.W.E.L.V.E, Ramone & Emiglio, Frequencies dnb>2>3, And Some Are Angels, Be Nice, Arigato, Kaya, Kamuy > Moonsockets

Set 2: Grow, ABCees > Move My Peeps, Wika Chikana, The Rabble, Looking Back On Earth, Mobsters > Surreality > EB, Inspire Strikes Back

Encore: King Pharaohs Tomb

Setlist: 6/30/2012 - Electric Forest Festival

Set: Evasive > Inspire Strikes Back, Be Nice, Really What?, Moonsocket > T.W.E.L.V.E, Grow, When The Dust Settles > Arigato, Empires, Kaya, Kamuy> EB, The Unquestionable Supremecy of Nature, Earth Zoom>

Encore:  Closer> Tooth, F. Word, Circus

Setlist: 6/29/12 - Electric Forest Festival

Set: March, Scheme, 20-12, Hidden Hand Hidden Fist > Shakedown Street, Vapors, Simulator, MOD, Looking Back on Earth, EHM, Twilight Intro> ABCees, Move My Peeps, Lo Swaga, Instantly> Rent, What is Love? > Aimlessly

Encore: Metameme> Atlas, Scheme Reprise

Setlist: 6/16/2012 - Red Rocks - Morrison, CO

Set 1: Vapors, Simulator > Moonsocket, Really Wut, ABCees, Shock D* > Hidden Hand Hidden Fist > When The Dust Settles**> Arigato***> New Song > Empires^, 20-12

Set 2: T.W.E.L.V.E > Inspire Strikes Back> Peaceblaster 08 > Evasive,  Looking Back on Earth > EHM > Hip Hop Remix^^ > The Unquestionable Supremacy of Nature,  March > Scheme > Rent^^^

Encore: New Song

Notes:
-- the band was wearing matching white pants and button down shirts (different then the standard black attire they have been wearing at other GCS) Also, new stage setup has Phipps front and center.

* First segment only
** End segment (part with vocal sample)
*** First segment only
^ End segment only
^^ Murph dancing & asking the crowd "you like gettin it dirty?"
^^^ With Moonsocket teases

Setlist: 5/19/2012 - Hangout Music Fest - Gulf Shores, AL

Set*: Activation > March > Simulator> Rent, Abcees**, Hidden Hand Hidden Fist, 20-12, Be Nice, When the Dust Settles, EHM***, Evasive Manuevers> Moonsockets, Scheme, Inspire Strikes Back

Encore: The Unquestionable Supremacy of Nature


Notes:
* Great Cycles Spectacle style, though- using the house lighting rig to replicate the pyramid
** new synth jam, no pretty end segment
*** shirtless bros love the woo'ing

Setlist: 4/28/2012 - Nocturnal Wonderland - Rockdale, TX

Set: Activation > NIN*> Tooth, When The Dust Settles, Vapors > 20-12, Instantly, ABCees, The Unquestionable Supremacy of Nature, MOD, Arigato > EHM > March, Scheme

Notes:
* This is a remix of the track 'Closer' by Nine Inch Nails

Watch: Activation > NIN > Tooth

Watch: Vapors
  

Setlist: 4/21/2012 - Fox Theater - Oakland, CA

Set 1: 20-12 > Evasive > Kamuy > Simulator > Interlude >Empires, Golden Gate , Move My Peeps > Interlude > Arigato, Vapors > Piano Peace

Set 2: Be Nice, Instantly > Rent, Equinox, Interlude > What is Love?, The Rabble > Inspire Strikes Back > Deactivation > Oakland Earth Zoom

Encore: Scheme

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Setlist: 4/20/2012 - Fox Theatre - Oakland, CA

Set 1: ABCees > When The Dust Settles, Hidden Hand Hidden Fist, F. Word, T.W.E.L.V.E.*, Shakedown Street, EHM, Aimlessly**, GLOgli, Circus

Set 2: MOD > Grow, March***, Tooth, the Unquestionable Supremacy of Nature

Encore: King Pharaoh's Tomb, Scheme Reprise

Notes:
* First time played since 3/17/2007
** Included a 'Nautilus' tease
*** Reworked

STS9 Release Great Cycle Spectacles Recap Video

Download: 11/08/2002 - Fox Theater - Boulder, CO

Set 1:  Breathe In > Equinox >  Water Song, Potamus > Gobnuggets, Mobsters* > (w/ "Summertime" verses) ,  Surreality > Eb*

Set 2: Satori*, Once Told, Wika Chikana, Movements**, Tap In, Moonsocket

Set 3: King Pharoah's Tomb, We'll Meet In Our Dreams, No Woman No Cry*, Orbital*, 4 Year Puma

Notes:
* ='s w/Audio Angel
**'s w/Audio Angel and MC Scottie

[download full show mp3]    [stream full show]

Setlist: 01/28/2012 - Mayan Holidaze

Set 1: NIN>Arigato, Evasive >Rabble, Golden Gate, GLOgli, And Some Are Angels, Vibyl, Simulator, Metameme, What is Love?, Scheme

Set 2: March, The Unquestionable Supremacy of Nature, Be Nice, Instantly, Move My Peeps, Music,Us

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Setlist: 01/26/2012 - Mayan Holidaze

Set 1: King Pharoah's Tomb, 20-12, F. Word, Circus > Wika Chikana > ABCees, Hidden Hand, Hidden Fist, When The Dust Settles > MOD

Set 2: Rent, Equinox > Grow*, Scheme Reprise > Kamuy, EHM > Vapors

Notes:
* With Dominic Lalli

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Setlist: 1/21/12 Chicago, IL Great Cycle Spectacle

Set 1: Activation > Evasive, Simulator > Oil & Water > Interlude, What is Love?, Crystal Instrument, We'll Meet In Our Dreams > Interlude > Frequencies DnB>2>3, Move My Peeps, Scheme

Set 2: Vapors, When the Dust Settles > Arigato, And Some Are Angels > Interlude > Really Wut? > EB, 20-12, Instantly

Encore: Rent > Deactivation

STS9 1/21/2012 @ The Congress Theater   -   Photo Credit: Jonny Klaiber

Setlist: 1/20/12 Chicago, IL Great Cycle Spectacle

Set 1: Activation, MOD, Moonsocket, Central* > Tooth, Luma Daylight, Interlude> Empires, When the Dust Settles, Today > Common Objects Strangely Placed > 986 Foot Tall Trees**, Beyond Right Now, Hidden Hand, Hidden Fist > Piano Solo

Set 2: Scheme Reprise > Metameme, March Interlude > Music, Us, Inspire Strikes Back, The Unquestionable Supremacy of Nature

Encore: Lo Swaga > EHM, Deactivation

Notes:
* Tease
** Short/Reworked + Acoustic


Enjoy this video of Music, Us from 9SectorsOfSoundTribe

Activation Of The Great Cycles Spectacles 1/14/2012

This is a transcription of the opening segment from STS9's Great Cycle Spectacle on 1/14/2012.

Good day to the entire world. Heartfelt greetings to all. Hello to the residents of far skies. We wish you everything good from our planet. Greetings to the inhabitants of the Universe from the 3rd planet of the star, the Sun. Greetings to all peoples of the Universe- Peace to you always.

Friends of space, how are you all? Come visit us if you have time. We come in friendship to those who are friends. To the makers of music, all worlds, all times; We send greetings on behalf of the people of our planet. We step out into the solar system, into the Universe seeking only peace and friendship. To teach if we are called upon. To be taught if we are fortunate.

We know full well that our planet, and all of its inhabitants, are but a small part of the immense Universe that surrounds us. And it is with humility and hope that we take this step.

If someday a far off civilization intercepts this transmission and can understand these recorded contents, here is our message: 

This is a present from a small distant world. A token of; our sounds, our science, our images, our music, our thoughts & our feelings. We are attempting to survive our time so that we may live into yours. We hope someday, having solved the problem we've faced, to join a community of Galactic civilizations. This Spectacle represents our hope, our determination and our goodwill in a vast and awesome Universe.

                                                                                               - In Lak'ech

Watch/Listen to the Activation from 1/13/2012: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8REOpIPNZkA

STS9 during the Denver Great Cycle Spectacles.                                            Photo credit: Katherine Stuart

Setlist: 1/14/2012 Great Cycle Spectacle - Denver, CO

Set 1: Intro > Hidden Hand Hidden Fist, Be Nice, Twilight Intro > Shock D, Grow > Vibyl, Golden Gate, From Now On > Interlude > Instantly, When The Dust Settles > Phipps Solo

Set 2: The Unquestionable Supremacy Of Nature > Peaceblaster '08 > The Unquestionable Supremacy Of Nature, GLOgli, Squares & Cubes, Kaya > Interlude > Atlas, Equinox, MOD, Inspire Strikes Back

Encore: What Is Love > Scheme Reprise

Setlist: 1/13/2012 Great Cycle Spectacle - Denver, CO

Set 1:Intro > 20-12, Vapors, Looking Back on Earth, Breathe In > Circus, The Rabble, Simulator, Arigato, Kamuy > Drums > The Fog* > Kamuy*


Set 2: Scheme > Rent, Abcees, The Spectacle, Grizzly > Moonsocket, New Song, EHM


Encore: F. Word, Aimlessly


Notes: * Acoustic

Download: 6/19/2004 STS9 Sits In With String Cheese Incident

Long before STS9 held their own event there, Horning's Hideout was definitively known as the spot to catch String Cheese Incident. In the summer of 2004 SCI held their annual event and invited Sound Tribe to play an opener slot on the 16th. We were all excited about this- it was a big deal for them to be in attendance at this event. At the end of the first set Sector 9 sat in with SCI for the song "Rivertrance". Now, as much of a treat as that was imagine what it was like to see STS9 + SCI + Jamie Janover + Aaron Holstein + Scott Law + Keller Williams play together for a 56 minute long jam in the 4th set? WOW! Must listen.

Set 1: One Step Closer, Rhum 'n' Zouc, Rhythm of the Road > 45th of November, Water, Sweet Melinda^ > Orion's Belt
Set 2: This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) > Jam > Desert Dawn, Joyful Sound, Miss Brown's Teahouse, Boo Boo's Pikanic, Dirk, Rivertrance¹
Dance of the Universe (Set 3): Round the Wheel Intro > Valley of the Jig > Jams > Round the Wheel
Set 4: Drums > Tye North Conducted Jam² > Search
Encore: Salt Creek > Black Clouds

Notes:
¹ with STS9 guesting 
² with Scott Law on guitar, Jamie Janover on percussion, Aaron Holstein on guitar, Keller Williams, and all members of Sound Tribe Sector 9 
^ unfinished

[download show]   [download Rivertrance]   [download Tye North Conducted Jam]

Billy Nershi of the String Cheese Incident during the 6/19/2004 show

The Great Cycle Spectacles Denver Poster

Bring 20 food items to the Fillmore and get this 2-panel Conscious Alliance poster set created by Christian Jaxtheimer! Also, I am assuming that it will be for sale for $20. Leave a comment if you love this print!

Download STS9 Albums: Artifact, Live At Home,  Seasons 01

Setlist: 12/31/11 The Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA

Set 1: Artifact, New song, ABCees, Inspire Strikes Back, King Pharaoh's Tomb, Circus, Vapors > Aimlessly

Set 2: Countdown > Auld Lang Syne > 20-12, Scheme (reworked, EHM, Breathe In, When the Dust Settles, Arigato, Moonsocket > Instantly, Rent

Encore 1: Shock Doctrine
Encore 2: The Spectacle