The Tetraktys is a band that makes music in Calgary, Canada. Their music could be described as folk, or psychedelic pop, or soundwaves and vibrations. It is what you hear basically. Also, it seems like lots of people can't figure out how to pronounce our name; phonetically, it is tet - rack - tiss. That's how you say it, this is kind of what it means:"The Tetraktys is an equilateral triangle formed from the sequence of the first ten numbers aligned in four rows. It is both a mathematical idea...
The Tetraktys is a band that makes music in Calgary, Canada. Their music could be described as folk, or psychedelic pop, or soundwaves and vibrations. It is what you hear basically. Also, it seems like lots of people can't figure out how to pronounce our name; phonetically, it is tet - rack - tiss. That's how you say it, this is kind of what it means:"The Tetraktys is an equilateral triangle formed from the sequence of the first ten numbers aligned in four rows. It is both a mathematical idea and a metaphysical symbol that embraces within itself — in seedlike form — the principles of the natural world, the harmony of the cosmos, the ascent to the divine, and the mysteries of the divine realm. [...] the one who brought this gift to humanity — Pythagoras."FFWD Weekly(Calgary) - Interview[Published November 8, 2007 by Alvy Singer]Pythagorean progression: Getting cosmic with Calgary’s best and brightest[...] Not many bands would name themselves after an ancient Pythagorean symbol of the cosmos, but that’s just what The Tetraktys have done. A long time in the making, the local psychedelic pop group is picking up steam.“I've been working on it in one form or another for at least three years,” explains singer-songwriter-guitarist Barnaby Bennett. “It was only after seeing bands like The Consonant C, The Azymyth and Honeybear that I felt this great, positive sense of community starting to develop. Now, space for personal expression is constantly being created and encouraged, and I’ve started getting more excited about playing shows.”Excepting Bennett, the band’s lineup is currently a revolving door, but he says that suits him just fine. “Our membership seems to shrink and expand like a living organism at times, and that’s the way I like it,” he says. “If friends are interested in playing with me, I've tried to make it fit in a way that works for them, not the other way around.”The Tetraktys are now recording an ambitious debut album with Arran Fisher (of The Summerlad) at his Acoustikitty studio. “As an album, it will be a collection of songs interwoven in a loosely formed narrative thread,” explains Bennett. “We are taking our time with it though, and it’s going to come out when it’s ready. And we’re going to be pressing it on vinyl.”
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