Across Tundras. Dark Songs Of The Prairie (2006). CD, Album. US. Experimental/Post Metal, Progressive.

1. Ramblin’ in the Shadows (8:42) 2. If God Cuts You Down (6:16) 3. Western Wind (10:52) 4. The Old Sexton (3:37) 5. Ode to George, Parts 1 & 2 (6:31) 6. Dark Flower of the Prairie (6:04) 7. Cosmic Retribution (4:19) 8. Aura Lea, Maid of Golden Hair (5:11) Total Time 51:32 Engineer, Producer, Mixed By – Across Tundras Lyrics By – Across Tundras (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 7), Traditional (tracks: 4, 8) Mastered By – Scott Hull Music By – Across Tundras Performer – Joshua Kauffman, Kyler Sturtz, Tanner Olson Performer [Oscillator] – Nicolas Moore Vocals – Shannon Murphy Recorded in April 2006 at Headly Grange USA. Engineered, produced, and mixed by Across Tundras. Mastered by Scott Hull at Visceral Sound. Released by Crucible Blast. ACROSS TUNDRAS started in the spring of 2004 in Denver, CO with Heath RAVE, Kyler STURTZ, and Tanner OLSON. They recorded the ’Divides’ EP and toured the midwest a few times with this lineup. Heath and Kyler both moved away to pursue their careers as a tattoo artist and photographer, and Tanner OLSON kept moving forward with ACROSS TUNDRAS. They had a whole album worth of material at this time and Tanner then enlisted his roommate Josh KAUFFMAN to play drums, recording their first full length ’Dark Songs of the Prairie’ in 2006. While touring the United States and writing continuously, they recorded the ’Full Moon Blizzard’ EP to demo some new songs and developed new music for a spring West Coast tour with BATTLEFIELDS, eventually recording ’Western Sky Ride’ in the dead of winter 2007. Unfortunately after recording this beast, interest from the other band members went on a serious decline and it got the point where they weren’t even practicing. Tanner was still writing up a storm and never felt stronger about AT’s music, so he went ahead and recorded ’Lonesome Wails From the Weeping Willow’ by himself with longtime contributor Shannon MURPHY adding a lot of vocals. During this period he knew it was also time to move away from Colorado and breathe some new life into his own lungs and ACROSS TUNDRAS. So in the spring of 2008, he packed up the van and headed to Nashville, TN where he hooked up with a couple of gifted musicians, Nate ROSE and Micah EPPINGER. A long journey but things are stronger than ever now and the group is wide awake and re-energized. They are currently still playing a lot of shows and writing for many future releases including a split 7“ with US Christmas and a yet to be named LP/CD that will be out next year (2009) on MusicFearSatan in France. AT is a tribute to all their influences. In their songs they honor the past, their families, nature, amazing musicians and artists throughout time, and everything that has shaped them and this world. They want to make music that can transfer you to another place and feel a wide array of emotions. They embrace a simple life and reject unnecessary technological advancements . so they play through tube amplifiers, listen to vinyl, under produce their records, have fun, and never forget where they came from. They really don’t want to be categorized into any cliques or sub categories of music and they feel their music is for everyone. (tanner/at) ACROSS TUNDRAS is a very unique blend of styles and genres. They truly try to defy categorization and are very successful in their attempts which make it nearly impossible to define their music. Each release is different and very experimental. They were approved by the Prog Metal Team and are highly recommended. Plankowner (David Lowry)