Band - CD TSP 0101 IDC Cat # 0478 On April 10th, 2012, Grammy Award winner Mickey Hart will release his first in studio album in five years, and the follow up to his 2007 Grammy winning Global Drum Project. With Mysterium Tremendum, Hart is pushing the boundaries of what we know as music, creating a genre of his own. "I have always thought of life, the world at large, as music," says Hart. "This work is a representation of that notion. I have combined sonic images of the formation of our universe with sounds drawn from musical instruments. It’s all about the vibrations that make up the infinite universe. In this case, they began as light waves and these light waves are still washing over us. Scientists at Penn State, Lawrence Berkeley Labs, and Meyer Sound have transformed these light waves into sound waves. Check out more from These musical excursions transport me to wonderful and strange new places Mickey Hart @ filled with rhythms for a new day. The combination of music from the whole mickeyhart.net earth and the sounds of the planets, the stars, the events that formed our Track Listing universe is intoxicating and points toward an awareness of what music is, 1. Heartbeat of the Sun could be, and where it comes from. " 2. Slow Joe Rain For this new work Hart joined with long time lyricist Robert 3. Cut the Deck Hunter. "Hunter is a bold visionary writer who knows where I am going with 4. Starlight Starbright this music," says Hart. " He is indispensable to the weave of this story. The 5. Who Stole way he writes, the imagery and mythology, are perfect for this project. Nobody The Show? writes like .” 6. Djinn Djinn 7. This One Hour On Mysterium Tremendum, The Mickey Hart Band consists of Widespread 8. Supersonic Vision Panic bassist , Grammy winning percussionist and longtime band mate , Tony Award winning vocalist Crystal Monee 9. Time Never Ends Hall, singer Tim Hockenberry, drummer Ian "Inx" Herman, guitarist Gawain 10. Let There Be Light Matthews, and keyboardist / producer, Ben Yonas. JamBands.com gave the 11. Ticket To Nowhere band's recent tour stop in NYC rave reviews stating that "Mickey Hart is 12 Through Endless nothing short of a musical genius and it shines through in everything he does. Skies Whether he’s working with George Lucas, NASA, or throwing together a unique group of musicians for a band, its apparent that Mickey isn’t satisfied doing the same old thing...".

Mysterium Tremendum will be released by Hart's own 360° Productions. The album, recorded at Hart's Studio X in Sonoma County, CA, was co-produced by Hart and Ben Yonas. Special guests , appear File Under: on select tracks as well as long time collaborators, , and Rock, Jam and . World

Available for Pre-Order on March 15th, 2012

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