3rd ear Experience had two American tours set up before the year of 6ft apart.  They had also just finished setting up at Star Lane Studios in Joshua Tree to begin working on a new album when the lock down came down - so they tore the studio down, packed up and went home. During those dark times Danny Frankel one of the most treasured drummer/percussionist in America and Robbi had been sending each other links to music and music videos of live performances etc. This of course was driving them mad with desire to make music. Then in October 2020 they called it and surrendered and began plotting ideas for a new album. Hutch of Joshua tree  was brought in to set up a recording studio in the FurstWurld Gallery. Here was enough space to be 6 feet apart, masked, and still be in the same room to record. So then began the first musical collaboration between 3rd Ear Experience and Danny Frankel. 

Happy that Space rock Productions is once again the label getting behind the album.

This album will be released October 1st 2021 on CD and digitally, but as soon as possible on Vinyl in 2022.  

Label: Space Rock Productions
cat. no.: SRP074CD
release date: 1st October 2021
formats: 1CD
CD / ltd. edt: 300 copies
digisleeve

First collaboration with Dr Space, EAR TO SPACE

This album was created out of series of jam sessions. Basic mixes were sent to Dr Space, who then, jammed along as if he was playing with the band, the files were sent to Robbi, who then mixed, added a few overdubs and the magic was created. For Side D, the opposite happened and Dr Space created the basic tracks and 3rd ear jammed along. So what does it sound like?? Space rock with a cool ethnic or electronic vibe at times. Side A and B are more rocking while side C and D are more ambient and spaced out trips featuring Glissando guitars, with treated flutes and Mizmar sounds from an old guitar synth.

Musicians on this Album

Bass – Jorge Bassman Carrillo,

Drums – Richard Stuverud

Guitar - Robbi Robb,

Keyboards, Middle Earth vocals, Kyminy – Amritakripa

Saxophone, B3 - John Whoolilurie.,

Synths - Dr Space

Ambient and Glissando Guitar - Eric Ryan

Percussion - Ryan post

We are pleased to anounce that the new album is now in the final stages of mixing. Tentative title for the album is STONED GOLD 

The album will be released with the book that Robbi wrote called THE ART OF THE JAM BAND - a book about the intricacies of playing improvisational music with a full band. This book will be inspiring to both musicians and fans of jam music. Originally written as an inspirational letter or manifesto for his own band members, it has since become an inspiration for many others. 

We are glad that Space Rock Productions will be pressing vinyl once again for us, and negotiations are underway as to how to release the cd, vinyl and book.  We are proud to be part of Space rock Productions and look forward to this release with them. 

Other news regarding 2016 Stones of a Feather release,  - after having sold out twice world wide we are happy to say all avenues are once again stocked with albums and cd's.

Due to scheduling complications 3rd Ear Experience cancelled tour dates for October 2017. Negotiations are on the way for setting up a tour in 2018.

shine on!

GOLD AND PLATINUM RECORDS! Stones Of A Feather will be released on vinyl on February 1st through Space Rock Productions. and Sapphire records. The vinyl has one bonus track Everlasting Sea which is a Donovan cover treated in the 3rd Ear Experience way. 

http://www.sapphirerecords.de/3rd-Ear-Experience-Stones-Of-A-Feather-black

SPACE TRIPPING LIVE: Live video shot and edited by Andi Weimann from Sky High Festival, Frankfurt, October 23rd 2015,  which also featured My Sleeping Karma, Fatso Jetson and Fever Dog.  This live track features on the Stones of a Feather album. Live recording done by Paul Pott.  

3rd Ear Experience will be touring September 2017. Please contact Matte or Kat at Sounds of Liberation for booking. We are looking forward to some spaced out shows!

Regarding the name of the album.

Whenever I think of feathers I think of Janis Joplin on the cover of her album Pearl, one of the greatest rock albums of our time, burning with the spirit-fire of rock music. And then we have one of the greatest rock and roll bands of all time, the Rolling Stones. Their name comes from the saying, “a rolling stone gathers no moss" -  which cautions us to never be stagnant, to never stay in one place for too long, to keep moving to new ground. This is the true spirit of rock and roll.  Janis and the Stones were, as we say, “birds of a feather”. They burned with the same fire.

So in keeping with the ever evolving fire spirit of rock, we decided to call our new album – STONES OF A FEATHER.

Stones of a Feather was recorded in one weekend at the Furstwurld Gallery in Joshua tree on the outskirts of the Mojave desert. This, the 3rd album recorded in the gallery, is in many ways a live album, with very few overdubs. Each piece was played live and recorded in one or two takes only.

There was only one preconceived notion: we wanted to incorporate in the music the concepts of free jazz as brought to us by Ornette Coleman, but to keep it sounding like rock music. And so the only thing that was discussed was what Ornette Coleman said to his players. This concept set fire to our imaginations, and we hope you too will “feel the burn” 

Thank you for your continued support.

3rd Ear Experience.

We are excited to announce that the new 3rd Ear Experience album is in the final stages of production. We expect to be sending it out to press and social outlets by the 15th of September. The album will be released during the first week of November. It will be available in high quality audio i.e. 24bit/96k for those of you who have access to high-res audio players and streaming services like Neil Young's Pono Player or Sony’s Xperia Z3 or hi-res streaming such as Qobuz. Obviously the main benefit of high-resolution audio files is superior sound quality over compressed audio formats. It will also be available on cd, vinyl and on the Itunes hi res formats.

Check out our facebook page for exciting documentation of the making of the album.

3rd Ear Experience will be touring America – mainly the west coast - in October 2016, and will be on a full European tour in Sept 2017.

The Robb&Pott collaboration album, 'Once Upon the Wings', is now available on cd and download. Purple Vinyl will be released through Nasoni records in September of 2016.

https://robb-pott.bandcamp.com/releases.

Promoter : Which band are you from?
Robbi: 3rd Ear experience
Promoter: Ah, I have heard the rumor of this band
Robbi: and what rumor is that?
Promoter: you guys are the secret headliners.

Huge gratitude goes out to Matte and Kat of Sound of Liberation and especially to Mario Lalli of Fatso Jetson who organized such a smooth flowing European tour which included 3rd Ear Experience, Fatso Jetson and Fever Dog. 3rd Ear Experience, more than blowing audiences away with their brand of ‘desert space rock’ also blew the minds of many local promoters. This is not that easy, as promoters see many great bands year in and year out. Apart from the fact that we sold out all cd’s and vinyl within the first few days, it was overall a very successful tour and a great adventure.

Special thanks go out to the members of Glowsun who welcomed 3rd Ear Experience onto the last 10 days of their tour. These guys are real gentlemen, extremely professional and always very encouraging. We hope to bring them out to the desert someday.

 Works in Progress:

We are happy to announce that we have 2 shows recorded in full quality 24 tracks and about five shows filmed with 8 Hd cameras which includes the epic performance at the Keep it Low festival. Hope to start mixing and editing early 2016 - link to Keep It Low festival video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aisu-XUl8CQ

The Love Album is now in the final stages of mixing – release date set for 14th February.

Making Love Blog :
http://www.robbirobb.com/blog/?p=9

The collaboration with Paul Pott of the space Invaders is moving along nicely. 2 songs have been sent off for mixing.

Robbi has finished writing a book called The Art of the Jam Band. To be released early 2016

Live news:

13th December 2015 - Blue Hill & Date Farmers art studios presents: 3rd Ear Experience, Tribesmen and Making Movies

13th February 2016 – Joshua Tree Saloon - 3rd Ear Experience and special Guests

26th February - Borderlan Fuzz Fiesta

15th May – Joshua Tree Music Festival

Merchandise

Peacock Black double LP blue vinyl is still available from:

http://ruralfaune.bandcamp.com/

T shirts available at Lo Fi

http://www.lo-fi-merchandise.com/stoner-rock-merchandise/manufacturer-27743,l-en.html?search.manufacturer=3rd_ear_experience&search._f=band_dd#added=manufacturer

Our tour as part of the desert package with Fatso Jetson and Fever Dog went exceptionally smooth. The audiences loved our music. This is great news for us because we were wondering how the music from albums would translate live – well we were pleasantly surprised. The only bummer was that we sold out of vinyls and cd’s in the first week of the tour – we had no idea the response to our music would be so positive so we erred on the side of caution.

The GlowSun part of the tour was such fun; those guys are hilarious, great artists and smart people. It was a pleasure to meet them and to get to hear their music every night.

Anyhow there are many cool video clips for those of you who couldn’t attend the shows – maybe next time. Here are a few I like.

https://youtu.be/uR2LD2bWimA
https://youtu.be/-NFF1gsGn9A

Special Thanks to those who made this adventure possible and who sustained it and to those who made it fun!

Amritakripa and Bella
Kevin Shirley
Shirley Perl
Billy Shire
Bobby Furst
Steven Howells
Joshua Adams
Mario Lalli
Matte and Kat
Special thanks to.
Chrissi Wenz
Andi Weimann
Paul Pott
Gunner and the Kulturbahnhof team.
Malko and Fantastic Fred the muthafuccka!
Sammy Dutto
Danny Graham

May Incredible Good Fortune be with you all, all the days of your lives!

Check out the tour Diary on Face book
https://www.facebook.com/events/739963396115294/

Here is a list of all the European tour dates 3rd Ear Experience will be playing with Fatso Jetson and with Fever Dog.  This tour ends on the 24th of October after which 3rd Ear Experience will be doing extra dates sharing the bill with Glowsun. 

with Fatso Jetson and Fever Dog

09.10 (CZ) Prague - Chapeau Rouge
10.10 (D) Jena - Kulturbahnhof
11.10 (B) ANTWERP - DESERTFEST
12.10 (D) Hannover - Faust
13.10 (D) Cologne - Underground
14.10 (D) Hamburg - Hafenklang
15.10 (D) Stuttgart - Goldmarks
16.10 (CH) Luzern - Treibhaus
17.10 (D) MUNICH - KEEP IT LOW
18.10 (I) Treviso - Altroquando
19.10 (I) Roma - Sinister Noise
20.10 (I) Savignano - Sidro
21.10 (A) Innsbruck - PMK
22.10 (D) Nürnberg - Roter Salon
23.10 (D) Frankfurt - Das Bett
24.10 (D) Berlin - Cassiopeia

with glowsun:

27.10.15 berlin, d @ bassy cowboy
28.10.15 würzburg, d @ immerhin
29.10.15 jena, d @ kulturbahnhof
30.10.15 cottbus, d @ blue moon festival
31.10.15 chemnitz, d @ mushroom garden festival

Sound of Liberation,  Europes Premier promoter and concert organizers have put together a tour package of three of the finest desert rock bands - featuring Fatso Jetson, 3rd Ear Experience and Fever Dog. 

As a means of travelling lightly and keeping costs low, 3rd Ear Experience will be going out as a 3 piece with Jorge Bassman on bass , Steve Howells on drums and Robbi (the sorcerer) Robb on guitar.  Joshua Adams the drummer of Fever Dog will be handling the space rock keyboards for 3rd Ear Experience.  Danny Graham the guitar player for Fever Dog will be supplementing second guitar on a few 3rd Ear Experience songs.  Fatso Jetson will also be drawing from the pool of talent of 3rd Ear experience and Fever Dog to augment their live set. 

This tour will reflect the true nature of creativity and comradeship that is so unique to the desert rock scene.  Every night stands to be a unique experience and the whole tour to be full of once in a lifetime surprises, yea! you can expect many late night jams to occur!!  Final dates will be announced soon.

So good news all around!  Matte of SOL promotions has begun scheduling a tour of Europe for October - beggining with our first gig at Keep it Low festival 2015.  we are super stoked as we will get to see Colour Haze and Samsara Blues Experiement. The tour is a package toured that includes Fatso Jetson and Fever Dog.  If anyone one wants to book the band or the package - please contact Matte @ matte@soundofliberation.com

We are extremely excited to recieve the Peacock Black album in blue vinyl!  Well done to Bruno Parrisse of RuraLfaune records who pulled this fundraiser off to make this double album a reality. For those of you interested you can purchase this album from ruralfaune's band camp site. https://ruralfaune.bandcamp.com/

3rd Ear Experience will also be playing the Summer psych festival in Tuscon Arizona with an exciting line up which includes the Myrrors and Fuzz Evil.

Proud to announce that our album Incredible Good Fortune has made it onto the Best Album of the month charts in the Eclipsed magazine in February and March 2015.

Matte From Sound of Liberation sent a lovely congratulations note to the band saying he loves the new record and would be interested in sharing some ideas of touring us in Europe. Of course we would be honored to work with Matte in any capacity. We trust that he will get back to us as soon as he has something concrete. We are however still looking for a smaller upcoming booking agent to work with us on a ground level touring plan in Europe and ‘Merica. So if you have any ideas please forward this EPK to the person or persons. Thanks.

Our debut Album Peacock Black is in the test pressing stages of becoming a vinyl release. A fan of the band took the initiative; went ahead and gathered money from 3rd Ear Experience fans in a kick starter styled campaign and has generated enough money to make this album and release it. Well done Bruno!!

Amritakripa’s new world music/dance album will be ready in May just in time for the Bhakti Fest where once again kripa’s band will be handling the midnight headlining slot.

In mid April Robbi and Kripa will be putting on the final touches to LILA the space rock opera/ballet. This project has been in the making for 5 years. We are hoping to debut this little rock ballet at the Joshua Tree Music festival at midnight as soon as it is ready. Check out the Blog. The making of this album has been documented on film from the very first day the first lyric and melody was written for the very first song. All videos are posted on the blog of the whole concept and process http://www.robbirobb.com/blog/?p=9 

Paul Pott of the Space Invaders and Robbi are slowly working on a space rock album over the web. One song called Looney tunes was written when Robbi was a teenager. 2 songs were written by Allen Rosenberg of the famous new age band Peach. Robbi has always been a great admirer of Allen’s song writing skills and now he gets to cover some of them in his own way with Paul Pott handling the engineering and mixing. Paul has sent his first composition on bass and drums for Robbi to lay down guitar tracks – this is going to be fun – all proceeds go to buying a Golden Kakhuis!

The Asylum Kids, Robb’s rebel post punk band, will be re-uniting to tour South Africa in June and July of 2015. Theo Crous of the Springbok Nude Girls has offered to mix some of the new Asylum Kids Tracks recorded at the Star Lane Studios in Joshua Tree.

Robbi, Kripa and Jorge are excited to jump into recording with new friend and drummer Jonathan Saxon. Check out Jonathan’s resume and you will understand why. It will be the first time Robbi gets to work with a drummer who knows and understands African drumming as well as, or if not more than Robbi – this is going to be a knockout session!

Lastly Robbi has been in a studio for the last 2 months recording and co creating an album for Trevor Green. In good ol robbi style he had a remote studio set up in a large stone house in the Mojave desert where they did all their tracking – Some excellent players were brought in including Dug Pinnick on 12 string bass, Danny Frankel on drums and percussion and Jonathan Saxon on drums and things that go ting!

and that's that and that's that!