Tickets for the Sunrise Set on Friday 10.05: tycho1005.eventbrite.com ------------------------------------- DJ DIALS & 1015 Folsom present TYCHO DJ SET(SUNSET SET) Thursday October 10th / 9pm - 2am / 21+ TYCHO Facebook Twitter Soundcloud An epoch is defined as an extended period of time typically characterized by a distinctive development or by a memorable series of events, and Scott Hansen, leader of the band Tycho, has named their new album Epoch (Ghostly International) with that in mind. The last installment in a trilogy, Epoch is the culmination of more than a decade's work that has seen the band evolving and maturing through two sublime releases Dive (2011) and Awake (2014), and developing from featuring Hansen as a delicate solo performer into the iconic frontman of a powerful multi-layered live band performing on the world's largest stages. "Dive was where the whole thing crystallized," said Hansen. "I found that crossover space between what I was doing before, which was more IDM electronic stuff, and the rock music that reflected more of what I was listening to and not necessarily what I was making. Awake was a prototype of pushing it as far into the rock realm as I was comfortable with. Epoch is basically coming full circle. All the lessons of Dive and Awake were applied and then expanded upon." Epoch leverages the sonic aesthetic of Dive's down-tempo vintage- style synthesizers and beautiful melodies while drawing on the kinetic energy of Awake's progressive composition and organic instrumentation. "I felt like I explored a lot of open-ended unbridled, optimistic spaces with the other records. I don't know if it's a reflection of my life, but it seemed like that's what just came out at the time." For the new record, the themes felt a bit darker as he explored new musical territory. "My threshold for darkness is much lower. Things that seem dark to me seem happy and light to other people. I thin