Celebrating 10 years of Epoch : Fun Facts and Fanart
Hey all. Yesterday, Epoch officially turned 10. Here are some fun Epoch facts:
-Glider: Homage to a vintage sci-fi movie included in the music video
-Horizon: Though not released as a single before the album, artwork was made for it as a single release featuring a blue circle against a black background over a grey trapezoid with a red line on the... (you guessed it), Horizon!
-Slack: Said by Scott to be the most technically challenging song they wrote for that album. The Q&A he said this on was on reddit I believe, perhaps for the 10 year anniversary re-issue of the vinyl earlier this year. (Also IMO the album's underdog)
-Receiver: Debuted first at the Wonder Ballroom in Portland, OR back in May of 2026, along Division and an early demo of Epoch. Second Tycho song ever made to have the word "Receive" in it.
-Epoch: Debuted at the Wonder Ballroom as well, the first version played featured more dance - oriented sections in it, lacking the long, droning arpeggiated synth bass that is otherwise featured halfway through the studio version. (Also, not a fact, but listen to Sensual Seduction by Snoop Dogg and TRY telling me there isn't some similarity there!)
-Division: The last of the songs debuted in Portland. Originally called "Atoms" as a reference to the band *Atoms of Peace* who commonly used the 7/8 time signature in their music.
-Source: Clips of this song first surfaced on their facebook page the summer prior to the album's surprise release. Zac was shown strumming a longer version of the riff heard at 2:13.
-Local: Said in one, if not more Q&A's to be one of Scott's favorite songs of Tycho of all time. First time it was played live was in Japan.
-Rings: The nebulous title was once explained by Scott indirectly through another Q&A, where he mentioned the names of songs come about somewhat randomly. Certain phrases come to mind and stick for a while until they are used as song titles. Also the 3rd song on the album to use the same 7/8 time signature and drum patterns.
-Continuum: One of Scott's other favorite songs of all time. Made by accident when trying to make the wavelength on what I believe was the Korg Minilogue a certain shape. The shortest Tycho song released in almost ten years prior to it.
-Field: First played on a Facebook livestream to celebrate the end of the album's production process. Count was present with Scott, sharing a wine bottle in front of a candle in the studio. This is also known as one of Tycho's 'Sad Cowboy Song(s)'. Yeehaw.
This was their first of two albums to be Grammy nominated, and the *second* longest live-band, studio release to date.
Personally, the anticipation and release of this record as well as it *itself* played a pivotal role in my adolescense. Very few of my close friends would be unable to recall me talking about or playing this record, whistling it, etc. Though I honestly have always hoped that there would be less, what I might call, *negative space..?* in the music in this record, I feel the minimalist approach pairs perfectly with the artwork, and the otherwise melancholy tones serve as a cornerstone in Tycho's overall sonic 'bridge', *if you will*. 🎴