Elder Omens Live Session + Q&A

In April 2021 we "celebrated" the one-year anniversary of Omens - an album we never had a chance to play live yet. We decided to film a short live set to celebrate that anniversary and also give fans a chance to 'preview' the material live.
Recorded between Germany and Massachusetts (where band members reside), the session was mixed by Richard Behrens at Big Snuff Studio in Berlin. Liquid light visuals and editing magic by Palantir Visuals
If you dug this video and want to support us to help cover the production costs (or just throw a little tip our way), you can do so here:
DONATE: paypal.me/elderband
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BANDCAMP: beholdtheelder.bandcamp.com
Special thanks to Manu and Zukunft Am Ostkreuz for helping us film this set. If you want to support one of Berlin's best underground venues, consider sending a few bucks via PayPal to [e-mail].
Thanks for watching!

[@LongshanMusic]

I have never heard of ELDER until right now. Imagine the experience I am having.

[@timbrown4928]

Bro, I am right there with you! Holy shit, right?! LOL

[@bigfatno]

Welcome aboard!

[@jegvilhaenlitenhund]

good to have you with us sir.

[@BrunoCoelho]

Man I wish I could hear "Sanctuary" from the "Reflections of a Floating World" again for the first time...

[@WewLaddo]

after you've listened to all of Elder, check out the band Grotto. The song "key of gnosis" is a favorite

[@andrewdomonic6603]

This got my weed stoned.

[@BigVoidinLittleWizard]

Your music has become the soundtrack for my life. Thank you all for your hard work and for putting it all on vinyl.

[@apfelkuchen_]

that halcyon riffing scratches me where i otherwise cant reach

[@blutos]

Hey it's me, I'm just back to watch this for the 100th time

[@nicgarcia497]

Oh hello 👋

[@StonedJesus]

"sie sind nicht jung, sie sind nicht alt, sie sind Elder!!1" got me rolling, not gonna lie ahahha

[@ahnhenden]

Hahaha ja genau, ich auch!

[@levelont5560]

ä ä ä ä ä ä l d o o o h h ! ✊🏽

[@fh404]

Are you the mountain?

[@raind309]

Thought the same :D One of the best anti-jokes i've heard for a long time omfg :D :D

[@micfey]

Still listening in 2024, awesome live recording, what a trip!

[@caverndeep]

I love the change up on the vocals of Nick lately (the last album in perticular). It is quite brave to scale back the delay like this, must have been scary as fuck for him. He doesn't need all the delays though. This sounds frekkin great!

[@lewleo999]

But I liked them better before...

[@caverndeep]

@@lewleo999 they are for sure a bit different now. I understand though that artist want to develop over time.

[@lewleo999]

@@caverndeep Sure, let them grow.

[@majarcane149]

No holds barred; no smoke screen. My favorite part about Elder. No over production masking the reality and organics of what they’re doing musically. Most dont get that……what you see/hear is what you get🤘 They’re truly one of the best new rock bands out there in the last 10 years

[@caverndeep]

@@majarcane149 for sure! A clear favourite of mine.

[@PlayToDie]

Tracklist + timecodes : 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - In Procession 09:55 - Halcyon 24:08 - The sauce 25:50 - Q&A

[@RomuloHenrique88]

Thank you bro

[@Wasabih26]

Somehow not surprised to see you here :)

[@habibmarga1049]

Do the 8 bit version of this ... just do IIIIIITTTTT

[@PlayToDie]

@@habibmarga1049 I did it héhé

[@kadavar3075]

🙌

[@BrettUren]

The only thing stopping this being transcendental perfection is not feeling the PA kick massaging my internal organs - beautiful beyond compare

[@valeria13pg]

my first time tripping on acid listened to Omens; this comes eerily close to that experience while being stone cold sober 😌

[@lucyspooner1673]

I love this comment and glad someone did :) I run for exercise/meditation, in nature. I have a prog/psych playlist with a lot of Elder....running with that? In the middle of nowhere all alone? I swear the fucking plants talk to me 😂😂😂 I hope your trip was beautiful x

[@valeria13pg]

I totally fell ya. I do the same with rowing instead, sometimes I gaze up to the cloud studded sky and swear it feels like looking into a kaleidoscope 😂 The trip was absolutely beautiful 😌 Hope all of your trips (and trips/runs) are likewise lovely x

[@Awickedbigknife]

Reflections of a Floating World was my go to mushroom trip album for a while, it makes me feel like a druid walking through the woods.

[@valeria13pg]

Ima keep this in mind for the next time 😌

[@TheVanillaQueen7]

As I listened to 'Omens' the first couple of times it didn't catch me. So on some evening in june, when the days where really long and the sky was clear without any clouds, I smoked some wonderful homegrown weed, sat on my balcony with headphones and listened to the album. And as the colours in the sky shifted from red, to yellow, to green, to blue and common swifts (birds that are like stunt flyers) rushed over my head the music grabbed me and completely blew me away!🌈😍 It was such a magical experience!💜 And since then the album grew with me more and more and now it's my favorite from this wonderful band! 👌💜

[@mattstiglic]

I listen to all kinds of music. Black metal, technical death metal, punk, grindcore, powerviolence, crust, progressive anything, jazz. From wormrot, to meshuggah, to archspire, to sikth, to king crimson, to steely dan, to turnstile, to mgla, to imperial triumphant......elder is without a doubt the best band ive ever had the privilege of listening to. A sonic landscape without comparison. A beautifully composed aural masterpiece every goddamn time. I must see this band live. It is a moral imperative.

[@Mzler-zc6ew]

This band should go on tour with Tool! Elder's songs evoke a religious experience to me and they also put on one hell of a show! It's like finding a diamond in the rough with music nowadays.

[@alexbone98]

Tool meets Rise Against with a sprinkling of Rush

[@unwantedscrub]

Couldn't agree more

[@zero_wing_]

the bands are so different. lol. Tool is garbage.

[@unwantedscrub]

@@zero_wing_ Don't care, didn't ask.

[@zackkorth2410]

how prophetic

[@zero_wing_]

Elder has snuck up to be in my top 5 bands ever.

[@DrCharlesEdward]

Elder in South America! Now that would be something :D

[@dibpower]

+1

[@adibaudelo2299]

por favor

[@psymics]

👍

[@rodrigoleon3630]

Yo tuve la suerte de verlos en México (soy de Chile) y fue impresionante. Ojalá vengan para este lado del mundo.

[@bobpurcell7175]

I was just thinking the other day, "If any current band is worthy of 'Live at Pompeii'-type film, it's Elder" 🤔 Now this has come to make my day 😀

[@lucyspooner1673]

God you are so right....Pompeii and Pink Floyd's Echoes though???😯😯😯.....Elder at Pompeii would be the nuts x

[@bobpurcell7175]

@@lucyspooner1673 I like to think they're at the same point in their career the Floyd were in '72 (preparing to drop their 'Dark Side of the Moon' and blow up big-time) 🤞

[@TimTrane]

Can’t wait to see this live in the flesh.

[@espalier]

Yes. More flesh.

[@eldenwarden9673]

Yo I've been listening to Elder since the riddle of steel, you guys rock.

[@petes2feet]

What's this?, kick ass! More Elder in my life

[@fafnesbane]

The one, the only ELDER

[@wassup287]

Man how could something so clean be so heavy?

[@lkwalden7]

Wow the part after 9:00 is so trippy and heavy. Didn't notice it quite as well as on the album. That's epic.

[@denisfoley1998]

Best band on the planet

[@timbsm]

These guys popped up on a playlist the other day and I've since been funneled off into Elder land; it's a surreal and wondrous place.

[@asherplatts6253]

Same. I was listening to a totally different band that a friend of mine recommended, (which I wasn't really that into) and then Elder was next up, and I'm a huge fan of both Stoner Doom and prog bands like Yes, and this just hit all the buttons for me at once.

[@StonedJesus]

also if you're into darker/atmospheric hip-hop like clipping or Danny Brown, check Fbcfabric and Reindeer (really obscure but interesting stuff). And from more recent releases - Avantdale Bowling Club, Shahmen and Denzel Curry

[@StonedJesus]

also, do ALL drummers love The Roots? ahahah

[@elderband]

​@@StonedJesus it's the law!

[@lamanquesa]

Thanks is not enough. Thanks.

[@alexandrecorreia5246]

I feel like I ripped you guys off by watching this for free. Much love Elder \m/

[@antman0719]

Thank you thank you thank you!

[@nickg6974]

Sooooooooo underrated! Best band to emerge in the last decade

[@soulstodeny05]

Yes! I was so excited to hear the song composition without the studio layering and it is amazing! Brilliant production too, Jack's bass is KILLER! So pumped on this. Also, rad shoutout to Cannibal Ox in the Q&a

[@sergioandreas2678]

need to see these guys live

[@frankbednar4031]

Thank you for your amazing music. This live video is excellent and the new album is fantastic live. Omens helped get me through one of my toughest times in my life. Can’t wait for you to get to Colorado.

[@rumpsmcgumps1779]

You know I think this is the superior version of these two songs. To me it's mixed damn near perfectly. Everythings much clearer. Yes/No?

[@micfey]

Man, it gets better and better everytime. Looking forward to 10/2022 Dortmund

[@davidperrin1893]

Pink Floyd moment too! Love it. Keep pushing!!!

[@petertuckergoettler5720]

Great Performance, merci.

[@samm9397]

First! New stuff live sounds so good! Hopefully the tours roll out eventually (tm)

[@par9noid]

Just simply amazing stuff... Thank you for releasing this! ENCORE! ENCORE!! ENCORE!!! 🤘👁️🤘

[@rolalvarez9972]

I really love your art. I don't need any drug to feel the music core...and I really thank you for this. Every album, every song are a marvel but this album (OMENS) hit me so hard that I can feel Krishna at the top of a mountain xD. THANK YOU!. Greetings from México City.

[@brandobin]

This band deserves far far more recognition..if they can melt me through a screen I can only imagine the live show... Can't wait

[@petertuckergoettler5720]

Danke Schon.

[@dorsia6938]

This music brings me to a place of warm calm. Elder are honestly something really special.

[@jasonboniface]

Awesome! See you on tour soon 🤞

[@davidperrin1893]

My new favorite band by an old 'Yes head'! Good job!!!

[@Madkre8tor]

Really appreciate you guys touring Oregon soon. (subliminal suggestion.)

[@FeastOvGoreglutton]

highly enjoyed this. can't believe how good it sounds, favorite part at 21:40

[@katanagrupo]

i love this band

[@rundgren80]

I'm Norwegian and did'n't know about Needlepoint. Thanks! BTW: Shoutout to Wobbler

[@devenica]

Wobbler is great!

[@BrunoCoelho]

I dream with the day that I will see you live. If you play the song "Sanctuary" live, I would complete one item of my bucket list xD Much love from Portugal!

[@modocp]

What a band!!!

[@hotz25]

I feel I'm late to this party in discovering Elder (better late than never), finding them through King Buffalo, but damn! I'm loving this. I come from a metal-dominant background, but the old Floyd days still live in my heart, and Elder + King Buffalo definitely take me back and I'm 100% here for it.

[@sloburnjo]

oh yeah, AWESOME VISUALS ! like the old school rock palast !

[@willyfleming999]

Might have squealed a little when i saw this.

[@spennyt42]

Waited a year to see this live, so guess this will have to do for now. Can't wait to see it in actual person. Still my favorite album in the past 2 years. Come to Nashville please...

[@masonsart8461]

Fellow Nashville elder fans rise up

[@williamallen9151]

+1 for Nashville!!

[@bluesonkel]

😍😭

[@felixr.6438]

I checked out one of Elder's albums a while back, but apparently I didn't realise how good they are. This is pretty nice!

[@o-REDBEARD-o]

Liquid harmony with flashes of structure throughout. Truly amazing.

[@verabh]

Brilliant video! And yes do more gold and silver-y stuff!!

[@stefanklappert6941]

Have never been so excited to see a band live especially after this. better and better every time you guys fkin rock

[@nathanharper5670]

My favorite part of your band is that you guys kick ass. Don't change that!!!

[@MickaelSchaack]

Elder for ever

[@takidigits13]

Love this band!! Been listening since Covid started.

[@unwantedscrub]

Sucks about the 2 years we lost. I would've killed to see an Omens tour.

[@freddyk.151]

It's just great to hear and see from you again! Outstanding sound!

[@henriksivertsen3991]

Hey, tell the drummer Aladdin wants his magic carpet back! Simply amazing guys!

[@claybyers2589]

Can't wait for you to play live. Been a fan since you released Lore, but haven't caught you in person yet. Congrats on the awesome catalogue!

[@sloburnjo]

AWESOMENESS ! My Toronto show audio bootleg is posted here ! wish I coulda attended a couple more shows, c'est la vie! 5 years wait was worth it !

[@ChrisCorrado]

unbelievable in which direction this genius band is moving. elder + motorpsycho live on one evening! that would be it!!!

[@Nothingface2011]

You guys killed it opening for Tool. I'm definitely a fan now.

[@pbmaln1]

Fantastic!!!

[@bluesfortheredsun]

fucken fantastic!!!!

[@necrobot889]

This band just keep getting better and better holy shit. Keep taking us to these marvelous weird alien retro soundscapes, I'm all in for the ride \m/ Cannot wait to see where it will go next

[@micfey]

Geil, thank you very much. Sounds killer.

[@TheKlausunderwin]

Damn...watching this video stoned is insane. Fantastic music, what a ride.

[@danmiller1981]

Heavier moe. (The band moe.] Badass riffage.

[@cherrytreepermaculture756]

Mind blowing what these guys can pull off live.

[@MikeYates02]

That is the best hot sauce commercial I've ever seen.

[@gabrielmeuleau9945]

Simply Amazing 🔥

[@dr.jordangoldstein9802]

This sounds incredible! Congratulations guys, I wondered how these epic tracks would sound in performance and you've outdone yourselves.

[@iorch82]

I love this stuff. Biggest 2021 music discover so far.

[@armata6530]

100% same I’m hooked and have been for weeks

[@ofidelisartes]

A Live Session mais perfeita pra ir a qualquer lugar, a vida é uma imensa odisseia!

[@RomuloHenrique88]

Halcyon tá foda ao vivo

[@dibpower]

Riff da parte final é uma aula

[@RomuloHenrique88]

@@dibpower tá coisa linda mano

[@nayaleezy]

you guys are good, thank you 🎸🌹

[@grahamadam9953]

That got me inspired again!

[@javidrums915]

My favorite band, playing my favorite album, just amazing 🙌🏻

[@foszila]

awesome band

[@RickRuckus]

This is so good! How can there be 6 dislikes? Must be from purveyors of inferior hot sauce....

[@aslandama]

Wonderful clever band!

[@noisychicken9334]

A Magnum Opus

[@stephvoyer109]

So rad! Thank you!

[@claudionerone]

Jeez irh seid gut!!! komme heute Abend vorbei! freue mich drauf, weiter so wirklich!

[@timbrown4928]

Just discovered you guys and DAMN! Can't wait for you to come to Cleveland! I am absorbing your music into my soul! Elder rocks!

[@RedRag684]

More Gold and silver session jams!

[@mbourgon]

Those recommendations are fantastic! Stained Glass Stories is brilliant, love the Ant Phillips stuff, crazy hearing Canterbury being mentioned. Listening to Needlepoint next!

[@claybyers2589]

Can't wait for you to play live. Been a fan since you released Lore, but haven't caught you in person yet. Congrats on the awesome catalogue! And how ridiculously hilarious were those sketches between the set? Love it!

[@adolfoabdala7899]

Son secos, muy secos, para sacar de la mejor!!!

[@IKnowAGuyLLC]

Yessss. So melodic. What an unexpected journey. Thanks 🤘🏼

[@IronheddAxioma]

I'm happy to know these songs exist and there will be new ones in the future.