Heres a video of us performing “Dissolution” at our secret show last week. Enjoy!

-Matt

The Protist – live performance

The Protist – live performance

The Protist - live performance

The Protist - live performance

The Protist - live performance

Earlier this week, we had a secret performance of some of the new material. After spending most of last year writing and recording new songs, it’s nice to start playing them for other people. Tara, who plays with us for live shows, joined in on the keys. Here are some photos from the show. We’ll be posting a video from the performance soon, so stay tuned!

-Justin

Circulate Pictures made this short video, using our new song “Dissolution.” Thought you guys might enjoy it. We’re also going to be scoring some music to their next film, called Way of the Ocean.

-Justin

First off, Happy New Year! We hope everyone had a great time celebrating the beginning of a new decade.

the protist - dissolution

Secondly, we wanted to let everyone know that our new single is out today. In case you haven’t listened to it yet, it’s on our media player. If you would like to pick up a copy, it’s available on iTunes and Amazon.

Here’s to 2010. Time to bust out the hover boards!

-Matt

Jellyfish

Coral

More Jellyfish

I was going through some photos taken earlier this year and came across a few from a visit to the Cal Academy of Science. Nature is a huge source of inspiration for our music and art, so stopping in here was great. They had all sorts of exhibits going on, but the underwater one was like walking into a totally different world. Thought I’d share a few photos.

-Justin

The Protist - Dissolution

Winter is always a busy time for people. There’s something about the cold weather, shorter days, and the knowledge that the year is going to end soon that encourages activity. For us, that activity includes making music and preparing for future releases.

In case you haven’t already listened to it, “Dissolution“ is a new single that we are going to be releasing on January 1st. In addition to the main song, the release will feature an alternate version and instrumental versions, as well. We’re excited to send it out into the world, as it marks a bit of a new direction for us as a band. While the first two EPs were 95% instrumental, “Dissolution” is our first song that is vocally driven.

-Justin

So, the Art for Obama book is out now. The Publisher, Abrams Books, made this video highlighting the artwork, exhibitions, and the book:

It’s official. We have way too many paintings here. So, in order to make space for new work, we’re selling all our current pieces at deeply discounted prices. All pieces were created with archival quality materials on stretched canvas. They are available on our Etsy store page. If you have any questions, please direct them to Justin, at info(at)theprotist.com. To view the paintings, click here.

"Archipelago" by The Protist

"Dissolution" by The Protist

Earlier in the year, we created artwork for the Manifest Hope exhibit in D.C., celebrating president Obama’s inauguration. This October, there is going to be a book released, featuring all the artwork created for the show. It’s going to be filled with amazing work from artists like David Choe, Shepard Fairey, Sam Flores, Ron English and many many more. Our piece, titled “Regrowth” will be featured in it. The best part is that all the profits from sales will be donated to Americans for the Arts charity! You can read more about it at Juxtapoz and if you’d like to pre-order a copy, they are available from Amazon.com.

Art For Obama book cover

Years Around The Sun - Ginormous/Protist EP

The Ginormous/Proist Remix EP, from Years Around the Sun is out is out today! The remixes that we made for it are streaming in the player below and you can pick up a copy through iTunes, or AmazonMP3.