Static Migration is a collaboration album between the bands Tribes of Neurot

Tribes of Neurot

Tribes of Neurot is an experimental ambient band that infuse tribal-like sounds into their music.-Biography:Tribes of Neurot is a side project of Neurosis that consists of all the members of Neurosis along with additional musicians. The music explores many of the same themes that Neurosis does but...

 and Walking Time Bombs, released on January 27, 1998 through Release Entertainment.

Reception

allmusic reviewer Tom Schulte gave the record 3 out of 5 stars, describing it as "a coherent vision of inner space travel" and a "fully textured and richly painted canvas of basic themes." Historian Piero Scaruffi

Piero Scaruffi

Piero Scaruffi received a degree in Mathematics in 1982 from University of Turin, where he did work on the General Theory of Relativity. For a number of years he was the head of the Artificial Intelligence Center at Olivetti, based in Cupertino, California. He has been a visiting scholar at...

 gave it a 7.5 out of 10, calling it an "extremely violent and degraded scenario." It would be placed at #16 on his "Best Industrial Albums of All Times" and "Best Rock Albums of 1998" lists.

Track listing

Personnel

Tribes of Neurot & Walking Time Bombs

• Ajax
• Billy Anderson
  Billy Anderson (music)
  Billy Anderson is a record producer, engineer and musician. He has worked with hundreds of bands over the past 20 years, including Cormorant, Eyehategod, Mr. Bungle, Red House Painters, Fantômas and Sleep...
  
  
• Scott Ayers – mixing
  Audio mixing (recorded music)
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• Danny
• Dave Edwardson
  Dave Edwardson
  Dave Edwardson is the bassist and back-up vocalist for the Californian sludge metal band, Neurosis. His vocal style in the band resembles a low growl but it is not deep enough to be a death grunt since it is higher in pitch and more throaty. He is also a member of experimental/noise group, Tribes...
  
  
• Frank Garymartin
• Scott Kelly
  Scott Kelly (musician)
  Scott Michael Kelly is one of three founding members of Oakland, California experimental metal band Neurosis, in which he is a vocalist and guitarist. He has been writing and publishing music since 1985 with Neurosis, Tribes of Neurot, Blood and Time and his solo acoustic project. He is also...
  
  
• Noah Landis
  Noah Landis
  Noah Landis is the keyboard player for the Californian band Neurosis. His keyboard sound varies between textural and moody overlays, sampled effects/noises and the occasional hook. He is also a member of the experimental/noise band Tribes of Neurot, the band Blood and Time, and was the lead singer...
  
  
• Pete Inc.
• Jason Roeder
• Steve Von Till
  Steve Von Till
  Steve von Till is best known as singer and guitarist for the atmospheric metal band Neurosis, replacing Chad Salter in 1989. He is also in Tribes of Neurot and Culper Ring, and records solo work under both his given name and the moniker Harvestman...
  
  

Additional musicians and production

• Matthew F. Jacobson – executive production
  Record producer
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• Dave Shirk – mastering
  Audio mastering
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• Bill Yurkiewicz – executive production, mastering