A Tribal Smile
Space music by A Tribal Smile
Free
Wandering DJs, kaleidoscope visuals, and orbs that do tricks when you poke them. Now synced across all your devices, with a fractal smile for your wrist. Tune in!
They came from geostationary orbit above metro Detroit. They brought music you didn't know you needed. And now they're on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and CarPlay. Buckle up, sonic travelers - enjoy the ride!
What is A Tribal Smile?
- Only THE legendary space basement band. An ever-morphing ensemble of musicians from around the world who collaborate in-person and online to create unique sonic experiences unlike anything else in the known universe. Their mothership hovers (probably) above metro Detroit, Michigan — and they do visit us from time to time.
What kinds of music is this?
- A delightful and unpredictable variety — electronic, avant-garde, dance, chill, alternative, rock, psychedelic, and deep space basement. You'll hear all of A Tribal Smile's recent color vinyl LP releases, individual songs, and cosmic emissions too. Something for everyone, and then some.
What does the app do?
- Stream A Tribal Smile anywhere, beautifully. The app features hypnotic fractal visuals that pulse, breathe, and tilt with your device as you move, floating orbs that perform tricks when you poke them, a background glow that changes color with every song, a built-in Tribal Smile Equalizer and Smoothinator to shape your sound just right, and a rich Now Playing screen with Recently Played tracks and shuffling artwork so every session feels fresh. Your settings sync through iCloud across your devices, a Battery Saver mode keeps the party going longer, and Truly Total Tribal Time keeps count of every minute well spent on every device you own. Wear the fractal smile on your Apple Watch face, and check in with the Space Basement from CarPlay. Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and CarPlay — your soundtrack, on every screen you own.
Who are the radio station hosts?
- Like the world's most wonderfully strange college radio station, this 24x7 broadcast is hosted by a charmingly eccentric assortment of DJs who each bring their own flavor to the experience — including Jonny Socko, Danny Mothra, Oliver Middlebrook, Spanky Bottoms, Eddie Gold Obvious, Gary Hurglewitz, and more!
What does it cost?
- Nothing. Free. Gratis. But let's consider the cost of NOT streaming A Tribal Smile daily. You could be toe-tapping, drifting away with chill psychedelia, and discovering your new most favorite song right now. What's to lose?
Where can I learn more?
- The fine folks at A Tribal Smile routinely update tribalsmile.com. They also occasionally surface on facebook.com/tribalsmile and instagram.com/atribalsmile. Carrier pigeons and smoke signals have also been known to work.
How much of the above is real?
- Most of what's truthful is real. They really are THE legendary space basement band. The carrier pigeons were mostly added for a laugh and, to the best of our knowledge, they are not actually in geostationary orbit. At least, we're not entirely sure they're not.
Anything else?
- Press play. Buy the records. Pick your favorite streaming service. Download the app. Tweak your settings so it auto-plays the second you launch it, skip the splash screen if you're in a hurry, tilt your device to spin the fractal for fun, poke an orb to see what it does — and if a particular tune doesn't suit your fancy, maybe get a glass of water, because by the time you get back, something wonderfully different will almost certainly be playing.
Come join the sonic adventure. Tribal Smile Radio - where gravity is optional and the colors are always hungry.
The Space Basement crew ran a cable from the mothership to every screen you own, taught the orbs a few party tricks, and finally gave the Apple Watch the smile it deserves.
* iCloud settings sync: set up your EQ, Smoothinator and launch preferences once, and they follow you across iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. Volume stays put on each device, because your living room and your earbuds have very different opinions.
* Truly Total Tribal Time: your listening tally now adds up every minute from every device, so the grand total finally tells the whole story.
* Poke the orbs: tap or click a floating orb and it performs one of ten tricks, from twirls and kaleidoscopes to the jellyfish and the lava lamp. On Apple TV the orbs perform on their own, twice per lifetime. Orbs now drift smoothly and wander the screen, politely keeping their distance from one another and from your buttons.
* A new color swirl for every song: the glow behind the fractal smile fades to a fresh palette with each new track.
* Apple Watch glow-up: new complications featuring the fractal smile, plus a refreshed Watch app with a breathing smile backdrop. Double-tap or long-press to start and stop the music.
* CarPlay, now with a Space Basement page: see what's playing, a fresh transmission from the crew, and your Total Tribal Time, all without taking your eyes off the road for long.
* A smoother hello and goodbye: the splash sound plays all the way through and hands off to the radio like a DJ crossfade, and the music fades out gracefully when you quit.
* Steadier sound: a bigger head start before the music begins smooths out hiccups on slow or waking connections.
* Easier on your battery: the app does less work when your device is resting, and refreshes widgets only when there's something new to show.
* Refreshed icons: the fractal smile is now perfectly centered, and Apple TV gets the new smile with a 3D layered icon that tilts as you browse.
* Lighter and quicker: the app's artwork is about 70% smaller, so it downloads faster and images load up to three times quicker.
* Never miss a transmission: when a new version lands in the App Store, the app gives you one friendly heads-up.
Plus a pile of small fixes: a cleaner stop with no crackle, and a session timer that keeps counting when you switch apps. Press play, poke an orb, and let the Space Basement handle the rest; they've clearly been putting in the overtime down there.
The developer, Steve Baker, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- Steve Baker
- Size
- 81.6 MB
- Category
- Music
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.6 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.6 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.6 or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.6 or later. - Apple TV
Requires tvOS 18.6 or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 10.6 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
16+
- 16+
- Infrequent
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
Contains
Unrestricted Web Access
- Copyright
- © 2026 Hidden Door Designs, LLC
