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Re-animator (Milky Clear Colour Vinyl)

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Format: CD

Cat No: EVEV001CD

Format Details: Milky Clear Colour Vinyl

Release Date:  11 September 2020

Label:  Everything Everything / Infinity Industries

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5056167122548

Genres:  Indie  Alternative  

Release Date:  11 September 2020

Label:  Everything Everything / Infinity Industries

Packaging Type:  Gate Fold Vinyl

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5056167122531

Genres:  Indie  Alternative  

  • Description

    The band's approach to 'Re-Animator' was to streamline the creative process by focusing on harmonies and melodies over synths and programming. Inspiration came thick and fast: wonderment at the wider world despite the horror of its politics; existentialism and the prolonged, if fading, youthfulness of being in a touring band; and the ominous threat of climate change. All things which contribute to a sense of one door closing while another awaits. Extensive reading shaped such ideas further, especially regarding frontman Jonathan Higgs' fascination with the eminent psychologist Julian Jaynes' theory of the bicameral mind. It argues that early in human evolution, the two sides of the brain were next to each other but functioned independently. In essence one side would hear the other sending instructions via a disembodied voice -a zombie-like state of pre-consciousness.

    "This idea of the divided self captivated me," said Higgs. "Jaynes attributes this to the origin of gods, people ascribing deity status to this voice they could hear in their head. All this blew my mind, and I started thinking of ways I could make this a central concept. It really touched me. So across the whole record there are millions or references to this theory – to having a split brain, two selves, hearing voices." .

    Fittingly, the album also emerged in two stages. A year of writing and demoing was followed by two weeks recording at RAK last December with producer John Congleton (St. Vincent, Sharon Van Etten, David Byrne). He complemented the band's back-to-basics nature by encouraging them to record quickly and decisively. It's a looser, less cluttered sound that heightens their focus on the fundamentals of songwriting.

    Description

    The band's approach to 'Re-Animator' was to streamline the creative process by focusing on harmonies and melodies over synths and programming. Inspiration came thick and fast: wonderment at the wider world despite the horror of its politics; existentialism and the prolonged, if fading, youthfulness of being in a touring band; and the ominous threat of climate change. All things which contribute to a sense of one door closing while another awaits. Extensive reading shaped such ideas further, especially regarding frontman Jonathan Higgs' fascination with the eminent psychologist Julian Jaynes' theory of the bicameral mind. It argues that early in human evolution, the two sides of the brain were next to each other but functioned independently. In essence one side would hear the other sending instructions via a disembodied voice -a zombie-like state of pre-consciousness.

    "This idea of the divided self captivated me," said Higgs. "Jaynes attributes this to the origin of gods, people ascribing deity status to this voice they could hear in their head. All this blew my mind, and I started thinking of ways I could make this a central concept. It really touched me. So across the whole record there are millions or references to this theory – to having a split brain, two selves, hearing voices." .

    Fittingly, the album also emerged in two stages. A year of writing and demoing was followed by two weeks recording at RAK last December with producer John Congleton (St. Vincent, Sharon Van Etten, David Byrne). He complemented the band's back-to-basics nature by encouraging them to record quickly and decisively. It's a looser, less cluttered sound that heightens their focus on the fundamentals of songwriting.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Lost Powers
      • 2. Big Climb
      • 3. It Was A Monstering
      • 4. Planets
      • 5. Moonlight
      • 6. Arch Enemy
      • 7. Lord Of The Trapdoor
      • 8. Black Hyena
      • 9. In Birdsong
      • 10. The Actor
      • 11. Violent Sun

    Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Lost Powers
      • 2. Big Climb
      • 3. It Was A Monstering
      • 4. Planets
      • 5. Moonlight
      • 6. Arch Enemy
      • 7. Lord Of The Trapdoor
      • 8. Black Hyena
      • 9. In Birdsong
      • 10. The Actor
      • 11. Violent Sun