 BLUENECK - REPETITIONS CD/LP/MP3 VINYL comes in thick covers + thick printed discobags, both printed on rough cardboard. 300 pieces on 180g clear gold vinyl + black haze, 700 pieces on 180g black vinyl. CD comes in a special packaging consisting of thick covers + thick printed inner sleeves, both printed on rough cardboard. You can listen to three of the nine songs below and check out the old albums SCARS OF THE MIDWEST & THE FALLEN HOST, both finally repressed, further below! order cd | vinyl buy mp3 order merch |
The new LP is the follow-up to 2010’s The Fallen Host (“Stunning” – Rocksound, “Fantastic… an intoxicating, all-consuming experience” – Classic Rock: Prog, "Over time, I expect that this album will continue to be appealing, while many more glamorous and overhyped albums will disappear." - The Silent Ballet) and 2006’s debut Scars of the Midwest.
Though steeped in the trademark melancholy power of their former works, Repetitions resonates with new heights of emotional drama. From the butcher’s knife-edge tension of strident opener ‘Pneumothorax’, past the cocooned confessional ‘Barriers Down’, to the cathartic windswept Americana of ‘The Last Refuge’, Repetitions makes a deliberate lunge for the emotional jugular.
It’s without doubt that this red-blooded output results from Repetitions’ unusual recording process. Whereas the first two albums were constructed in Blueneck’s reclusive studio deep in the farmlands of Somerset, this time the band made the deliberate decision to head to the city. Working with producer Mat Sampson in his Bink Bonk basement studios in Bristol, a recording session started that would eventually span an 18 month period, ending in June 2011.
It wasn’t just the surroundings that needed to change. Contrary to their previous approach, this time Sampson encouraged Blueneck to minimise digital trickery. The band deliberately embraced analogue tools, acoustic instruments and live performances. Much of Repetitions is recorded live as a band using vintage amplifiers, pedals and microphones, a vast array of ancient analogue synths and organs, not to mention the addition of authentic live upright piano, violin and cello.
Blueneck will follow the release of Repetitions with an extensive European tour throughout October and November 2011.
 THE FALLEN HOST CD/2x10''/LP Vinyl finally repressed! Comes with thick covers and thick printed inner sleeves, 180g vinyl+ a free mp3 download code, 150 pieces on ultraclear vinyl + splatter, 350 pieces on black vinyl. Cd comes as a sweet digipak. order cd | vinyl buy mp3 order merch |
The Fallen Host builds on the heightened profile which Blueneck achieved with their much-praised 2006 debut album, Scars Of The Midwest. Where that album introduced the band's ethereal style to a burgeoning UK and international fanbase, the new release adds more depth and colour to Blueneck's already-huge sound and is sure to establish them still further. The compelling sounds of Scars Of The Midwest caught the ear of Johannes Persson (Cult of Luna, Khoma) so much so he went on to use Blueneck's music in short films his production company was part of.
''Our music can be pretty intense at times, particularly if the listener is in an emotional place at the time,'' says Blueneck singer Duncan Attwood. ''People who like to turn the lights off and listen intently to an album are going to enjoy The Fallen Host.''
SCARS OF THE MIDWEST CD/LP (REPRESS)
Vinyl finally repressed with new artwork! Comes with thick covers and thick printed inner sleeves, 180g vinyl+ a free mp3 download code, 150 pieces on electric blue vinyl + splatter, 350 pieces on black vinyl. Cd comes in a sweet cardboard cover.
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You can listen to two songs from 'The Fallen Host' and four from 'Scars Of The Midwest' below or download the 'Scars Of The Midwest' from the player together with the 'Twelve Days' Ep for free here.