TesseracT debut reimagined ‘Survival’ single ‘ / Polaris tour edition ‘Errai’ due 16th September featuring 4 reimagined tracks
12th July 2016|
TesseracT has debuted the re-imagined version of the single “Survival” today. The track is from the all new 2-disc tour edition of TesseracT’s critically acclaimed studio album Polaris, with bonus disc Errai, released on September 16th via Kscope. The package includes four re-imagined tracks from Polaris by the band’s long time live producer and sound engineer Aidan O’Brien – “Survival”, “Cages”, “Tourniquet” and “Seven Names.” This new version will keep fans thrilled leading up to TesseracT’s U.S. tour with Gojira in September. O’Brien offers, “The fascinating thing about taking a track apart to remix, rework, or re-imagine it, is being able to look at each individual element and figure out exactly what makes it tick as a composition.” “In the case of ‘Survival,’ it was amazing to see how the track still retained a real power and drive even when the distorted guitars and drums were stripped away, and it was very exciting to experiment with rebuilding the track around a basic chord structure and Dan’s vocal by using piano, synths and a handful of sound design tricks to push it into a darker and more cinematic direction.” “Using that as a base to build on meant that when I brought the track back to the band they were able to reinterpret a lot of what they had originally written in a totally new context – capitalising on that darker sound and resulting in an arrangement, which in some ways is much lighter and sparser but in others is far more brooding and menacing.” TessaracT vocalist Dan Tompkins comments “It’s been fantastic to re-visit and re-work the vocals to some of the Polaris tracks from a different angle and with the benefit of time and space. The normal process of writing TesseracT songs starts with the creation of the music followed by the lyrical content; this time Acle and Aidan have stripped away the music and re-created the songs based around the vocals. As a result this has allowed much more breathing space between both and also highlighted much more detail in the performance.” The Polaris Tour Edition will be released as a 2 CD set, as well as digitally, with Errai being released as a stand-alone 180g heavyweight clear vinyl with enclosed download code. The CD & LP are available to pre-order here: EU: Pre-Order: https://www.musicglue.com/tesseract/ Digital – https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/polaris-errai/id1127441690?app=itunes “Survival” will serve as an iTunes instant gratification track, meaning fans who pre order via iTunes will receive the track immediately. Pre-orders are available now. Along with the new song interpretations, the cover art of new edition of Polaris has been given a 2016 make-over by artist Dan Mumford. In addition to supporting Gojira, TesseracT has also announced a handful of U.S. headlining shows. |
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09/23 – Shaka’s Live, Virginia Beach, VA 10/02 – Backstage Lubbock Depot District, Lubbock, TX 10/18 – Bottom Lounge, Chicago, IL The last time U.S fans saw the band was on the highly successful run late last year. Tickets are on sale now. Fans can visit the band’s official website for more info. TesseracT released POLARIS, in September of last year – the new LP was the follow up to the highly regarded Altered State LP that was released in 2013. Polaris is band’s third studio album and first for Kscope. Press comments on Polaris: “Polaris is, at last, the platonic ideal of a TesseracT album, the one where they get everything just right. It’s drama-bringing, supremely melodic and riff-heavy.” Revolver Magazine “keeps impressing with every release, going with different ideas and compositions while still keeping their identity” – Outburn Magazine “is best defined as a sum of the group’s polished production smoothly colliding with an offensive onslaught of vocal and instrumentation virtuosity.” – Metal Injection “start to finish, Polaris is affecting, captivating and bloody gorgeous” Metal Hammer 9/10 “‘Bold and brilliant. This might be their best album to date’ Prog Magazine “Killer third album of ultra-tech brit metallers” – Kerrang 4/5 A tapestry of delicate melodies and dreamlike textures’ – Total Guitar Magazine – 4.5/5
Tracklisting: DISC 1 1. Dystopia 2. Hexes 3. Survival 4. Tourniquet 5. Utopia 6. Phoenix 7. Messenger 8. Cages 9. Seven Names DISC 2 – Errai EP 4. Seven Names (Re-imagined) |
