Arcane Roots today release their brand new single/video for ‘Matter (Revel)’, the 2nd track taken from the bands soon to be released new ‘Landslide’ EP – September 14th through Easy Life Records. The track was given its premier with The Radio 1 Rock Show last night.
The first single taken from the EP was the title track ‘Landslide’, which was premiered on the Radio 1 Rock Show as its Rockest Record (track of the week).
As well as this single, the EP consists of 3 reworked and reimagined tracks taken from the bands ‘Melancholia Hymns’ album, stripped back, taken apart, smashed back together, melted down again and sown back up with love. The EP will be released on digital and super limited vinyl and CD, once they go, they are gone!
‘Landslide’ EP track-listings:
1. Before Me (Over) feat Emily Denton
2. Matter (Revel) – VIDEO
3. Landslide – VIDEO
4. Off The Floor (Fade)
From Arcane Roots vocalist and guitarist, Andrew Groves on the single ‘Matter (Revel)’ – “Matter was one of the first tracks to be written for Melancholia Hymns, all the way back in 2015. It was always intended to be the second track on the record and, thankfully, it arrived almost fully formed and perfectly exemplifying the heavier aspects of the album. Lyrically, it grew out of the bitterness & resentment i was harbouring against the political climate at the time, and to say that things have changed since then would be somewhat of an understatement. Now, given the chance to re-work it & finally release the (previously dormant) video, i wanted it to feel like the spinning decent into despair & disparity that all but surrounds us on a daily basis through our screens. I wanted the production to reflect this, like a dark fantasy of crawling through the filth, our hearts & minds consumed with revenge and retribution, like a mirror to the very injustices we’d seen, as we became more like the aggressors. Programmed at my home studio, and inspired by artists like Sevdaliza & Björk, the space and simplicity became something both paramount and punishing while we wrangled with each sound to keep it feeling like it was just bubbling beneath the surface.
‘The video (co-directed by Olly Jelly & myself and produced by Sophia Groves) leant itself perfectly to the even darker twist we desired and, though shot over a year previously, it’s linear narrative inspired by Shakespeare’s Lady Macbeth & Ophelia, remained the perfect base from which to treat and contort the footage into the surreal nightmare we imagined. Her gradual acceptance of the darker desires of her character and eventual metamorphosis, echoes that of the darker aspects of humanity and our susceptibility to despondence, oppression & xenophobia.’
Live wise, Arcane Roots can now announce an small selection of very intimate live dates through October, where the band will perform a full ‘Landslide’ electronic set – unlike anything they have done before.
From Andrew Groves: ‘This small excursion into electronica & score has only ever been another step towards becoming the band we set out to be, one that leaves you breathless, one that challenges you and one where the music and experience is first & foremost. From the shirt on your back to the video on your screen, to the lights in your eyes and the sleeve in your hand, we design & produce it all to give you the best experience we can. Our one and only interest is to improve that experience and strive to be better for you. So with that said, we’re so very excited to undertake our most ambitious plans to date with a handful of very special one-off live shows in some unique and intimate venues. We want to give you an experience to never forget and the fleeting chance to see us as you’ve never seen us before while we perform a live set that lives, shines and breathes in front of you for the very first time.’
‘Landslide’ UK Electronic Dates:
Mon-Oct-15 – Gorilla, Manchester
Tues-Oct-16 – Hoxton Hall, London
Wed-Oct-17 – The Cookie, Leicester
Fri-Oct-19 – Rialto Theatre, Brighton
Set-Oct-20 – St Thomas The Martyr, Bristol
Mon-Oct-22 – Think Tank, Newcastle
Tues-Oct-23 – The Caves, Edinburgh
The band have already played a host of festivals across Europe including 2000trees (UK), Download (France), ARTmania (Romania), United Islands (Prague), Open Air (Swiss) and more. All remaining festivals, and other live shows for 2018, are below:
Sat-Aug-18 – ArcTanGent Festival, Bristol – FESTIVAL
Fro-Aug-31 – The Guildhall, Gloucester
Sun-Sep-2 – The Forum, Tunbridge Wells
Sat-Sep-8 – Rocked Up Hootenanny Festival, Corby – FESTIVAL
Fri-Sep-21 – De Pul, Uden, Netherlands
Sat-Sep-22 – Kadepop Festival, Groningen – Netherlands – FESTIVAL