Black Space Riders to Release Beyond Refugeeum EP on May 13
German space metallers Black Space Riders will release a new EP, Beyond Refugeeum, on May 13. The short release follows and its title refers to the stylistically enigmatic outfit’s 2015 fourth album, Refugeeum (review here), which found them pushing into consciously enacted psychedelics across a considerable 61-minute span. It’s a considerable prospect to have the band go “beyond” that, but JE and company always seem to have something interesting up their sleeves, and I take the guitarist at his work as he describes the four included songs in the track-by-track below. Yeah, that sounds like ground Black Space Riders might cover on a short release.
Art, info and that track-by-track, all off the PR wire:
German Riffonauts BLACK SPACE RIDERS Announce New EP
Nine months after the release of Refugeeum, the internationally acclaimed fourth album by BLACK SPACE RIDERS, comes a reprise: the Beyond Refugeeum EP! The EP will be released May 13 via BSR/Cargo.
Vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist JE discussed the idea behind the EP: “We had deliberately kept back four songs, all original recordings, from the Refugeeum sessions in order to release them separately from the album because – as the cover artwork already may suggest – the material is different to the songs on Refugeeum. It’s unlike what you might expect from this band. But you can still tell that it comes logically and quite unmistakably from the BLACK SPACE RIDERS. The songs are exalted, sometimes overwrought, vivid, and yet accessible. Much has happened in Europe and in the world since these songs were written at the end of 2014 and recorded in early 2015, but they seem to be even more contemporary and necessary than ever.”
A track-by-track description follows:
“Welcome” is the band’s first instrumental piece, a melodic, psychedelic jam that builds in intensity from quiet to very, very loud.
“Freedom at First Sight” is a crisp, catchy alternative hit that flirts with New Wave melodies and classic metal riffing.
“Droneland” evolves from a 70s Sequencer Ambient to a furious rhythm monster.
“Starglue Sniffer” is funky and dares to have beats and a “Prince-falsetto”, before driving you on to the dance floor.
The EP is rounded off with two bonus tracks: “VRTX RMX” (a remix of “Vortex Sun”) is atmospheric electric drone, and “Gravity” is the electro club remix of the band’s 2014 hit “Give Gravitation to the People” that may and certainly will destroy or inspire one or another traditional rocker.
The Beyond Refugeeum EP will be be available from these national distribution partners:
Germany/Austria/Switzerland: Cargo Records
USA/ Canada: MVD Entertainment
UK: PHD (plastichead distribution)
BeNeLux: Suburban records
Scandinavia: Border Music
Italy: Goodfellas
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