The Neptune Power Federation to Release Memoirs of a Rat Queen on Cruz del Sur Music
I read a fair amount of band quotes in my day-to-day waking existence, so I come across a good one, I feel like it’s worth pointing it out. Not just, “We’re excited about the new album,” or something like that — of course you’re excited about the new album; if you weren’t, you probably wouldn’t have made it — but something that really tells a story. Accordingly, when guitarist Inverted CruciFox of Sydney, Australia’s The Neptune Power Federation says of their signing to Cruz del Sur, “Perhaps we will become like Scientology only with more guitars, battle jackets and drinking,” I feel like that really tells a story about who the band are and where they’re coming from. Their new album, Memoirs of a Rat Queen, will be released through Cruz del Sur this Fall, and yeah. Shit would seem to be pretty weird, and in pretty much the best way.
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THE NEPTUNE POWER FEDERATION Joins CRUZ DEL SUR MUSIC
Cruz Del Sur Music is proud to announce the signing of Australian psychedelic rock and roll occultists THE NEPTUNE POWER FEDERATION. The label will release the band’s next full-length, Memoirs Of A Rat Queen, this coming September.
THE NEPTUNE POWER FEDERATION and Cruz Del Sur Music decided to join forces after the band’s triumphant appearance at the 2018 installment of the Hell Over Hammaburg festival in Hamburg, Germany. Cruz Del Sur owner Enrico met the band backstage and subsequently offered them a deal. “It’s a pretty cool way of getting signed,” says guitarist Inverted CruciFox. “I didn’t think things like that happened nowadays, but it keeps with our retro aesthetic.”
Enrico adds: “I was first introduced to NPF over a year ago and I couldn’t miss the opportunity to see them live at Hell Over Hammaburg last March. I must say that their show was way beyond my best expectations, their energy and vibes were something I hadn’t witnessed live for a long time. Something significant happened: I went in the backstage to give my support to Sanhedrin before their show and NPF were getting off stage. When the doors opened and they stepped into the backstage a spontaneous applause rose in the small room. For me that was a sign that the band really gave everything on stage and was able to touch the audience really deeply. Seeing NPF live was an intense, overwhelming experience that I will always carry in my heart.”
While the band is already prolific in the studio, it is their live presentation that sets THE NEPTUNE POWER FEDERATION apart, harkening back to a time when theatrics were just as important as the music. “We attempt to connect with as many senses as possible, with the exclusion of smell,” says Inverted CruciFox. “The Imperial Priestess wears the traditional dress of a time travelling space witch and because these beings are uncommon in our dimension, her appearance can often come as a shock. The rest of us wear a simple uniform to recognize we are her backing band — and also because MOTORHEAD did it that way.”
On Memoirs Of A Rat Queen, the band plans to further convey the narrative which has woven their previous albums together — an intergalactic tale of time travel. “Currently we are attempting to convey the story of the Imperial Priestess’s time travelling existence on earth and the various lives she has lived through human history. Occasionally we touch on her mortal enemy, the Wizzard King and his never-ending attempts to defeat her.”
Memoirs Of A Rat Queen is currently being mixed, after which, the band will be playing several Australian festivals. Once the album is out, it will be accompanied with a handful of new music videos.
“We are very excited about increasing the reach of THE NEPTUNE POWER FEDERATION church internationally – like rock and roll missionaries,” closes Inverted CruciFox. “Perhaps we will become like Scientology only with more guitars, battle jackets and drinking.”
THE NEPTUNE POWER FEDERATION is:
Screaming Loz Sutch: Vocals
Inverted CruciFox: Guitar
Search & DesTroy: Guitar
Jaytanic Ritual: Bass
Mr Styx: Drums
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