Mars Red Sky Playing Fests and More This Summer
Any day that I get to write about Mars Red Sky doing a thing is a good day, in no small part because it means I’m probably going to put on Mars Red Sky while I do. The Bordeaux-based three-piece reissued their 2011 self-titled debut (review here; discussed here) late last year in suitably creative fashion, letting the audience mix it themselves, which you bet your ass I did. It feels like longer than it’s actually been since they released 2019’s The Task Eternal (review here), and one might hope for an EP at least from them sometime soon — their long-standing habit of preceding LPs with EPs well established by now — but I’ve heard nothing in that regard.
Their tourmates for the Summer, Witchfinder — who are also on Mars Red Sky‘s label, Mrs Red Sound (sic) — do have a new album coming though, and that’s something. The two bands will team up for a handful of dates including Red Smoke Festival in Poland, which is just one of the fests Mars Red Sky have slated for the next few months. Take note also of Bear Stone Festival, which looks friggin’ awesome, as well as WoodRock, Rock im Wald and Macumba Open Air, on the list below.
Which reminds me, the list:
MARS RED SKY: new European dates announced
Relentless Bordeaux-based heavy psychedelic merchants MARS RED SKY unleash new European Tour dates including some gigs supported by their label mates: doom quartet Witchfinder.
3C, Sound of Liberation, Ya Ya Yeah and Mrs Red Sound proudly present Mars Red Sky on tour:
02.07.22 SLUNJ (HR) Bear Stone Festival
06.07.22 LILLE (FR) La Bulle Café *
07.07.22 DORTMUND (DE) JunkYard *
08.07.22 JENA (DE) KuBa *
09.07.22 PLESZEW (PL) Red Smoke Festival *
10.07.22 GÖTTINGEN (DE) Vinyl-Reservat *
16.07.22 LA ROCHELLE (FR) Les Francofolies
21.07.22 SANTANDER (SP) Rock Beer the New
22.07.22 OVIEDO (SP) TBA
23.07.22 FIGUEIRA DA FOZ (PT) WoodRock Festival
24.07.22 MADRID (SP) Wurlitzer Ballroom
29.07.22 NEUENSEE (DE) Rock im Wald Festival
06.08.22 ERCÉ_EN_LAMÉE (FR) Macumba Open Air Festival
*With Witchfinder
Artwork by Crime da Mala Editions.
Mars Red Sky celebrated the anniversary of their cult eponymous debut album in December 2021 by releasing an original online tool entitled “Inside MRS”, that allows to remix the album stems. Anyone who bought the record gets a private access code to log in to the website and to listen to the bass only, or to the lead guitar and vocals only, while watching footage of the recording sessions in the Bardenas Desert, Spain, about ten years ago. The band wanted to let the fans explore the entrails of the recordings. This release also features an illustrated lyrics booklet with fans artworks. Available for purchase at this location, through Mrs Red Sound Records: https://marsredsky.rocks/debutLPreissue
MARS RED SKY are:
Julien Pras : guitar, vocals
Jimmy Kinast : bass, vocals
Mathieu Gazeau: drums, vocals
http://www.facebook.com/marsredskyband/
https://marsredsky.bigcartel.com/
http://www.marsredsky.net
https://mrsredsound.com/
