Ikitan Announce Debut Album Shaping the Chaos Out March 7
If you follow Ikitan on the ol’ social medias, you may have seen the post below, which includes a plug for the fact that the band’s new album, Shaping the Chaos, will be streamed herein full March 5, two days before its official March 7 release. Wednesday ahead of the Friday, in other words. The chuggy-punchy “Sailing Stones” is serving as the first single to coincide with preorders, and the Genoa-based instrumentalists aren’t kidding when they talk on the Bandcamp page about it being different from their prior EP, Twenty-Twenty (review here).
The reach in the lead guitar later on here and the way they ride that groove feels more psychedelic than dug-in-in-the-room, but the twists and stops on either side of that push have their own weight to carry. In any case, they’re following a plot and it’s complex and volatile and I’m gonna go ahead and dive into the record ahead of streaming it you’re good right okay cool.
Here’s info:
🌎 SHAPING THE CHAOS 🪐 NEW ALBUM ALERT 🌍 OUT ON 7 MARCH 2025 🗓️
It is with great pride that we announce the publication of our long-awaited first full-length. Who would have said? We made it!
🔥 Recorded between 2021 and 2025, “Shaping The Chaos” is inspired by inexplicable phenomena or weird places from planet earth.
Self-produced and distributed by Taxi Driver Records, the album will be published on digital, cd, and vinyl (hand-numbered limited edition of 100 copies with an obi) on Bandcamp Friday 7 March 2025. Both physical formats come with a poster representing the album cover, once again crafted by Luca Marcenaro / graphic + illustration.
➡️ TODAY! Pre-orders for “Shaping The Chaos” start today, Friday 14 February on our Bandcamp page: https://ikitan.bandcamp.com/album/shaping-the-chaos
📻 The album will be premiered by The Obelisk on Wednesday 5 March.
🏴 And if you’re in Genoa, come and celebrate with us at Flamingo Records Store Genova for our release party on Sunday 9 March! More details coming soon.
Tracklisting:
1. Chicxulub
2. Lahar
3. Darvaza
4. Sailing Stones
5. Natron
6. Bung Fai Phaya Nak
7. Brinicle
8. Blood Falls
9. 52 Hz Whale
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