Pure Reason Revolution: guarda il video live in studio di “As We Disappear”
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Gli alternative progressive rocker PURE REASON REVOLUTION sono recentemente tornati con il loro sesto album “Coming Up To Consciousness”. Tradimento, inganno, paura, dolore, mortalità e domande sulla sanità mentale: temi inebrianti e primordiali animano l’ultimo concept album dei Pure Reason Revolution.
Con l’imminente inizio delle prime date dal vivo a supporto del nuovo album, la band ha lanciato un video speciale per la canzone conclusiva dell’album, “As We Disappear”. Girato dal vivo ai Circle Studios di Berlino, Jon Courtney esegue una versione ridotta del brano, che potete vedere qui:
Il commento di Jon Courtney:
“Sono entusiasta di uscire e fare qualche concerto. Trascorri così tanto tempo in studio per realizzare il disco, poi lo pubblichi e arriva la risposta dei social media ma ciò che è incredibilmente speciale è vedere i volti delle persone illuminarsi quando il loro brano preferito arriva dal palco; vedere le persone perdersi in un momento, incontrarti sudato dopo lo spettacolo e sentire cosa significano i dischi per loro. Questo è il vero legame. Spero davvero che vi piaccia questa piccola interpretazione di ‘As We Disappear'”.
L’album è disponibile come Limited CD+DVD Digipak (con 5.1 Surround Sound & High Resolution Stereo Mixes), Standard CD Jewelcase, così come in Gatefold ReVinyl LP (Recycled Vinyl) e digitalmente sia in stereo che Dolby Atmos: https://purereasonrevolution.
‘Coming Up To Consciousness’ is the third of its post-hiatus renaissance records that began with 2020’s ‘Eupnea’ and continued in 2022’s ‘Above Cirrus’. Like those two predecessors, the new record is intensely personal. Its eight tracks are all between four and seven minutes long – concise by PRR standards – and they grapple with darkness of various kinds.
Courtney, who lives in Berlin, shared writing duties on several tracks with US-based Greg Jong. The pair formed Pure Reason Revolution together in the early 00s at the University of Westminster, creating breakout hit ‘The Bright Ambassadors of Morning’ as their third year project. They reconnected during the creation of ‘Eupnea’ and have continued the partnership since then both in the studio and on stage. Legendary session musician Guy Pratt, who has worked with Pink Floyd among myriad iconic acts, provided bass guitar on seven of the eight tracks, resulting in more ambitious bass lines than any of Pure Reason Revolution’s previous records. Meanwhile, Ravi Kesavaram, of My Vitriol fame, returns to the drums on this record after touring with the band in 2022.
Another newcomer on this record is vocalist Annicke Shireen, known for her work with Shireen and Heilung, as well as her solo project. Shireen stepped in after original PRR member and fan favourite Chloe Alper was unavailable for recent live shows. With Alper’s schedule remaining packed for the foreseeable future, she has been unable to rejoin the lineup. She and Courtney agreed it made more sense for Shireen to sing on the record if she was going to continue appearing in shows. Both Courtney and Jong have nothing but enthusiasm for working with her:
“They’re impossible shoes to fill in a lot of ways,” Greg Jong says. “But we were just blown away with how good she is. We were really excited by the fact that vocally she does have a similar tone to Chloe, and yet she definitely holds her own.”
The band was equally thrilled to work with multiple members of prog icon The Pineapple Thief; the record was mixed by Bruce Soord, mastered by Steve Kitch, and sees Jon Sykes playing bass on one track. ‘Coming Up To Consciousness’ is also the third PRR album to feature cover art by Jill Tegan Doherty, who Courtney originally met in Berlin on a German language course.
27th September – Be Prog! My Friend, Barcelona, Spain*
29th September – Stummsche Reithalle, Neunkirchen, Germany
30th September – Backstage By The Mill, Paris, France
1st October – Colos-Saal, Aschaffenburg, Germany
3rd October – Cpunt, Hoofddorp, Netherlands
4th October – Progpower Europe, Baarlo, Netherlands*
5th October – 013, Tilburg, Netherlands
*No Lesoir
3rd December – The 1865, Southampton
4th December – Thekla, Bristol
5th December – Club Academy, Manchester
6th December – O2 Academy 2, Birmingham
8th December – Islington Assembly Hall, London
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