Just 10 days ahead of releasing their debut album ‘High and Dry’, dark electro-rock artist Alien Gothic has revealed their new single ‘Shine The Lights’, preceded by the sonic deep-trek offered on the lead track ‘In The Night’. Of all tracks on the album, the two lead tracks are the ones that sound closest to A Shoreline Dream, which should come as no surprise given that Alien Gothic is made up of ASD mastermind and frontman Ryan Policky and Andy Uhrmacher (Genessier). However, ‘Shine The Light’ also exhibits pronounced elements of Bauhaus and Front Line Assembly.
Conjuring up music that can be described as gloom from other worlds, Alien Gothic has been trying to find their way back to the original trajectory they were on previous to crash landing. Stretching cosmic goth music into a whole new realm, the Denver-based duo combines all the elements they have been striving to integrate into the project over the four years since they decided to launch this project.
Ryan Policky explains, “Shine the Lights is one of the first that truly formed based on all the layers we tossed at it. We pulled out all the tech, and organic instruments to mix this one up into a whirlwind of cosmic tones. It’s a symphony of alien sounds and favorite mellotron moments. It soars like a massive whale, while being pulled down into tight rhythms and mechanical goth patterns.A complete experiment that formed a lot of our overall sound… cosmic goth as we like to call it.”
Alien Gothic creates deep gothic electronica, fused with spatial goth autoharp symphonies, deep mellotron overtures mixed with noises from unknown origins on the vast hour-long debut. Themes and words recall events that the duo have had from the far reaches of the beyond. With deep beats, lush goth rock entwines with psych and shoegaze layers to create cosmic, pulsating melodies.
Recorded from 2020-2023, Alien Gothic takes a journey out of a world gone mad, to spread a sound that is immersive and rich with varied instrumentation. Soundscaping goth is what these artists have become known for elsewhere along the milky way, their spectrums now hitting earth to bring forth a dreary alien orchestra, lost deep in a dark forest beyond the normal stretches of human imagination.
“It’s something we knew would destroy the seedy, cobweb filled dance clubs of the past, bringing forth a new era of goth… alien goth!” says Ryan Policky.
As of August 8, ‘Shine The Light’ will be available exclusively via Bandcamp, with the whole album slated to finally see the light via Latenight Weeknight Records on August 18. On that date, you’ll be able to find it across all fine music platforms.
CREDITS
Written by Ryan Policky and Andy Uhrmacher
Ryan Policky – Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Synth, Percussion
Andy Uhrmacher – Guitar, Bass, Synth, Percussion
Mixed, Mastered & Produced by Ryan Policky
at AG Studios in Barnum, Colorado 2021-2023
Video directed by Ryan Policky
Filmed by Ryan Policky & Andy Uhrmacher
Shot in Denver and Colorado Springs, Colorado
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