Perhaps one of the most prolific artists to emerge on the alternative rock / post-punk / dark pop scene in the past few years is Beauty in Chaos. Based in the City of Angels, this is the brainchild of one Michael Ciravolo, who we have covered earlier here at Amplify.
Now back with a new single – ‘Orion’ – to see out what has been a very strange year (and that is an understatement), Ciravolo’s latest collaboration involves alluring and silk-voiced songstress Whitney Tai. If that weren’t enough to peak your attention and ultimately capture it (surely it would be), the two have actually fulfilled the role of actors as well in what is quite a dark and dreamy Alice-in-Wonderful surreal video, complete with giant chess board to boot.
Bridging a cosmic cross between Annie Lennox’s timeless vocals and Kate Bush’s lyricism, Whitney Tai crafts unique pop-rock anthems and melodic synth pop passages. With trademark seductive compositions, the award-winning singer-songwriter’s hypnotic voice, weaving seamlessly through genres.
“Musically, Orion continues on the path set by ‘Stranger’, the final track on ‘The Storm Before The Calm’ album. Whitney’s lyrics and soaring voice were a perfect match for this track and set the tone beautifully for our next record,” says BIC curator Michael Ciravolo.
In 2020, Beauty In Chaos released ‘The Storm Before The Calm’ and the remix-based ‘Out Of Chaos Comes…’ albums to critical acclaim. Recorded at Ciravolo’s SAINTinLA Studio, this LP was produced by Grammy nominee Michael Rozon, known for his work with Ministry.
“When Beauty In Chaos reached out to me with the opportunity to co-write a song for their upcoming album, I was immediately hypnotized by the glacial, meandering and crystalline use of guitars against this haunting and dark verbed-out atmosphere. My mind went down the rabbit hole of the past two years that our globe has faced. ‘Orion’ is the ego of destruction. It’s about breaking free from the manipulator’s mind and severing the ties of deception. A story of an a-type personality, “the hunter”, and how the roles of narcissism and exploitation torment the fears and strengths of the human psyche,” says Whitney Tai.
Since its inception, Beauty In Chaos has involved many music luminaries, including members of The Mission, The Cure, Ministry, Cheap Trick, The Offspring, Gene Loves Jezebel, Marilyn Manson, Human Drama, Bauhaus, Nine Inch Nails, Van Halen, A Flock of Seagulls, as well as dUg Pinnick (Kings X), ICE-T, producer Tim Palmer, guitar icon Zakk Wylde, Ashton Nyte (The Awakening), Evi Vine and Rolan Bolan.
“We try to make each of our videos different from the others, while being true to the singer and the lyrics. ‘Orion’ is like nothing we have done before; it has a very cinematic ‘big-screen’ look to it… and was really a lot of fun to make,” says Ciravolo.
Out now digitally here and there, ‘Orion’ beautifully foreshadows the next Beauty In Chaos album ‘Behind The Veil’, which will feature all female vocalists and is slated for release in February 2022 via Los Angeles’ 33.3 Music Collective. You can get ‘Orion’ at https://beautyinchaos.hearnow.com/orion and viaBandcamp. Beauty In Chaos’ catalogue can also be explored athttps://www.beautyinchaosmusic.com/music-store
SONG CREDITS
‘Orion’ written by Tai / Rozon / Ciravolo c.2021
Whitney Tai – vocals and lyrics
Michael Ciravolo – guitars and textures
Michael Rozon – bass, synth, and drum programming
Dirk Doucette – live drums
Recorded, mixed and produced by Michael Rozon at SAINTinLA Studio
Mastered by Dale Becker for Becker Mastering, Los Angeles
VIDEO CREDITS
Whitney Tai – vocals
Michael Ciravolo – guitar
Tish Ciravolo – bass
Dirk Doucette – drums
Directed and produced by GABB Productions
Art direction by GABB Design
Makeup by Jessica Zweig
Photos by GABB / courtesy of Whitney Tai
Filmed on location at Schecter Guitar Research and FD Studios Los Angeles
Props courtesy of Prop Heaven
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