Featuring members of celebrated Philadelphia rock band EMPTY FLOWERS, HEX INVERTER creates eerie, retro-futuristic cinematic music that blends ambient psych, dark folk and simmering shoegaze. The band's self-titled debut, Hex Inverter, was recorded by the band's own Mick Mullin (Intronaut, Woe) and mastered by James Plotkin (Khanate, Palms). The record's stunning layout and design was created by artist Brian Azer (Sun Kil Moon, Jesu). In celebration of the record's release, New Noise premieres the new song, "The Mission Statement". Hear HEX INVERTER's "The Mission Statement" now at this location.
Avant-garde rock of this sort requires a certain ratio of tension and release; the tunes range from icy and cold to uplifting and warm. The mysterious sonic atmospheres on Hex Inverter hold a disembodied feel that is at once brooding, throbbing and psychedelic-yet-intensely-dark, reflecting a tense, dystopian mood with a sense of primordial dread. From an omniscient vantage point, these puppet masters' space explorations can feel tense and brooding, then shift to melodic and droney, as quietly sung lyrics provide nebulous narrative.
Fans of SINOIA CAVES, KRAFTWERK, ZOMBI, BETA BAND, JOHN CARPENTER and TANGERINE DREAM, stylistically, would be wise to check out Hex Inverter.
HEX INVERTER Track listing:
1.) Led to This Place
2.) Even for No One
3.) The Mission Statement
4.) Bruise
5.) Into the Hills
6.) Beneath the Weeds
7.) Lamb
8.) Something It's Not
Hex Inverter is available for purchase now at this location.
In additional news, HEX INVERTER has announced a string of east coast, U.S. tour dates in support of the album. Along the way, the band will team up with like-minded artists GIANT SQUID and KAYO DOT. The just-announced live dates are as follows:
HEX INVERTER tour dates:
* May 20-21 w/ Kayo Dot
* June 24-27 w/ Giant Squid
May 20 New Haven, CT BAR New Haven
May 21 Brooklyn, NY The Paper Box
June 24 New Haven, CT TBA
June 25 Brooklyn, NY Lucky 13 Saloon
June 26 Philadelphia, PA Kung Fu Necktie
June 27 Pawtucket, RI Machines with Magnets
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