Stood at war with ourselves

[New Album + Single]

War Of Being will be yours September 15th. Pre-orders and exclusive bundles are now available from the official TesseracT web stores.

The division breeching
lowly we draw our weapons
And take one last deep breath
– Շђє รςгเ๒є pic.twitter.com/8IbRDrTOwZ

— TesseracT (@tesseractband) July 13, 2023

The Milton-Keynes five-piece have been teasing new material for some time now and fans of the band will rejoice at the news that Tesseract will be releasing War of Being 0n 15th September. The group have also just dropped their first single of the new record- accompanied by a video-also called “War Of Being.”

The new album is set to be the band’s most ambitious and conceptual record to date. Tesseract, always a band noted for its intricate musical patterns and originators of the Djent metal style, are continuing their all-immersive, story driven sonic adventures. “War Of Being” is an eleven minute mammoth of a song-the story of which is set in the fictional world of Strangeland. The two protagonist characters ‘ex’ and ‘el’ have crash landed in the world and separated, all while having to face a new foe called ‘Fear’.

For many bands, concept projects can be a hit or miss success but Tesseract are well-versed in the art of telling a compelling story to match their aural capabilities. 2020’s cinematic experience titled, Portals, pushed the band into uncharted waters, as the group filmed themselves performing songs that spanned their entire discography.

Speaking about the new album, bassist Amos Williams said, “War of Being has been all-encompassing for us since late 2019. After I returned home from filming Portals, I found myself in such a deeply introspective headspace. The scale of work and reward from that project kind of set this up to be inevitable. We simply had to try and see how far we could take a concept album with Tesseract.”

Began in 2003 by guitarist Acle Kahney, Tesseract gained world-wide attention with the release of their third studio album Polaris. Since then, the band have been growing from strength to strength, pushing themselves to continue to expand the band’s limits with each release. With a 5 year gap between Sonder and War of Being, Tesseract are ready to pick up where they left off-cementing themselves as one of the most important bands in modern prog-rock.

So excited to announce that we will be on the UK & Europe dates of @tesseractband’s War Of Being tour alongside @Unprocessedband!!!!

Tickets on sale Friday. pic.twitter.com/zdswBp1IQA

— The Callous Daoboys (@callousdaoboys) July 12, 2023

Tesseract’s world tour will see the band begin in North America for the autumn, before travelling throughout Europe in the new year. Supporting the band on their massive globetrotting campaign will be Intervals, Unprocessed, Alluvial and The Callous Doaboys. Tickets will go on sale, Friday 14 July and can be found here. War of Being can be pre-ordered here.

Tesseract UK and Europe Tour:

18/01/2024 – Rockhal – Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
19/01 – CCO La Rayonne – Villeurbanne, France
20/01 – Sala Apolo – Barcelona, Spain
21/01 – Sala MON Live Madrid – Madrid, Spain
23/01 – Bataclan – Paris, France
25/01 – Artefact La Laiterie – Strasbourg, France
26/01 – Muziekcentrum Trix – Antwerp, Belgium
27/01 – Im Wizemann – Stuttgart, Germany
28/01 – Alcatraz – Milan, Italy
30/01- Komplex – Zurich, Switzerland
01/02 – Palac Akropolis – Prague, Cech Republic
02/02 – Backstage Halle – Munich, Germany
03/02 – Simm City – Vienna, Austria
04/02 – Barba Negra – Budapest, Hungary
06/02 – Columbia Theater – Berlin, Germany
07/02 – Progresja – Warsaw, Poland
09/02 – Tampereen tavara-asema – Tampere, Finland
10/02 – Tavastia Club – Helsinki, Finland
12/02 – Fryshuset Klubben – Stockholm, Sweden
13/02 – Vulkan Oslo – Oslo, Norway
15/02 – Amager Bio – Copenhagen, Denmark
16/02 – Gruenspan – Hamburg, Germany
17/02 – Carlswerk Victoria – Cologne, Germany
18/02 – Tivoli Vredenburg – Utrecht, Netherlands
20/02 – Rock City – Nottingham
21/02 – O2 Institute – Birmingham
22/02 – O2 Academy Bristol – Bristol
23/02 – O2 Forum Kentish Town – London
24/02 – O2 Ritz Manchester – Manchester
25/02 – SWG3 – Glasgow
27/02 – The Academy, Middle Abbey Street – Dublin

Speaking about their upcoming set, the artists stated: “The cinematic and expansive backdrop felt like the perfect physical representation of the album.” Dating back to the 10th century, the Corfe Castle stands proudly above the village of the same name in Dorset and is one of the most iconic surviving buildings from the Civil War. With its timeless ruins, grand architecture and surrounding nature one can hardly imagine a more suitable location to host Sub Focus and Wilkinson official celebration of their long anticipated experimental joined project.

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To celebrate the launch of Portals, Wilkinson and I have recorded a very special one hour DJ set against the stunning backdrop of Corfe Castle in Dorset The broadcast will go live 7pm BST this Wednesday with Mixmag!

Публикация, споделена от SUB FOCUS (@subfocus) на Окт 12, 2020 в 2:58 PDT

Portals was officially released last Friday and is available on standard CD and LP from here, or ready to stream on all digital platforms. The album features the four main singles ‘Illuminate‘, ‘Air I Breathe‘, ‘Just Hold On‘ and ‘Turn The Lights Off‘, alongside seven other track that immediately form one of the most significant drum’n’bass project of the year. The record was received extremely well upon its premiere, with fans across social media platforms praising its fresh take on the genre, brave experimentation and vast sonic scope.

Centred around the idea of escapism and teleporting to different realities, Portals sends its listeners to a journey across the open outer space of electronic music production with its grand compositions, real instrumentations and gentle melodies. Speaking about the exciting release, Wilkinson shared his gratitude for all of the support and added: “2020 has been testing to say the least but I hope this record brings a bit of joy to you all“.

PORTALS is out! What a journey from Real World Studios all the way through to lockdown. 2020 has been testing to say the least but I hope this record brings a bit of joy to you all. Thank you @subfocus it’s been a real pleasure making this record with you! https://t.co/v5d3fEZroY — Wilkinson (@WilkinsonUK) October 9, 2020

Well known for huge club anthems and drum’n’bass classics, both Sub Focus and Wilkinson approached Portals in a very different state of mind and context. Talking about their influences and recording process for UKF they agreed the album “truly represents their inspirations” and was created to allow “listeners to delve into an immersive musical journey and escape from the shambles that is life right now“.

As part of the album promotion, Sub Focus and Wilkinson performed an exciting back-to-back set for BBC Radio 1’s Essential Mix series, available to listen online. In the 2-hour performance, the DJs covered almost the entirety of Portals, iconic tracks from their own reperoirs and favourite genre classic in a brilliant mix that only reminded us how much we miss live shows. Tune in later today to witness yet another memorable set against the monumental backdrop of Corfe Castle.

Listen back to our @BBCR1 #essentialmix from last nights show right here. As always thank you to the General @petetong #R1Dancehttps://t.co/16tB54OLMg pic.twitter.com/P2xodr5zSv

— Wilkinson (@WilkinsonUK) October 10, 2020

The latest single shares similar melodies and instrumental ideas as their previous collaborations but develops into a darker drum’n’bass tune with a menacing twist reminiscent of earlier genre classics by the likes of Noisia and Sub Focus himself. It is the second drop where the track really leaves its orbit before ending in the vast open sonic space, a recurrent theme of the upcoming Portals. The official audio visualisation was premiered on UKF immediately after its release on Monday.

Sub Focus and Wilkinson’s forthcoming collaboration is set for new horizons with more freedom to experiment, improvise and utilise life instrumentation than ever heard from their solo works. All four releases so far have showcased their signature styles but add extra sonic layers and production details worthy of a standalone project.

The team-up of such highly successful music producers, raw talents and industry titans in their own merits has sparked a lot of interest ever since Sub Focus and Wilkinson joined forces for a UK and European tour in 2019 culminating in an already iconic headline set at Rampage Festival. What followed since was a series of popular releases and collaborative live sets. Earlier this year, both DJs kickstarted their one month residency for Radio 1 with an epic back-to-back set which was the first time ‘Turn The Lights Off‘ was played live.

.@subfocus & @WilkinsonUK‘s Portals LP is finally dropping this Friday, and we’re celebrating with an early upload

Presenting ‘Turn The Lights Off’, previously showcased in their epic b2b for our Radio 1 residency earlier this year

» https://t.co/nR1S3TYYgi pic.twitter.com/1KhYXy1RQR

— UKF (@UKF) October 5, 2020

In an intersting article for UKF on the current state of the genre during the global pandemic, Scott Claridge states that “artists are being forced to push themselves creatively, some of them renewing their musical identities in order to adapt to a constantly fluctuating environment“. 

Those words resonate even louder in the context of Sub Focus and Wilkinson’s ambitious sonic journey that is set to bring a fresh rework on a genre that has gone somewhat stale and repetative in recent years. Recorded in Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios as one of the most creative and imaginative places for electronic music creation on the planet, Portals sounds more and more exciting with every single premiere and its Friday release simply can’t come soon enough. 

 

 

 

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‘Turn The Lights Off’ is out now, ahead of our album ‘Portals’ which is out this Friday! Публикация, споделена от Wilkinson (@wilkinsonuk) на Окт 5, 2020 в 3:59 PDT