With its sophomore album, Olos, coming out February 21st on Artoffact Records, Lithuania's Solo Ansamblis has released new single, "Fosforinis Baseinas."
Stream "Fosforinis Baseinas" and pre-order/pre-save/pre-add the album, here:
Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/1lYMVtwetuhKv35Du7w1dx
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/olos/1493251755?ls=1
Bandcamp: https://soloansamblis.bandcamp.com/album/olos
"Fosforinis Baseinas" – translated from Lithuanian to English as "phosphorous pool" – is an early '80s-inspired dance track that cruises along with neo-noir cool. It is the second single off the stunning new album. The band says: “The song tells about a man lost in an overflow of material things, pleasures, comfort and luxury; about focusing on pointless, shiny things; and about the emptiness of desires planted in us by the world around us.”
From Vilnius, Lithuania, Solo Ansamblis describes its sound with the understated tag of "sad dance" – in fact, it is a unique and intense mix of styles, falling somewhere between stadium-sized EDM and moody post-punk. Using a combination of live instruments and electronic elements, the quartet conjures thumping energy and monotone melancholy, masterfully playing with the tension between these two extremes. Anthemic one minute, mournful the next, Solo Ansamblis' music references Kraftwerk, Joy Division, Underworld, and much more, and might resonate with fans of present-day greats like The Soft Moon and Preoccupations.
Solo Ansamblis is a strong new representative for an emerging Lithuanian scene which the band describes as "vibrant and alive." Olos is this unique quartet's second full-length album, and first for Artoffact Records, a label whose roster is rapidly expanding to include some of today's most crucial bands from around the globe and across genres – from Icelandic post-punks Kælan Mikla, to Italian noise-rock radicals OvO, to American grinders Cloud Rat.
Feb 5 - Ljubljana, Slovenia @ MENT
Mar 20 - Vilnius, Lithuania @ Kablys + Kultūra
Apr 17 - Kaunas, Lithuania @ Sakramentas
May 22 - Klaipeda, Lithuania @ Švyturys BHouse
More info:
http://thechainworld.blogspot.com/2019/12/solo-ansamblis-olos.html
Band photo by Laura Vanseviciene
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