With the release of Kontravoid's new album, Detachment, just days away, the masked enigma has revealed new single "Losing Game," featuring vocals by Chelsey Crowley of Nuovo Testamento.
Stream the track's official music video, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHU6-jqEowo
Pre-order new album Detachment (out March 1st on Artoffact Records), here:
https://kontravoid.bandcamp.com/album/detachment
The Brvtalist reports: "Renowned for his decade-long exploration of dark pop intricacies, the enigmatic Canadian-born, LA-based artist delivers yet another remarkable full-length album, following the success of his previous works such as Too Deep (2019) and Faceless (2021). In his new album Detachment, he presents a unique blend of infectious body music, electro, freestyle and gothic nuances. Today, we unveil 'Losing Game,' a track featuring Chelsey Crowley from synth-pop sensation Nuovo Testamento. It serves as a natural evolution of Kontravoid's distinctive sound, with his signature pulsating rhythmic bass lines and Crowley's vocals in an ethereal floating feather, shining through Madonna-esque overtones mixed with the hi-pitched allure of Clare Grogan from Altered Images. 'Losing Game' feels like stumbling upon a hidden gem from 1984, yet it's a creation firmly rooted in the present."
Launched in 2012, Kontravoid is the solo project of Cameron Findlay. Born in Canada and based now in LA, Findlay has perfected his own brand of dark pop that cruises freely through electronic music genres.
Findlay states: "The sound of the new album is definitely influenced by freestyle and electro, and I try to mix those influences with more of a modern EBM sound. I feel like Detachment is an evolution of the type of sound I’ve created for Kontravoid, while still keeping the style fairly consistent with my previous releases."
"The album name, Detachment, is more or less the theme for most of the tracks on the record, referring to being disconnected from reality in some way," he explains. "It’s just a theme I wanted to explore with this era of the project. The new mask is reference to that in a way, with its frayed cabling and ripped wires."
Kontravoid has toured with HEALTH, Boy Harsher, Drab Majesty, Hide, and more. With select West Coast and Mexico shows booked for February and March 2024, he will embark on a full European tour in April and May.
Tour:
Feb 29 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah
Mar 1 - Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room
Mar 2 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Usual Place
Mar 21 - Guadalajara, Mexico @ C3 Rooftop
Mar 22 - Mexico City, Mexico @ La Mezcalli
Apr 25 - Thessaloniki, Greece @ OSM Tapes
Apr 26 - Athens, Greece @ Death Disco
Apr 27 - Geneva, Austria @ La Gravière
Apr 28 - Marseille, France @ Le Molotov
Apr 30 - Bratislava, Slovakia @ FUGA
May 2 - Madrid, Spain @ The Basement Club
May 3 - Barcelona, Spain @ Sala Upload
May 4 - Valencia, Spain @ Spook Club
May 6 - Glasgow, UK @ Flying Duck
May 9 - Manchester, UK @ The White Hotel
May 10 - Newcastle, UK @ Lubber Fiend
May 11 - London, UK @ Camden Assembly
May 14 - Paris, France @ La Petit Bain
May 17 - Leipzig, Germany @ Wave-Gotik Treffen
Photo by David Rauch-Batista
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