Insect Ark (feat. members of Swans & Khanate) to release new album »Raw Blood Singing« on June 7th via Debemur Morti Productions; first single streaming now!

Insect Ark (feat. members of Swans & Khanate) premiere the first single »Youth Body Swayed« taken from their upcoming album, »Raw Blood Singing«, which will be released on June 7th, 2024 via Debemur Morti Productions.

»Youth Body Swayed« is available now on all major streaming platforms!

Tracklist:
01. Birth Of A Black Diamond
02. The Frozen Lake
03. Youth Body Swayed
04. Cleaven Hearted
05. The Hands
06. Psychological Jackal
07. Inverted Whirlpool
08. Ascension

Courtesy of Speakeasy PR:

Insect Ark, featuring Dana Schechter (Swans) and Tim Wyskida (Khanate), release their new album, »Raw Blood Singing«, on June 7 via Debemur Morti Productions.

The pair, who deconstructed and re-imagined Insect Ark in the lead-up to the new album, released a preview of »Raw Blood Singing« this morning, with the arrival of »Youth Body Swayed«. A notable shift for the band is the decision to add Schechter’s vocals to their music, with previous Insect Ark releases having been instrumental.

“Embracing evolution and fearless exploration are the core instincts of Insect Ark,” Schechter shares. “Writing the album ignited an awakening. It was in this inspired environment that I tried singing again, after a 10-year break. Encouraged by Tim, and after recording vocals on Swans »The Beggar« – to my surprise, it felt great to sing again. I felt like I was creeping out of a deep cave after hibernation, blinking awkwardly into the bright and uncomfortable light of springtime.”

Wyskida explains how he came to join Schechter, permanently, in Insect Ark: “Shortly after Dana asked me to play shows with Insect Ark in 2022, she asked if I’d like to play on the new album. I expected to mostly replicate pre-existing ideas. We started digging in and it turned into a full on collaboration, with most of the original ideas and arrangements being completely reworked. We spent the better part of a year working on the music, daily. To my ear, the result is incredibly potent.”

Over the eight-songs, Insect Ark weaves a lush, bleak, vast and expansive landscape as they move from whispers of synth to a monstrous wall-of-sound via Schechter’s blistering lap steel playing, diabolical bass-work and the mammoth, searing power of Wyskida’s drums.

»Raw Blood Singing« is available for pre-order (https://bfan.link/raw-blood-singing), with the collection available on multiple limited-edition vinyl variants, as well as CD and digitally.

Line-up:
Dana Schechter – Bass, Vocals, Lap Steel Guitar, Synthesizers, Piano
Tim Wyskida – Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Guest musicians:
Ville Leppilahti – Piano on »Cleaven Hearted«, Synthesizers on »The Hands« and »Psychological Jackal«
Colin Marston – Synthesizers on »Inverted Whirlpool«

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well