January 29, 2011

xrFarflight: under the spell of the cyclops' view! + free "producing dust" EP

German neo-psychedelic duo xrFarflight will release their new album under the spell of the cyclops' view! on March 4. A current free EP has three outtakes and one track of the album.

Multi-instrumentalists Karsten Genz and Daniel Gädicke joined forces in 2003 with a shared passion love for early Pink Floyd and Soft Machine. With dreamy lyrics inspired by fairy tales and sci-fi and a pasoral feel it's the perfect soundtrack for a picnic on a sunny day in Spring. Taking it's title from the very first line in the album's opener spacecramp, the songs flow like a lazy brook with a few treacherous undercurrents to keep it interesting. Tracks like walkin' the snowman and and a fat, ill-tempered baby bring back The Kinks in their Village Green Preservation Society phase, while insects sound a lot like early Bowie, just before he went stellar, shedding the last bit of his folk roots.

xrFarflight: under the spell of the cyclops' view!

Under the spell of the cyclops' view!, is a self-released album and will be released on CD and LP. Pre-order it form the band's website.

Tracks:
  1. spacecramp
  2. producing dust
  3. drip
  4. ditchwater
  5. sun/moon
  6. embryo & janitor
  7. satellite
  8. insects
  9. bluebottle
  10. a fat, ill-tempered baby
  11. walkin' the snowman
  12. triangle
  13. road theme

xrFarflight: producing dust

The producing dust EP contains three tracks that were recorded during sessions, but they didn't make the album. Download it for free from the band's website.

Tracks:
  1. producing dust
  2. papermaché icecream wafer's end
  3. a slight nausea
  4. swirl up, dealing, drone

Nadja Rüdebusch of Binoculers joines the band on stage during their live shows.

Live dates:
  • 03/05 Kassel @ Haus *
  • 03/06 Göttingen @ Pools *
  • 03/08 Magdeburg @ Riff *
  • 03/10 Chur @ Werkstatt %
  • 03/11 Künten @ Atelier %
  • 03/14 Zürich @ Boschbar %
  • 03/16 Trier @ Café Lübke Sounds *
  • 03/17 Düsseldorf @ Brause *
  • 03/18 Aachen @ Raststätte *
  • 03/19 Freudenberg @ Festival
  • 03/20 Hamburg @ AstraStube *
  • 04/21 Hamburg @ Silber $
  • 05/07 Bremen @ Kurzschluss *

* w/ Binoculers
% w/ Yakari
$ w/ The Monochrome Set

» xrfarflight.com

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