Versus pg.lost

• 1 Ikaros 08:34
• 2 Off the Beaten Path 06:15
• 3 Monolith 06:52
• 4 Versus 08:07
• 5 Deserter 06:56
• 6 Along the Edges 07:55
• 7 A Final Vision 08:33
• Total Runtime 53:12

Info for Versus

Das schwedische Quartett schrieb große Teile ihres neuen Albums „Versus“ an verschiedenen Orten Europas. Man tauschte Ideen online aus und schickte viel hin und her, bevor die Band in ihrem neu gekauften Tonstudio zusammenkam, um das Album aufzunehmen.

Der Albumtitel entstand aus einer Song-Idee, welche aus zwei sehr verschiedenartigen musikalischen Themen bestand, welche niemals in einem einzigen Song hätten zusammenfinden sollen, es dann aber irgendwie doch geschafft haben. In diesem Sinne beschreibt „Versus“ eine Beziehung zwischen gegensätzlichen, aber nicht notwendigerweise unversöhnlichen Entitäten.

Während einige musikalische Elemente den meisten PG.Lost Fans bekannt vorkommen dürften, gibt es auch einige entscheidende Unterschiede zu den Vorgängeralben. Die effektsaturierten Vocals, ein Markenzeichen früherer Alben, sind auf „Versus“ verschwunden. Stattdessen gibt es verstärkt Keyboards und Synthesizer zu hören. Der Sound der Band trieft vor Melancholie, aber gleichzeitig gibt es auch ein Element von schmutzigem Rock´n´Roll, wie zu hören im brutalen Endteil des monumentalen Openers „Ikaros“, in der bewusst übertrieben verzerrten Basslinie zu Beginn des zweiten Songs „Off The Beaten Track“, oder in dem weiten, räumlichen und mächtigen Schlagzeug Sound.

Die Band will mit „Versus“ viel touren - in Europa und vor allem in Asien, wo PG.Lost eine breite Fangemeinschaft haben.

"Mit dem gelungenen, abwechslungsreichen Album Versus setzen Pg. Lost einen willkommenen Farbtupfer im instrumentalen Postrock." (MINT)

pg.lost

pg.lost
is a Swedish band of many directions. Their sound is throbbing with great melancholy, but there is also a healthy dose of dirty, crushing rock n’ roll in it – something you will be hard-pressed to find in the ever-growing mass of post rock pabulum.

Their new album “Versus” emerged out of a song idea, that consisted of two very different and contrasting ideas, which were never planned to be one song, but ended up complementing each other. “Versus” doesn’t necessarily describe a relationship between irreconcilable entities, the band explain.

Gustav Almberg comments: “It is possible that some things that on the surface seem totally different could be a perfect match. But mostly the album title is a reflection of today’s society that seems to get more and more polarised. Boundaries of what is okay to say and do are constantly moved towards something that feels dehumanising, and all the fucked up idiots crawl out of their caves all the way up to the top of the mountain.”

Whilst some elements of the album will be familiar to pg.lost fans, there are some distinct differences to previous releases. The effect-saturated vocals, which were a trademark on previous pg.lost releases, have disappeared on “Versus“, and given way to more keys and synths. “Kristian was in the middle of heavy touring with Cult of Luna playing keys every day during that time, so he had a lot of synth-based ideas for songs. I guess this has helped us to take the band into a bit of a new direction sound wise“, comments Almberg.

Their sound is throbbing with great melancholy, but there is also an element of dirty rock n’ roll thrown in, as demonstrated in the crushingly heavy closing section of monumental opening track “Ikaros“, in the distorted bass line kicking off the second track of the album, “Off The Beaten Path“, or in the huge roomy drum sound throughout the record. Extensive touring is planned in support of “Versus” – both in Europe and further afield, as pg.lost have developed a huge fan base in Asia.

This album contains no booklet.