Industrial soundscape project WaxWorm releases "Klexos"
WaxWorm, the industrial project of Duncan Evans (Formerly A Forest of Stars) and Arthur Brown (Based in Australia) have released their song "Klexos" via NextMosh. The track is taken from their upcoming release Mea Kulpa which will be out on July 23 2021 via Trepanation Recordings.
Duncan commented “'Klexos’ is a word invented by John Koenig which means ‘the art of dwelling on the past’. The mood of the track — sombre, reflective, melancholy — seemed to fit with that theme. I like the hypnotic and minimalistic melody, which was originally composed as an ambient loop by Arthur, before we fleshed it out with dark and rhythmic electronic textures, and a doom-laden drum groove. I hope the music is evocative and somehow tells an emotional story without needing lyrics. We’re really pleased that NextMosh have premiered ‘Klexos’, and we hope you like it as much as we enjoyed creating it!”
Listen to the eclectic song now on NextMosh HERE.
Pre-order Mea Kulpa on the groups Bandcamp page HERE.
Tracklist:
Mutus Liber
Eschaton
Rosarius
The Walf and its Gun
Azoth
Raptus
Klexos
Mutus Liber (Radio Edit)
Mea Kulpa is the product of several collaborative sessions between its creators (some in-person and some conducted remotely) which began in 2008. The project was shelved and revisited several times, and was finally completed in 2021.
The album is an expression of and a reaction to the fear, loneliness and dejection that can arise in all of us as we navigate the uncertainties and contradictions of human existence. Accordingly, the record is sometimes unsettling and disturbing, but it also brings catharsis and consolation.
Duncan commented: “I’m really excited that Mea Kulpa, the upcoming WaxWorm album, is going to be released this summer. The project, which is a collaboration between me and my friend Arthur Brown, grew out of just throwing sounds and ideas around and letting the music evolve naturally. We wanted to make something heavy without using guitars, and we also wanted to borrow some ideas from electronic music and industrial. We’re really proud of the way the music turned out. We call dark electro-chaos, and we hope you enjoy the record.”
Often abrasive and noisy, but also rich with melody, the music is mostly electronic and largely instrumental. Incorporating brooding ambient soundscapes, skittering beats, dissonant noise and distorted synth patterns, the record draws influence from styles including dark ambient, industrial, metal, and electronic dance music. Occasionally, recordings of household objects and real instruments are twisted and contorted to fit within the makeup of the otherworldly synth textures. Lyrics and vocals were only used where they seemed to be necessary, with layered vocals on a few tracks sung by Evans and Brown.
Mea Kulpa is an immersive electronic sound collage that juxtaposes bleakness and anguish with warmth and redemption.
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