Our Song of the Day comes courtesy of New Zealand based Orchestra Of Spheres who release their new album ‘Brothers And Sisters Of The Black Lagoon’ this Friday 13th May which also marks the start of their European Tour (includes four UK dates) – the band have gained a crowd of devotees, entranced by their sonically and visually ecstatic live shows…psychedelic dance music like no other – this is one you don’t want to miss! Listen to Anklung Song below:
Born out of Wellington’s fertile creative music scene in 2009 their sound is an explosive brew concocted from the quicksilver synths of Mos Iocos, the intricate bass lines of EtonalE, the psychedelic biscuit tin guitar work of Baba Rossa and the the primitive, powerful stick work of new drummer, Woild Boin.
We’re not a political band. We want to make beautiful things and give love to people through sound. Our music bounces off the ground and goes up up up up into the air … But we’re living in dark times. It’s a time of remote war, mass deceit and money worship. The mainstream is porn on P. Somehow the mood of the time filtered into these recording sessions, in an abstract way. The songs on Brothers and Sisters of the Black Lagoon aren’t ‘about’ anything. We all feed from the same giant soup of images. Sometimes lyrics bob to the surface and we spoon them to our lips.
The new album was recorded mid-summer 2015 at Pyramid Club, Wellington, New Zealand.
European Tour
13 May: Le Temps Machine, Tours, France
14 May: Festival Le Lac, Brest, France
16 May: Alte Seilerei, Bamberg, Germany
17 May: Az Conni, Dresden, Germany
18 May: Frau Korte, Erfurt, Germany
19 May: Rössli, Bern, Switzerland
20 May: May In The Park, Geneva, Switzerland
21 May: Les Instants Chavirés, Paris, France
22 May: Jazzkeller, Krefeld, Germany
25 May: Green Door Store, Brighton, UK
26 May: Club Makossa, London, UK
27 May: The Winchester, Bournemouth, UK
28 May: Raw Power Festival, The Dome, London, UK
29 May: Chill Out Festival, Istanbul, Turkey
31 May: Kafe Antzokia, Bilbao, Spain
01 Jun: Siroco, Madrid, Spain
02 Jun: Damas, Lisbon, Portugal
03 Jun: Teatro Municipal Rivoli, Porto, Portugal
04 Jun: Lata De Zinc, Oviedo, Spain
05 Jun: Centro Cívico Delicias, Zaragoza, Spain
07 Jun: Les Pavillons Sauvages, Toulouse, France
08 Jun: Le Café du Boulevard, Melle, France
10 Jun: Eindhoven Psych Lab, Eindhoven, Netherlands
11 Jun: OFF Bar, Basel, Switzerland
12 Jun: Baz’art, Geneva, Switzerland
‘Brothers And Sisters Of The Black Lagoon’ Out Friday 13th May
Pre-Order the album via: Fire Records | Bandcamp