VOKA GENTLE
Voka Gentle's new single Creon I is out today!
Today sees the release of Voka Gentle’s new single Creon I, out now via state51 records.
“It’s 429BC in Thebes and Creon says to Oedipus, "Who in his right mind would rather rule and live in anxiety than sleep in peace?" But after King Oedipus gouges out his own eyes, maybe Creon can't help but grab the throne. Or maybe Creon is put there. Either way, when the 'I' appears at the end of the name, that's that. I can do what I want / is this still what I want? - but the question just hovers.” - Voka Gentle
Watch the video for the single below
Whilst lyrically ‘Creon I’ draws from the most famous of the Greek Tragedy plays, musically, it is a strikingly modern statement. Following its epic, cinematic opening the single thunders into a heavy metal beat, given a tribalist electronic slant by the trio, sonically echoing the lyrics’ giddying themes of power, fate and freewill, as the band explain
“We built an industrial rhythm for the coronation speech, but soon the egotistical stream of consciousness took over, along with several sounds we can't recall how we made. The lyrical and sonic frenzy braid together. Then Imogen went berserk on an Analogue Solutions Leipzig V3 synthesiser. The band is still bitterly divided on whether it's a gloat to Oedipus or questioning the punishment when Creon asks, “What d'you do that for?”
Much more on the way from Voka Gentle - keep your eyes and ears peeled, and in the meantime check out their previous collaboration with Bo Ningen, First Snow.
ACID HORSE
Acid Horse, which debuted in 2023 at the Barge inn in rural Wiltshire, returning in ‘24, is the brainchild of The Quietus’ co-founder John Doran and Mark Pilkington of Strange Attractor Press, and is a festival closely connected to state51. Label signings Teleplasmiste and Sealionwoman feature prominently on the bill alongside experimental folk duo Milkweed - distributed by state51 via the Broadside hacks Label - and many many more.
Visit the Acid Horse website for more info and to snap up the last remaining tickets
Thanks as always for your support! - state51
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