The Skull Defekts announce tour dates and new EP
aaamusic | On 07, Sep 2011
The Skull Defekts are heading to Europe to play some shows on the back of their phenomenally received album Peer Amid earlier in the year. The shows include a slot at the Supersonic Festival in Birmingham and a headline show at the Borderline in London on 20 October. Let me know if you’d like to come along or if you’re able to preview or review.
They’re also announcing a new EP which is a collaboration with Lungfish luminaries Daniel Higgs and Asa Osborne (a.k.a. Zomes). This EP entitled 2013-3012, was recorded during The Skull Defekt’s tour of the US and features 3 tracks which are played as normal on the A-side but the same tracks are played from the inner-most groove out on the B-side (played backwards).
EU DATES
Thu Oct 20 London, UK Borderline
Fri Oct 21 Cardiff, UK SWN Festival
Sat Oct 22 Birmingham, UK Supersonic Festival
Sun Oct 23 Boulogne-Billancourt, France Le Carré Bellefeuille
Sun Oct 23 Boulogne-Billancourt, France Le Carré Bellefeuille
Fri Oct 28 Nantes, France D.F.A.
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THE SKULL DEFEKTS
2013-3012
December 2011
In April 2011, The Skull Defekts toured the US to celebrate the release of the “Peer Amid” album on Thrill Jockey Records, a record where the Swedish core of the band was completed by the presence of Daniel Higgs on vocals. The band decided to invite Higgs’ old Lungfish companion Asa Osborne and his Zomes project to open for them on tour. It didn’t take long for them to find each other in friendship and a common belief in the power of music and sound. The Skull Defekts and Zomes have different ways of presenting this belief but it was clear to everyone attending these intense shows that the artists did share something special, beautiful, and rare. When the crew found themselves with a cancelled show midway through the tour, they luckily were at Machines With Magnets where they had played a show the night before – a great studio in Pawtucket, RI (previously used by bands like Battles and The Psychic Paramount). The studio had just ended a recording session and the band entered for an explosive and extremely creative one day session. Two new songs were written and recorded, and another one that had been played on the tour was put to tape… The Skull Defekts and Zomes in Pawtucket, RI. Something beautiful, something strong and important was there, and these six men succeeded in documenting it with the great help of Seth Manchester and Keith Souza. Sometimes magic happens. This was one of those moments.
The A-side consists of the three songs recorded during the session. The B-side is meant to be played from the inner-most groove out and plays the same tracks backward.
TRACK LIST
01. Children of the Skull Defekts
02. Beyond Within
03. Embryo
04. Oyrbme
05. Nihtiw Dnoyeb
06. Stkefed Lluks eht fo Nerdlihc
