Almost 8 years have passed since the release of "Nemesis". 8 long years
of growth and insight, of reflecting silence and chaotic noise, of death
and (re)birth… Shaun Frandsen started recording new music again, but he
has changed with time, he aged and started reflecting on the music from
his youth. He went through a nostalgic period, listening to all of his
old post-punk records, reliving the experience, drawing from its energy
and somehow translating this in the studio...“Phoenix” is what happened.
The new GLIS studio album is clearly a very personal album for Shaun
Frandsen, almost an autobiographical journey: "I wrote it as an ode for
those who have inspired me the most. I didn’t hide my heart at all," he
says.
This album begins rough, dark and chaotic, sometimes sad. The
music-style changes from track to track, but somehow manages to stay
focused. It dwells in the dark, then finds peace, and comes back again
with a new outlook from where it began. On "Phoenix", GLIS took a bit of
Bowie and Eno ("Keep The Memory", "Coldheart Tempo"), and a classic-era
4AD sound to create the ambiance and grabbed some inspiration from Nine
Inch Nails, Underworld ("Insomniac", "Dead Set") and Joy Division for
the body of the music. It's when female vocalist Lauren Krothe is
introduced on the album that ushers in the transition from darkness to
light, lo-fi darkwave with an ethereal hint to Cocteau Twins ("Take It
This Far" or the beautiful "Blue Sky Night"). Then come the anthemic and
hooky "Crush" and the instant hit "Stars In The Sea" which both end the
journey on a hopeful positive outlook and loop with the opening and
closing groovey track "Apocalypse Parties" that will remind you of the
early WaxTrax electro/industrial sound with a touch of melodic
modernity.
By writing it with his heart, Shaun Frandsen definitely accomplished
something personal and meaningful with this album, giving integrity and
soul to "Phoenix", a chef d'oeuvre which falls down and rebuilds itself
in a way that follows the fabled cycle. The track-list is set up in the
same way. It's an ode to GLIS' past but also a nod to the future…
The deluxe carton box edition of the album holds an additional extended booklet and a bonus disc with exclusive bonus tracks...
Tracklist:
CD1
01. Apocalypse Parties
02. Insomniac
03. Dead Set 7AM
04. Keep The Memory
05. Death By Misadventure
06. Burned Up
07. Seconds
08. Coldheart Tempo
09. Reprise: The Way You're Falling
10. Take It This Far
11. Watch Over You
12. Blue Sky Night
13. Crush
14. Stars In The Sea
15. Apocalypse Parties (Trashed By Elloitt BerlinN)
CD 2
01. Instrumental no.1
02. Instrumental no.2
03. Instrumental no.3
04. Instrumental no.4
05. Instrumental no.5
06. Instrumental no.6
07. Instrumental no.7
08. Instrumental no.8
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