here is a fantastically broody single i found recently et have been digging, Beat & The Pulse from Toronto-based goth-pop/darkwave trio Austra {Katie Stelmanis - singer, Maya Postepski - drums et Dorian Wolf - bassist} from their "Beat & the Pulse" (2011) EP et will also feature on the forthcoming debut album "Feel It Break" (2011).
Beat & The Pulse is a murky, brooding, pulsing synth-laden club/dance anthem. a single driving industrial sounding synth throbs away before a second pulsing synth shadows the first, followed by a drum machine pounding out a simple snare beat, chiming, clanging percussion kicks in, the tempo builds et deepens, setting up a mournful cathedral-sounding organ riff which lends the track an eerie, gothic atmosphere, finally Stelmanis' dark, incantatory vocals are conjured up from the deep darkness, she chants cryptic lyrics, like a spell, summoning something or someone from the beyond. the moment when Stelmanis first wails out: "Feel it / Breathe / Feel it / Breathe ..." is one of those goose-bump moments, her powerful, wavering voice, raw et truly sublime.
there is a real grimy subterranean feel to Beat & the Pulse, evoking an epic dance party in a dark catacomb, the strobe lights pulse away, giving us brief glimpses of skulls stacked against the walls, enraptured, merging bodies, sweating as they dance away in slow motion, their faces rapt, in a euphoric trance-like ecstasy.
MP3: Beat & the Pulse {Extended Version}
here is the great experimental music video for Beat & the Pulse directed by Claire Edmondson. {this is the uncensored version, et contains some female nudity.}
Austra's debut album "Feel It Break" is due for release through Domino on May 16th.
the "Beat & the Pulse" 7" is available from Domino on either vinyl or mp3 or online at itunes
check out Austra here: myspace | tumblr
good sounddd
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