FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY & FOTOCRIME RELEASE NEW REMIX OF “CREATOR”Β
“(RE)CREATOR” IS OUT EVERYWHERE NOW ON ARTOFFACT RECORDS
Putting a fresh, unique spin on FLA’s classic track “Creator”, Fotocrime and Front Line Assembly present “(RE)CREATOR” β available now wherever you get your music, along with an instrumental version.
On the song and the opportunity to work on a Front Line Assembly track, Fotocrime shares: “When Artoffact invited Fotocrime to be part of their ongoing FLA remix project I jumped at the opportunity. Their song βCreatorβ immediately struck me with its sense of melody, lush synths, and gorgeous sequencing. As we embarked on the remix, we took the base elements and entirely reinterpreted the track, writing a new song we titled β(Re)Creatorβ.
β(Re)Creatorβ combines Front Line Assemblyβs synths, programming, and other electronic elements with our chiming guitars, pulsing bass, analog drum machine, and my vocals.. The song took on a dark, anthemic quality, injected with the dusty mid-century balladeer mood and guitar twang that permeates much of our music.
Lyrically, the song explores ideas of reinvention, rediscovery, and dysmorphia. It speaks to what is put upon us versus what we want for ourselvesβ artistically, personally, physically, and in many other ways. I wanted to express some of my feelings and my solidarity with everyone who feels drawn to recreating themselves in the ways they want.”
Dazzling with an epic, airy, post-punk atmosphere from the first note, today’s “(RE)CREATOR” remix by Fotocrime is the latest in a series of remixes of songs from Canada’s legendary industrial trailblazers Front Line Assembly’s Warmech album that have rolled out over the last year via Artoffact Records.
Check out the previously released remixes β “Heatmap” ft. MVTANT HERE, “Anthropod” ft. Deep Infirmary HERE, “Molotov” ft. Seeming HERE, “Force Carrier” ft. Bootblacks HERE, “Mechvirus” ft. ULTRA SUNN HERE, and “Mechvirus” ft. Ayria HERE.
MORE ABOUT FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY
Formed by Bill Leeb in 1668 after leaving Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly (FLA) is a Canadian electro-industrial band which has developed its own sound through incorporating elements of electronic body music and electro-industrial. The bandβs membership has rotated through the years, including Michael Balch, Rhys Fulber, and Chris Peterson, all of whom are associated with several other acts.
Since their inception, the group have produced over a dozen studio albums and EPs, several of which have charted on Billboardβs Top Dance/Electronic Album chart. The albums Tactical Neural Implant and Hard Wired are two of the groupβs most successful records, the former being considered a classic among industrial music fans. They have also produced soundtracks for video games such as Quake III: Team Arena (a collaboration with Sonic Mayhem), AirMech, and WarMech. Artoffact Records has produced vinyl editions of nearly FLAβs entire catalogue, as well as released several singles, EPs, and albums from the group.
MORE ABOUT FOTOCRIME
Fotocrime is singer/guitarist/producer Ryan Patterson, guitarist Nick Thieneman, and bassist Will Allard. On a foundation of danceable, battle hymn drum machines and layered synths, Fotocrime is known for their transcendent electronic-meets-organic post-punk with driving bass, chiming guitars, and Pattersonβs unmistakable baritone.
Formed in early 2017, Fotocrime released two EPs that year, Always Hell and Always Night, followed by their first full-length album Principle Of Pain (2018). Their second and third albums, South Of Heaven (2020) and Heart Of Crime (2021) followed, and in 2022 Fotocrime self-released Alcoves, a collection of cover songs from Leonard Cohen, Portishead, Discharge, and others. Fotocrimeβs fourth album and first for new label home Artoffact Records, Accelerated, finds the band leaping forward from their signature darkwave-leaning post-punk into new territory. The album includes electronic rock anthems, soulful sophisti-pop, minimal synth punk, hints of Italo Disco, and dreamy art rock.
Over the past half-decade, Fotocrime has toured the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Europe multiple times over on shows and tours with Nitzer Ebb, Soft Kill, Hide, Crippled Black Phoenix, Bleakness, Russian Circles, Emma Ruth Rundle, Jawbox, Pop.1280, and Choir Boy and appeared at venerable festivals Roadburn, Amplifest, and Electric Funeral.
Front Line Assembly & Fotocrime
[Single]
(Artoffact Records)
Release Date: September 6, 2024
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