It has been over a decade since Karnivool, one in every of Australia’s most revered progressive rock acts, launched a studio album. Their final full-length, Asymmetry, dropped in 2013, and since then followers have been eagerly awaiting new materials. Now, in a brand new interview with Overdrive.ie, frontman Ian Kenny provides an in depth and deeply private look into the making of the band’s long-awaited subsequent launch — and it sounds just like the journey has been something however clean.
Reflecting on the intensive recording course of, Kenny shared: “All of us received collectively on January 2nd. Forester, our producer, landed in Perth and we mentioned, ‘Let’s make this report in three months.’ It was like, ‘Yeah, let’s do that.’ January 2nd to Might 20th — that was the timeline.
“It was an enormous dedication from everybody. Forester was there for about three and a half months after which left us to our personal units. There’s quite a lot of good music, some damaged brains, two hospitalizations, good occasions, unhealthy occasions — however we received a report. I am actually pleased with it. It is feeling good.”
Kenny additionally elaborated on the dynamic with longtime producer Forester Savell, who beforehand labored on Karnivool‘s debut album Themata and has performed a key function in shaping the band’s sound: “The connection was pretty seamless. It was a well-recognized house with somebody we all know and love, and vice versa. We did about three weeks of pre-production within the room, taking part in collectively dwell, hammering out preparations we would been sitting on for years.
“Forester got here on board, and quite a lot of the fabric was recent to him. He had a superb alternative to work with some new turns within the music. That is the place he got here in and had his means with the preparations. Some issues he left alone, some issues he modified — slashing bits, twisting bits. It was nice to have him concerned. He is the correct man for the job.”
With the album now coming into its last levels, Kenny expressed disbelief that it is lastly coming collectively after so a few years of delays and uncertainty: “I am nonetheless a bit like, wow — we have got one other report. There have been so many false begins. With something inventive, particularly shared inventive house, it may be an exquisite and scary place. The celebrities must align — they usually did.
“It is a good report. I am tremendous pleased with it. I am nonetheless pinching myself a bit. This morning, Forester was sending by way of mixes for us to proof and ship notes on. It is nonetheless proper within the fingers. It is thrilling.”
With mixes being finalized and vitality excessive throughout the band, it seems just like the lengthy wait for brand spanking new Karnivool music is lastly nearing an finish. However man… we want it now.
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