Harmonic Permanent Drive is an indus-tinged noise rock project by 4 experienced artists from the independent scene. Waiting [for Joy], their debut album, is a superbly crafted and subtle sonic material that puts the pressure on and generates constant tension.
The album plunges listeners into an intense exploration of sound, with each track evoking a dark and disturbed universe. From Graveyard onwards, the band transforms the cemetery into a place of inner chaos, where saturated synths create a devastating storm before giving way to devastating tension. This climate of violence and loss of bearings continues on The Fuckin’ Way, a brawling track where the heart-rending choices, like sharp stones, shatter the soul. The noise-ridden refrains mark the inner struggle between desire and disillusionment.
This tortuous path leads to Waiting [for Joy], a track that illustrates, according to Syn-Anton, ‘the vain expectation of an impossible joy’. Bells, like doom-laden sentinels, hammer out the death knell in the background through the bass/guitar combo’. The heavy atmosphere of Waiting [for Joy] continues on Our Living Place, where the fusion of electro textures and Floydian refrains reinforces the impression of a world in decline, a place where lost voices whisper in an omnipresent malaise.
The quest for meaning becomes even more introspective on Monkey in My Brain, where madness gradually sets in, and The World Has Stopped, which depicts an unrecognisable, suffocating world, backed by an Alice Cooper-style guitar. The urgency of the inner explosion is heard in Is There Something to Kill, where the question of liberation is raised like a desperate cry. On My Hand evokes a silent pain where every tear symbolises deep despair. With Holy Glory, this introspection becomes an oppressive wandering, amplified by growing musical tension. Finally, Stuck in a Life concludes the album with a sense of total alienation, frozen in heady dissonant rhythms.
Éric Martin – guitar, lead vocal / project manager Syn-Anton – machines, vocals / industrial engineering Aurélien Esquivet – bass / operations research Étienne Gaillochet – drums, vocals / quality control
Produced by Fuzz-Wire Recorded at Le ventre de la baleine Mixed and mastered by Fred Nout Photographs by MarieXXme Design nd artwork by Aurélien Esquivet Released by Juste Une Trace Release date : 25-04-2025
Éric Martin – guitar, lead vocal / project manager Syn-Anton – machines, vocals / industrial engineering Aurélien Esquivet – bass / operations research Étienne Gaillochet – drums, vocals / quality control
Produced by Fuzz-Wire Recorded at Le ventre de la baleine Mixed and mastered by Fred Nout Photographs by MarieXXme Design nd artwork by Aurélien Esquivet Released by Juste Une Trace Release date : 25-04-2025
Four months after the release of Écrasés par notre Héritage, an album where rage and introspection collide, Split Brain unveils a new facet of their work by presenting a fully instrumental version of their compositions. By stripping the tracks of their vocal charge, this streaming edition highlights the raw power of the compositions and reveals the full richness of the band’s musical textures. “The previous album ended on a bass arpeggio that hinted at a sequel… It now opens this album, keeping the same key. The arpeggio is more refined, more varied,” explains Rémi, a member of the band. This instrumental version offers a different perspective on the tracks, allowing listeners to explore the nuances of the arrangements, with analog recordings.
The idea of releasing instrumental versions came from the label. They may surprise longtime fans, intrigue new listeners, and offer a fresh perspective on the compositions. More than anything, they create new sensations and expand the imagination in a way that only instrumental music can.
It seems we’ve already said it all Actors on our downfall From anger to hate Overwhelmed by our legacy Catch our breath A flight forward And then we’ll rise… … Until we burn out What will they believe?
Music by Rémi Pierre, Frédéric Acx, Nicolas Dijoux, Damien Marchant and Nicolas Jeanneteau Published by Editions AMOC
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Arnaud Bascuñana at Studio 180 Design and graphic creation by c3po.lette Production by Juste une Trace With support from: SCPP Release date: 02-28-2025
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