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release date: 28-10-2022
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Genre: Synthpop, Italo disco
Third Edition, version ‘B’, on PINK coloured Vinyl, limited to 500 copies! Comes in an ultra glossy jacket and printed inner sleeve with lyrics
RIYL: Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, Human League, Eighth Wonder…
Comes in an ultra glossy jacket and printed inner sleeve Nuovo Testamento is the Los Angeles & Bologna-based trio featuring members of Horror Vacui, Sheer Mag, Tørsö, Terremoto and Crimson Scarlet. With the addition of Chelsey Crowley on vocals, synthesists Andrea Mantione & Giacomo Zatti found that their initial coldwave tracks, originally written for the male voice, took on an undeniable synthpop feel. While still recording these songs for the debut Exposure EP in 2019, the band leaned into this evolution and their shared love of Italo disco, beginning to write what would become the New Earth LP.
Recorded in isolation during a global pandemic, New Earth is a dark Italo record dappled with light. For eight new tracks, dancing synths perfectly balance the rich dream of a charmed life with melancholy. Guitars have taken a step back, allowing disco beats to flood the floor and joyful fun to prevail. The record anticipates a return to dance spaces, imagines shared ex- periences and celebrates personal power.
Produced by sound engineer Maurizio Baggio (The Soft Moon, Boy Harsher and many more), with vocal recording by Riki and featuring guest vocals from B. Sven Gustavson (Spectres, Nouveaux), New Earth reflects international influences from the goth club scene to Hi-NRG classics, reminiscent of Italian Baby Records, Mute Records and the spaces in between.
TRACKS: A1 Michelle Michelle A2 The Searcher A3 Electricity A4 Golden Boy B1 Vanity B2 Prayers B3 New Earth B4 Intuition