Drowning in Air was recorded in Tenerife, thousands of feet above sea level, where the oxygen was just thin enough to start being a problem. A local basement was found which had been carved into the volcanic rock, and was converted into a studio by adding a laptop, soundcard, microphone and a huuuuuge extension cable as there were no electrical plugs. The vocals were recorded with no-one else around. Due to the lack of oxygen resulting in blackouts while screaming, Dr Magic felt he was literally Drowning in Air. No band has ever done this before.
Dr Magic vocals, synths, vocoders, midi programming, drum arrangements noise, concept and direction
Dani Graves additional vocals. Key stabber at gigs
Liam C tub-thumper at gigs
Huge thanks to Grendel and Noisuf-X. Also huge thanks to Pam Van Damned, Addz “Dadz” Chickenbox (The Ladder), Back From Hell (Manchester), Florence, Bella, Zara du Rose and David Chapperz, Iain Farrell, Simon from Paresis, Black Light Mutants and Tiffany Wells from Beinaheleidenschaftsgegenstand. Huge thanks to Derek A William from DEF and Jan Doyle Band, The Luddites, Kommand+Kontrol, Beat:Cancer and Petrol Bastard, for being Petrol Bastard.
Check out the video to Disorder:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDnnbjuqRq8
released October 31, 2016
Tracks 1-4 written, recorded and arranged by Dr Magic and co-produced by GRENDEL, except track 5 co-produced with NOISUF-X. Track 5 written by Steven Levis, Nosie Katzmann and Jay Supreme and used with kind permission. Vocals on tracks 1-4 recorded in Tenerife. Vocals on track 5 recorded in a small room above a nightclub in Manchester.
EP artwork by Joe Mutant, inspired by UK punk 1977-1987.