A beautiful record from my hometown of Manchester, UK. Astral Bodies are a band I had caught live a few times, befriended and was blown away by their music – an amalgamation of space rock, post-metal, big riffs and Twin Peaks worship. It was a real pleasure to work with Astral Bodies and realise that a bunch of great journalists loved this album as much as I do. Sadly the trio disbanded in 2022, leaving this absolute gem as their one and only full length voyage into the cosmos.
ACCOLADES
“If you want to soundtrack your next celestial journey with something considerably hefty, Astral Bodies have you covered.”
~ Noizze – 8/10
“Astral Bodies aptly live up to their name, bringing you a multi-layered, genre-defying morass of modern space rock that simply enthrals from beginning to end.”
~ Doomed & Stoned
“The tonality and recording of this album is absolutely astounding, there is a real richness and this aids a wonderful flow between the three members.”
~ Echoes & Dust
FROM THE PRESS KIT
This largely instrumental powerhouse of a record is a triumph of colossal tones and shifting dynamics, as the trio explore compositions that ebb and flow through the cosmos. Astral Bodies take the atmospheric and textural sonics inspired by the likes of Pelican and Russian Circles, but provide their own unique spin on this sound, adding an extra dosage of spacey synthesizers – providing a dreamy undercurrent as their versatile performances range all the way from bold sleepy melodies to full on rocket propelled riffage.
Escape Death was passionately captured by Joe Clayton (Pijn, Leeched) at No Studio, Manchester and mastered by Rich Stevie Beck, resulting in a powerful and enriching listening experience full of dynamics, details and enormous riffs laced with deep, resonating tones. Escape Death is a concise record just shy of 40 minutes and full of twists and turns that will throw in surprises from the first track to the last. Astral Bodies have created the perfect aural companion to leaving behind your earthly vessel and transcending space and time.
Released April 3rd 2020 on CD, Cassette and Digital by Surviving Sounds.
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