The Danse Society, new album release “The Loop”, last days for preorders

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12 Mar

New release for The Danse Society on the March 16th. The 8th studio album from the 80s legendary British band grown alongside The Cure, Siouxsie and Killing Joke, is entitled “The Loop”. Robert Smith (The Cure) said about them: “They honestly believed they were the undead, I thought it was charming”.

Eight tracks of crepuscular prog, like a painting displaying a gothic cathedral in the sunset. Spying through the windows you can see post punk walls and the metal altar, where the rhythmic section kneels during the grooves. While from the benches you spot some death jazz details, here thunders the powerful voice with its heated coloratura sliding through the strings, dominating the scene thanks to the wide range and the vocal peaks.

The lyrics are a portrait of current society whose control and manipulation and “divide et impera” turn us into slumbering puppets. “if you were only listening a little closer” would be enough to spot the lies that distract us from the real issues. There will never be money for the poor; from the lower classes there should be rage to shake things up. Someone once said “United we stand, divided we fall”.

Most recordings were live and this makes the appreciation of each single brush stroke warmth, humanity and realism rarely found in this current era of exacerbated overproduction.

This way of recording chosen by the band to highlight the essence of improvisation and experimentation will particularly become a favourite for old school listeners.

“The Loop” will be released on limited edition white vinyl, CD and DD. All preorders will also include a free CD featuring some live sessions. Albums, T-shirts and bundles are available from dansesociety.bandcamp.com or www.thedansesociety.com or by getting in touch with the band on thedansesociety@gmail.com .

The tour of “The Loop” will see dates in the UK and Europe with possible dates in the rest of the world as well: all updates will be communicated on the band’s website and social media channels.

“The Loop” was recorded at Old Chapel Studios and Beckview Studios; additional tracks were recorded at Society Records Studios; mastering by Bowling Green Studios.

There are no clicks, programmed sequencers or auto-tune.

Artwork courtesy of IAP Arts UK

New videos from “The Loop” feature on the band’s official Youtube and include “Divided to the end”:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdBoESxGUDs&ab_channel=DanseSocietyofficialchannel

The Danse Society started in 1980 with Steve Rawlings (vocals), Paul Gilmartin (drums), Lyndon Scarfe (keys), Paul Nash (guitar), Tim Wright (bass). In the same year they released their first single “Clock", and in 1982 their debut album “Seduction”, entering the British charts.

Their best known album “Heaven is Waiting” (1983) reached n.39 of top selling albums in the UK.

After a few lineup reshuffles the band still features guitarist Paul Nash, with Maethelyiah (vocals), Jack Cooper (Bass), Dylan Riley (drums) and Steve Dickinson (keys).

Discography:

− Seduction (Society Records), 1982

− Heaven is Waiting (Arista), 1983

− Looking Through, 1986

− Change of Skin (Society Records), 2011

− Scarey Tales (Society Records), 2013

− VI (Society Records), 2015

− Sailing Mirrors (Society Records), 2020

The Danse Society online:

Official Website: www.thedansesociety.com

BandCamp: https://dansesociety.bandcamp.com

Spotify https://open.spotify.com/intl-it/artist/0WkypWGtWi9gAlB6aIKESl