Layering synths, guitars, electronic percussion, and live drums, Houses of Heaven fuses early industrial and techno rhythms with the melodicism of shoegaze and a heavy dose of dub-influenced effects. With “Sightline,” they were heavily influenced by their favorite Drum & Bass records. Imagine if The Prodigy were to collaborate with Houses of Heaven and you’d have a pretty good idea of what it might sound like.
Vocalist Keven Tecon elaborates. “With breaks and live drums resampled, cut up and resequenced on a MPC 2000XL, ‘Sightline’ pays homage to drum & bass through a post-punk lens. The repetitious lyrics were inspired by the cadence of drum & bass MCs and the energy they create. We wanted to capture the feeling of chaos, connection and catharsis found on the dance floor.”
lyrics
Don't fall
Can't sleep
Transfix
Sink deep
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Just keep it up
This pyramid scheme
Just keep it up
credits
released September 1, 2022
Keven Tecon - vocals, synth, guitar, drum programming
Adam Beck - guitar, synth
Nick Ott - drums
Matia Simovich - production, mixing, drum programming
Monte Vallier - engineering
John McEntire - engineering
Additional production and engineering by Keven Tecon and Adam Beck
Anthony Ciannamea - artwork
Rafael Anton Irisarri - mastering
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