1-sided 12“ EP. Cardboard cover in deluxe transparent sleeve with sticker, including postcard, sticker and signed A2 poster. Limited edition of 55 copies, hand numbered.
Includes unlimited streaming of The Futura Model
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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1-sided 12“ EP. Cardboard cover in deluxe transparent sleeve with sticker, including postcard & sticker. Limited edition of 222 copies, hand numbered & signed by Nikolas Schreck. Only 10 signed copies available.
Includes unlimited streaming of The Futura Model
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Acclaimed by Evolver magazine as “already a legend in his lifetime”, singer-songwriter Nikolas Schreck’s initiatory application of music, ritual and theater formally began in 1984 when he returned to the West from a life-changing spiritual pilgrimage in Egypt to found the shapeshifting musical ensemble Radio Werewolf, a nine-year sonic magic operation which concluded in 1993. After pioneering early Los Angeles Gothic and deathrock with the band’s first incarnation, Radio Werewolf’s European phase was hailed by Christopher Walton of the band Endura for “simultaneously pre-empting and giving birth to the dark-ambient and ritual-industrial scene of the 1990’s.”
Schreck has previously collaborated musically with Zeena, John Murphy, Death in June, Non and Sir Christopher Lee, whose first solo album he produced. In 2015’s Kingdom of Heaven album “XXIII”, as music site African Paper noted, Schreck “dove deep into the realms of American pop culture”, breaking genre boundaries by bringing his distinctive dark voice to an eclectic spectrum including Gospel, space rock and neo-classical Prog. Marking a new landmark in Nikolas Schreck’s ever mutating genre-defying musical voyage The Futura Model takes its listeners on a retro-futurist audio adventure in cosmic avant-pop that celebrates the joys of extraterrestrial sex, plunges to the icy depths of interstellar alienation, and soars towards the Gnostic mysteries of the trans-human state.
Recorded in Berlin shortly before Schreck and his band debuted the song at their memorable Leipzig performance Der Schwarze Planet hailed as one of the ‘’Best Concerts at WGT 2017’’, the singer’s evocative Sinatra-in-space croon, masterfully accompanied by the glacial synths of keyboardist Winfried Strauss, the powerful pulsations of bassist Ohnesorg, and the furious battery and percussion of drummer Heathen Rae, propels The Futura Model to sonic regions unknown.
Offering a tantalizing taste of Nikolas Schreck’s forthcoming album, this special limited collector’s edition EP allows you to hear the song performed from three different aural perspectives, including the propulsive Parallel Universe Version and a moody Late Night Supernova Version. In keeping with Schreck’s current practice of continually deconstructing and reimagining his repertoire in live performance, each version of The Futura Model reveals hidden facets of the song’s multi-levelled essence.
Perfectly complementing the sleek alien textures heard on the triad of songs is cover art featuring a portrait of Nikolas by Zeena Schreck and typography & design by The Epicurean created exclusively for this release.
REVIEWS:
“Wer die schrecktypische Mischung goutiert, sollte durch den Song angefixt sein und dem Album, das wohl am entstehen ist, entsprechend entgegenfiebern – wenn man bedenkt, wie unterschiedlich “The Futura Model” und das komplexe und zugleich versponnene “Lord Sutekh’s Dream” sind, kann man sich jedenfalls auf eine gewisse Bandbreite freuen. Ähnlich wie Kingdom of Heaven scheinen die Soloarbeiten jedenfalls an die schmissigen, von einem Schuss Rock’n'Roll durchtränkten Ur-Radio Werewolf der 80er anzuknüpfen, was ich sehr begrüße. ”
(African Paper)
“A supernova filling the afterglow with a background radiation that would not be amiss at a festival like Grauzone. ”
(Vital Weekly)
supported by 11 fans who also own “The Futura Model”
Beautiful album, possibly my favorite from Schreck. It feels like a mix of Frank Sinatra with Bohren und der Club of Gore, a combination of which I can't get enough!
Highly recommended by Michael Barnett of ThisIsDarkness.com This Is Darkness
supported by 11 fans who also own “The Futura Model”
Excellent put-together of many great artist in tribute to the legendary Lustmord. Dark ambient music that is sure to make the top of the list, in particular, fans of music circulated worldwide in the Goth-Industrial music scene. All great tracks on this album, I love the songs by Enslaved, Isahn, Zola Jesus, Ulver, and Godflesh in particular. Gabe Kristen Buche alternative bc profile
