O.R.k. touren im April u. Mai 2023
The tour see’s the band play their first live shows since 2019’s Ramagehead tour and will be a co-headliner with French contemporary rock trio Lizzard, the dates also include appearances at Prognosis Festival in both Eindhoven & London.
Colin Edwin comments: "I am super happy that the opportunity to bring Screamnasium to life has now arrived in the shape of our first European tour since 2019. O.R.k. live inhabits a very unique space that I've have been missing for far too long. To say the usual phrase "I am looking forward to it" doesn't really express how I feel, because I know we're capable of creating a very special energy live."
Das aktuelle Album von ex-Porcupine Tree Bassist Colin Edwin, award-winning Komponist und Sänger LEF, King Crimson’s Pat Mastelotto, und Marta Sui Tubi’s Carmelo Pipitone.
O.R.k. – "Screamnasium" (Kscope/Edel) – überall erhältlich
O.R.k. - live 2023
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12.04. Aschaffenburg (DE) Colos Saal
13.04. Pratteln (CH) Z7
14.04. Stuttgart (DE) Club Zentral
16.04. Eindhoven (NL) -Effeenar Prognosis Festival
18.04. Milan (IT) Legend 54
19.04. Rome (IT) Traffic
20.04. Bologna (IT) Alchemica
21.04. Kufstein (AT) Kulturfabrik Kufstein
23.04. London (GB) Indigo at the O2 – Prognosis Festival
25.04. Paris (FR) Backstage by the Mill
27.04. Nantes (FR) Ferrailleur
05.05 Ubach-Palenberg - Rockfabrik
06.05. Zoetermeer (NL) De Boerderij
Tickets: https://www.bandsintown.com/a/12115353
- "Screamnasium" ist bis jetzt O.R.k’s essentiellstes Album. Fast spontan, jedoch komplex geschmiedet.
- mit Gastauftritten von Grammy winning Stimmenphänomen Elisa (Django Unchained Soundtrack) und Cello Virtuose Jo Quail.
- gemastert von Machine (Lamb of God, King Crimson, Clutch) mit einem Artwork von Adam Jones (von Tool) und Marvel/DC Comics Illustrator Denis Rodier
O.R.k. - "Don’t Call Me A Joke" (official music video)
https://youtu.be/uuiubi2idrw
O.R.k. - "As I Leave" (official music video)
https://youtu.be/UpMWgHUsSPs
O.R.k. are:
Lorenzo Esposito Fornasari a.k.a LEF - lead vocals
Pat Mastelotto – drums (Mr. Mister, King Crimson, XTC, The Rembrandts)
Colin Edwin – bass (Porcupine Tree)
Carmelo Pipitone – guitars
1. As I Leave [03:57]
2. Unspoken Words [03:39]
3. Consequence (feat. Elisa) [04:11]
4. I Feel Wrong [04:00]
5. Don`t Call Me A Joke [03:24]
6. Hope For The Ordinary [04:38]
7. Deadly Bite [03:57]
8. Something Broke [04:17]
9. Lonely Crowd [03:58]
10. Someone Waits [05:35]
Setting the pace, lead single/album opener "As I Leave" delivers a distilled form of the O.R.k. spirit directly to the listener. Lef’s powerful vocals, Carmelo Pipitone’s energetic riffing, Pat Mastelotto’s inventive rhythmic accompaniment and Colin Edwin’s distinctive bass tones all infuse Screamnasium with a refreshed intensity and a new luminosity. Energy levels are maintained throughout the 42-minute runtime as O.R.k. state the case for optimism, tolerance and empathy - these are hopeful anthems for an increasingly uncertain world.
One particular highlight is “Consequence”, where Lef spars with Grammy winning vocal phenom Elisa, best known outside her native Italy for her collaboration with the legendary Ennio Morricone on Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained soundtrack.
Album closer “Someone Waits” features virtuoso cellist Jo Quail who provides seductive, intertwining melodies to bring Screamnasium to a dramatic and unexpected finale.
Colin Edwin comments “Right now, Screamnasium feels to me like the album we’ve been trying to make since we first conceived the band, both sonically and also in terms of the songwriting and subject matter. All four of us are playing to our natural strengths and we’ve managed to express both light and shade and all sorts of colours in between. It reflects our recent pasts and directs some energy towards a more hopeful future. For me, the album is kind of a depurative, I really hope that overall feeling comes across.”
The creative duo of Grammy winning art director Adam Jones (of Tool) and Marvel/DC Comics illustrator Denis Rodier have handled the artwork and layout to create an iconic album artwork with remarkable visual imagery, while mixing and mastering duties have been undertaken by Machine (Lamb of God, King Crimson, Clutch).
Encompassing a wide breadth of emotional landscapes, Screamnasium is the consummate relief for our troubled times.
Kscope will release Screamnasium on 21st October on CD / ltd ed green coloured vinyl LP/ black vinyl LP and digitally
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