Single Premiere – Malkasian – Hedonic

 

Single Premiere

Malkasian – Hedonic

They’ve got style! It’s dark, it’s noir and there’s a lot of blues! We mentioned their earlier album called The Macabre and said stuff like: “It is the blues, but all twisted and deranged… Alternative blues, stonerrock noir. Diesel Americana. Fuzz Country.” This is MALKASIAN! And they are about to release a new album called Heavy Blues! And we are truly honored to premiere their newest single called Hedonic! It’s stomps on the terra like a majestic beast, it rumbles and it drips wet with feverish energy. You can feel that fatalistic buzz through your veins and the sweat running across your back. And do you hear that dirty harmonica?! Holy fuck! This calls for an entirely different set of rules… You’re in deep now! And you might get stuck! 

Go check out Hedonic! And get ready for Malkasian’s Heavy Blues, dropping October 22nd! 

A huge thank you to the band and Desert Bloom PR for the opportunity to drop this beast!



PR Wire: 

The band about the track: 

“Hedonic - The Duality of man, order vs chaos. Will satisfying the most primal urges now mean regret at the end of life? For some yes, some no. How will it be for you when your time to die comes?”

“Coming out of the release of “The Macabre” in 2023 there was an urge to have a “band record.” It’s more about the playing and improvisation than song craft this time around. It captures what happens at the live show. Recruiting drummer and collaborator Jordan Bettner, his cousin, Sam Rucker on bass and good friend Dave Rosenberg on harmonica; they started rehearsing songs from “The Macabre.” Some of these jams on old songs spawned new ones in the spirit of “contrafact.” How many times did the bebop standard ‘I Got Rhythm’ get a refresh in the 1940’s? Between the synergy of a new ensemble and show opportunities in Denver we arrive at “Heavy Blues.” A record made by players and for players, at least in contrast to “The Macabre” which is much more produced and carefully constructed. “Heavy Blues” was made because it had to be. It’s meant to convey the exercise and act of working through ones thoughts, reservations, and need to evolve through music.”

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