Coldkill - Distance By Design Vinyl LP

from Haus Arkana

33 RPM vinyl was the only appropriate format for this project with deep roots in the 80ties. Coldkill is the collaborative project of musician Eric Eldredge (INTERFACE) and vocalist Rexx Arkana (BRUDERSCHAFT/FGFC820). Bleak, personal and intimate, "Distance By Design" is minimal wave melancholia. Sometimes rhythmic and danceable, other times measured and contemplative, the album reflects a litany of electronic influences and eras.

The band has imposed strict self-restraints on their audio arsenal, limiting themselves to the sole employment of sounds that existed during the epoch they seek to emulate [1980ties]. This intentionally-minimal approach - bereft of modern-day multi-tracking or slick production tricks - evokes a sense of nostalgia unique unto itself.

A Model of Control raves: "There is something wonderfully cool and detached in what Coldkill are doing, channeling the best moments of Covenant in particular. There are the distant, controlled vocals, precise drum programming and nagging synth hooks that come together to produce track after track of brilliant, post-futurepop. There has been nothing I haven't liked about their material so far."

Track List:
1. all is not fine 01:44
2. in here 04:09
3. angel unaware 05:08
4. i'm yours 06:11
5. black or white 04:45
6. distance by design 05:20
7. memories 05:34
8. systematic 06:23
9. leave it all behind 06:02
10. fables 07:32

Edition of 300