It’s been two years since we got an EP from Spectoral. 2018’s “An Incorruptible Dream” was a stunning resume piece that cemented the Australian producer/singer’s talent for blending alternative R&B with experimental art-pop cuts, seeing press compare him to Lido, Golden Vessel and PARTYNEXTDOOR. Its opener, “Movin’ On” was officially curated by Spotify into their coveted Lotus playlist, and the six-track EP continues to attract fans and playlist adds today.
Not one to leave fans wanting, Spectoral built hype throughout 2020 with a string of colourful collaborations, notably DAISY LANE with pop singer-songwriter Kathana, ATLANTIS with rapper-producer Satisdiction, and DREAMS with synthpop outfit The Safety Word.
It was all leading up to this. Now, a bigger and bolder Spectoral returns with a much anticipated follow-up EP that reflects the producer’s evolution and maturity. DARKNESS MAY FIND US boasts six tracks and half a dozen collaborators, many from the world of hip-hop, including features from Canberra’s Kirklandd and Perth’s Aunty Mango.
lyrics
SPECTORAL
I dream of nothing but violence
Monsters who hide in the silence
Have been around every year or two
I ain't gonna sail right through
Maybe a darkness will find us
Maybe it's hiding inside us
But baby I wanna be around you
There won't be a round two
AUNTY MANGO
What beast will break my patience discretely?
Gaslight the fright that you have been building up inside me
The bug with which you frighten me with
I seek, give me cheek, so I speak
Your victimhood misunderstood
Now throw your arms around me
The crowning comfort of your life, your favour
Will give you no fucking sign of labor
So you bitch and moan
And you chastize those who seek to wager
On the reality you have forged, a catering call, a calamity,
Conscience clean, functioning savagery
Quasar deep, query your sanity
SPECTORAL
I dream of nothing but violence
Monsters who hide in the silence
Have been around every year or two
I ain't gonna sail right through
KIRKLANDD
I don't care, I don't want it anymore
I'm only scared when the darkness at my door
I hit the gas and I run it to the floor
I'm on the low, but I know
When I touch these dreams
Could tell I was destined for more
Look to the heights that we used to adore
Driving beneath the street lights smoking Pall
From lungs too young to know why we're breathing
Yeah, til we back from a past life
I say I'm down, you would never have to ask twice
But in my darkness, you could be a flashlight
And I could see how I look in the dark
I only fear when I'm playing the part
Of someone in control
And when it gets too hard, let my feelings go
I need to grow, and need the only hope
For all my foes to let the seasons go, I need to know
If I bleed I grow
While I'm tapping on the vein, imma need the flow
Maybe you ain't there yet
Read about another overdose
And see the fight real, homie, as I hold the ropes
I hope
SPECTORAL
I dream of nothing but violence
Monsters who hide in the silence
Have been around every year or two
I ain't gonna sail right through
Maybe a darkness will find us
Maybe it's hiding inside us
But baby I wanna be around you
There won't be a round two
credits
from DARKNESS MAY FIND US,
released January 22, 2021
Written, produced and performed by Spectoral.
Co-production on track 2 and 3 by Denzel Stone.
Features (lyrics, vocals) on track 3 are Aunty MNGO and Kirklandd.
Feature (lyrics, vocals) on track 4 is Kathana.
Co-writing on track 4 by Kathana.
Co-production on track 5 by Satisdiction.
Feature (lyrics, vocals) on track 5 by Satisdiction.
Remix production on track 6 by Megadead.
Track 1 mixed and mastered by Spectoral.
Track 2 mixed and mastered by Spectoral.
Track 3 mixed by Jonwayne.
Track 3 mastered by SUB-Human.
Track 4 mixed and mastered by Spectoral.
Track 5 mixed by Satisdiction, Spectoral and Jonwayne.
Track 5 mastered by SUB-Human.
Track 6 mixed and mastered by Megadead.
Graphics by Spectoral.
All rights reserved, 2021.
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