Photo by: Dante Torrieri
Massachusetts powerviolence group Escuela Grind have set October 18th for the release of their upcoming full-length Dreams On Algorithms through MNRK Heavy. The album was recorded with Kurt Ballou at his GodCity Studios, with mixing helmed by Nick Townsend at Infrasonic Sound. Speaking of the record’s title, singer Katerina Economou shared:
“We wanted to write an album that identifies what it’s like to consume in this era we live in: what we receive through our phones, the social media landscape, and personalized algorithms, and how it is translated by our subconscious. I think most people can relate to something in their online sphere infecting their dreams. This transfer was something we really wanted to expand on, and all of the songs have themes relating to dream analysis and technology.”
Today also sees the premiere of a new track titled “Turbulence”. Check out the video, directed by Michael Jari Davidson, below. The song follows debut single “Always Watching You”, which was released back in April. Speaking of the new single, drummer Jesse Fuentes comments:
“I had the idea for the ‘Turbulence‘ title during a plane ride where I thought I was actually gonna die. My mind was fixated on landing and playing the next show. It helped me cope, and then it kept happening on a couple of flights after that. My last in-person conversation with Napalm Death‘s Shane Embury was very emotional; he suggested we add clean vocals after he overheard Katerina doing some clean singing on the tour bus (after shows, on our winter 2023 European tour with NxDx, everyone would sing along together. it really was magical). The vocal hook and melody on ‘Turbulence‘ was created a day before vocals were to be recorded at GodCity. We took that airplane experience, and wrote some straightforward, but meaningful lyrics.”
Economou continued:
“It will be immediately obvious when you first hear this song that it is a departure for us. We wanted to take a risk with ‘Turbulence‘, and after performing so many live shows over the last year we were ready to compile all that influence. The clean singing may take some people off-guard coming from a grind/hardcore band, but after touring with Napalm Death, we realized we wanted to incorporate that aspect into our music in a similar way. We definitely wanted a grungy, catchy chorus to sing at all of our upcoming festival appearances, and I hope the fans like the song as much as we do.”
Dreams On Algorithms is available for pre-order now here. Escuela Grind is currently touring Europe. Get the remaining dates below and tickets at this link.
Dreams On Algorithms track listing:
- “Doa”
- “Always Watching You”
- “Constant Passenger” feat. Vincent Bennett (The Acacia Strain)
- “Moral Injury”
- “Concept Of God”
- “Animus Multiform”
- “Scorpion”
- “Planned Obsolescence”
- “Toothless”
- “Turbulence”
Tour dates:
7/10 Karlsruhe, DE – TBA
7/11 Neukirchen-Vluyn, DE – Dong Open Air
7/12 Munchen, DE – Kulturzentrum Backstage
7/13 Velenje, SI – Vratolom Open Air
7/14 Bratislava, SI – TBA
7/23 Eindhoven, NL – Dynamo
7/30 Lindau, DE – Club Vaudeville
8/01 Leipzig, DE – Soltmann
8/02 Berlin, DE – Resist To Exist Festival
8/03 Granichen, CH – Open Air Granichen
8/04 Saint-Maurice-de-Gourdans, FR – Sylak Open Air
8/08 Jaromer, CZ – Brutal Assault
8/09 Dortmund, DE – FZW
8/10 Vinelz, CH – Openair Am Bierlersee
8/13 Copenhagen, DN – Stengade
8/14 Hannover, DE – Bei Chez Heinz
8/17 Moderna, IT – Pignoletto Fest
8/24 Malmo, SE – Malmo Massacre