Nothing But Noise - Not Bleeding Red

"It is this devotion to sound creation and manipulation that in truth Daniel B & Nothing But Noise should be classed as composers more than artists as theirs is the sort of material that cannot be created in a day; the length of each track and the way in which they change to different moods different emotions points towards this way of thinking too" Notion Magazine 20 years in the making Nothing But Noise the trio led by Front 242 mastermind Daniel B and featuring original Front 242 member Dirk Bergen and Erwin Jadot finally release their debut album Not Bleeding Red on UK independent Future Noise Music Born from a deep love of analogue synthesizers and inspired by the likes of Manuel Gottching Tangerine Dream s early albums and Bowie s Berlin period Not Bleeding Red is an
album that fully deserves its place in the long and distinguished history of European synth acts Created in Daniel B s studio the album features an array of rare and vintage analogue synthesizers such as the Moog Voyager Prophet8 Juno 106 and Arp Odyssey No nostalgia fest though the album also explores the possibilities afforded by today s new breed of analogue synthesizers It s lineage might be clear but this is an album that looks forward respectful of the past but not in its thrall Not Bleeding Red is an expansive affair an album in love with sound itself and tracks such as the elegiac nearly 19 minute long CK are given time to evolve and develop in stately fashion unfolding like some grand cosmic ballet Uncompromising and haunting this is an album that conjures up vast vistas of space
both cold and beautiful at the same time On tracks like Puzzle Cosmique and Second Seven Nothing but Noise join the dots between the likes of electronic pioneers such as the Radiophonic Workshop through to present day acts such as Sunn O))) Having honed the Nothing But Noise sound over the course of two decades and a series of critically acclaimed live performances Not Bleeding Red is the culmination of a lifetime s obsession with synthesized sound and a timeless example of how raw circuit boards can produce something stunningly beautiful A fully realised concept Not Bleeding Red arrives in sumptuous packaging complete with accompanying iPad screens and desktop wallpapers all designed and produced by Daniel B himself The album will be released digitally on double vinyl and in a 2CD edition