| Gang Gang Dance will release new album Saint Dymphna Oct. 21 |
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Brooklyn tribal-rock quartet Gang Gang Dance are set to release their fourth full-length album Oct. 21. Saint Dymphna will be a followup to 2005’s critically acclaimed God’s Money. The album follows three years of complex and sporadic recording, in which the band made an acclaimed Whitney Biennial appearance, plus the
Retina Riddim DVD+CD and RAWWAR EP,Named for the patron saint of outsiders, Saint Dymphna will be even more dance-oriented than their last, with more emphasis on the music’s spiritual and transcendental aspects. “Bebey” is an organic, eastern Aphex Twin-like track with spinning percussion, face-fuzz ambient textures and oral rebirth, followed by the more-accessible “First Communion.” The track will feature talking Brazilian guitars, punk snarl on the vocals and a beat that resembles the omnipresent sound of reggaeton flooding the NYC streets during summer months. “Blue Nile” touches on 80’s techno, trip-hop, interstellar travel and Hot 97 R&B, while “Princes” marks the first appearance of London-based MC Tinchy Stryder. It re-emphasizes the group’s club potential and experimental success. Like God’s Money, Saint Dymphna is envisioned as a LP experience. The album will be preceded by the Single “House Jam” that is backed with a remix of the track by Hot Chip, and accompanied by a free digital download of a remix by XXXChange.
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