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Thunderous post-instrumental outfit PELICAN have announced the long awaited follow-up to their sprawling 2009 full length What We All Come To Need, a new four song EP Ataraxia/Taraxis to be released via Southern Lord on April 10. With members now residing in separate cities, the EP represents a new chapter in the band’s evolution with a reenergized focus on composition and the utilization of the recording studio as a creative tool in the songwriting process, yielding one of the most diverse efforts in the band’s prolific discography.
The four new songs highlight the manifold sonic strengths of the band by delving into moments of triumphant melodic rock, smokey doom, ambient soundscape, acoustic desert-folk, and minimalist electronics. In contrast to the EP’s origin as the product of four different recording studios, including stints with engineers Sanford Parker (Twilight, Circle of Animals, Nachtmystium) and Aaron Harris (ISIS), the carefully crafted track listing boasts a cohesive narrative flow, lending the release an epic feel worthy of a full album.
Ataraxia/Taraxis Track Listing:
- Ataraxia
- Lathe Biosas
- Parasite Colony
- Taraxis
PELICAN is supporting the release with a two-week run of dates in Europe and the UK, including coveted spots at Roadburn and Dunk! Festivals.
PELICAN Upcoming Tour Dates:
- 4/06/2012 Dunk! Festival – Zottegem, BE
- 4/07/2012 The Garage – London, UK w/ Chelsea Wolfe
- 4/08/2012 Vudu Club – Birmingham, UK w/ Chelsea Wolfe
- 4/09/2012 Brudenell Social Club – Leeds, UK
- 4/10/2012 Stereo – Glasgow, UK
- 4/11/2012 The Ruby Lounge – Manchester, UK
- 4/12/2012 The Haunt – Brighton, UK
- 4/13/2012 The Cooler – Bristol, UK
- 4/14/2012 Roadburn Festival – Tilburg, Netherlands
- 4/15/2012 La Maronquinerie – Paris, France
- 4/16/2012 Jubez – Karlsruhe, Germany w/ Tombs
- 4/17/2012 Bad Bonn – Dudingen, Switzerland
- 4/18/2012 Magnolia – Milan, Italy
- 4/19/2012 Feierwerk – Munich, Germany w/ Tombs
- 4/20/2012 Cassiopeia – Berlin, Germany w/ Tombs
- 4/21/2012 Nosturi – Helsinki, Finland