Avoid the Light
Occupation
- Guitar: David Jordan
- Guitar: Florian Füntmann
- Bass: Jan Hoffmann
- Drums: Janosch Rathmer
- Ambience: Reimut van Bonn
Avoid the Light (English for Turn away from light) is the second studio album by the German post-rock / post- metal band Long Distance Calling. It was released on 24 April 2009 via Superball Music.
Formation
With Avoid the Light of the band Viva Hate Records moved to Superball Music. The band recorded a demo with the song " Apparitions " and thus applied in the new record company. The choice fell on Superball, as its parent company InsideOut Music, according to Jan Hoffmann the " coolest progLabel " is. The remaining songs were written during the year 2008. Simultaneously, the musicians wrote more songs for the split EP with the band Leech 090208.
Without responsible for the Ambience Reimut van Bonn, who lives in Mannheim, the band worked in the rehearsal room to the new songs that have failed, according to the guitarist Florian Füntmann rhythm -oriented than the songs of their debut album. In addition, fewer voice samples have been the album was verwendet.Aufgenommen in November 2008 Tonstudio45 in Koblenz. Produced Avoid the Light by Kurt Ebelhäuser and the band. The mastering took Pascal Stoffels.
The cover was designed by Tim Klockentiedt, based on Gustave Doré's illustration for John Milton's Paradise Lost. As a guest musician, the singer Jonas Renske of the Swedish band Katatonia is heard in the song "The Nearing Grave". Renske also wrote the text for the song.
Background
The album title comes from the eponymous song of the band Pantera for the soundtrack of the film Wes Craven presents Dracula. The musicians were looking for an album title and overheard at their hotel a Pantera CD with said song.
The missing degree of the song " 359 ° " refers to the fact that there is nothing in life that is perfect. " I Know You, Stanley Milgram ," based on the small-world phenomenon of the American psychologist Stanley Milgram. The last song " Sundown Highway" received loud guitarist Florian Füntmann his title after the musicians have heard the finished song. In his opinion, the song would convey the feeling when you're driving the sunset on a lonely highway contrary.
Reception
Avoid the Light was the part of the trade press very good reviews. Christian Kaltmaier by the online magazine Metal.de said in his review of musical excellence, as far as the eye can see and awarded nine out of ten. For the reviewers Werner of the online magazine and in-your - face.de Avoid the Light shows " a very refreshing approach to music as an art form ." He described the album as a " masterpiece " and awarded nine out of ten points.