Robedoor releasing new album Primal Sphere on Hands in the Dark, attempting an apocalypse do-over

Robedoor releasing new album Primal Sphere on Hands in the Dark, attempting an apocalypse do-over

In a perverted, masochistic way, I enjoyed the sense of possibly-impending doom the supposed apocalypse brought to 2012. Somehow, even if I never really believed such a thing could or would occur, the pall of probably-not-but-what-if decimation felt novel bordering on epic. Brushing up against a sci-fi nightmare/dream brought a weight to things, for those of us disconnected enough from reality and with overactive imaginations.

The members of Robedoor seem to be similar overly-imaginative, end-of-the-world romantics. Their upcoming album Primal Sphere absolutely drips gritty SF; just check out the tracklisting. To me at least, the name of each track seems like a little snippet of a doomed world. There is also something poetic about being a year late to the cataclysm party, and I’m sure this has not escaped them. If I was a paranoid man I would say Hands in the Dark is, by releasing this album on May 14, attempting to start that catastrophe-clock again. This could just be wishful thinking on my part, though; the naïve part of me wants to live my sci-fi fantasy and Primal Sphere could be the perfect soundtrack.

Primal Sphere tracklisting:

01. Stagnant Venom
02. Blasted Orb
03. Flannel Shroud
04. Concrete Brother

• Robedoor: http://robedoor.tumblr.com
• Hands in the Dark: http://handsinthedarkrecords.tumblr.com

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