De Ambassade - The Fool

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: OMLP25
Barcode: 4250101439421  
Release Date: 31 Mar 2023
Genre: Electronic/Cold Wave/Synth

De Ambassade’s 2019 ‘Duistre Kamers’ album was a huge favourite here at Optimo Music towers so we jumped at the chance to release the follow up; ‘The Fool’.

Following hot on the heels of the acclaimed ‘Young Birds / Palette’ 12” on Optimo Music, ‘The Fool’ is destined to be another Cold Wave, Synth, New Industrial, Experimental …whatever you want to call it …classic. We asked Ambassade to tell us a bit about the album –
Born from several years of research and contemplation on the human mind ‘The Fool’ can be understood as a reflection to the dark energies – natural, political, human and otherwise – that are released when it comes to religion, greed and power.

Historically, some rulers have used religion to legitimize their power. We were also inspired by wanting to examine what negative impact religion can have from the fact that it’s always dominated by men.

This was pursued by exploring a wide range of diverse and unusual types of instruments that took on a new approach of tonal expression, with the use of detuned choral and voice samples, droned tape loops and DIY metal and found percussion. It’s from these diverse sources that the process of creativity keeps persistently mutating. This process was focused through the enigmatic electronic and percussion composition from the band which alternates between foreground and background for the haunting vocal performances.

Tracklisting
A1 De Ambassade Verderfelijke 00:05:02
A2 De Ambassade De Elitetheorie 00:03:06
A3 De Ambassade Brand in De Straten 00:04:01
A4 De Ambassade Bag of Gold (Words by John Cage) 00:03:02
A5 De Ambassade Oh Light, Oh Flame 00:03:05
A6 De Ambassade Commando 00:02:55
A7 De Ambassade Later Met Je Beste Zelf feat. Eelco Couvreur 00:02:39
B1 De Ambassade Verwijder Jezelf 00:03:32
B2 De Ambassade De Dwaas 00:04:25
B3 De Ambassade The Valley 00:02:55
B4 De Ambassade Hé Romy 00:03:23
B5 De Ambassade Vlees Bloed 00:03:40
B6 De Ambassade De Zon Voor Altijd Rood 00:03:29