{"product_id":"iguana-death-cult-echo-palace-cd","title":"Iguana Death Cult - Echo Palace [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCat. no: CDIL2104\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: CD\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarcode: 810874026002\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 12 May 2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGenre: Rock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter the pandemic hit, and the people of the world grew wary and suspicious of one another, Iguana Death Cult, one of Europe's most exciting rock exports, became more than just a band to its members--it became therapy - \"I think for the frst ten times we went to jam,\" says guitarist\/vocalist Tobias Opschoor, speaking about the making of the new album Echo Palace, \"we just drank wine and talked about it for hours--and\u003cbr\u003ethen were like, 'OK, I have to go because I have to work tomorrow \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTaking place at frontman Jeroen Reek's apartment in Rotterdam, these gatherings slowly shifted from talking about this surreal chapter of their lives--the days of quiet streets and cramped buildings--to making music about it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArmed with the talents of Justin Boer on bass and Arjen van Opstal on drums, and tapping the keys work Jimmy de Kok for the frst time on album, the band took their trademark melodic garage-rock style and expanded it to make it vibier and looser, with each member contributing ideas to develop the sound palette in full. When it came time to record the album, the band headed to PAF Studio in Rotterdam, and subsequently it was mixed by Joo- Joo Ashworth (Sasami, Dummy) at Studio 22 in Los Angeles and mastered by Dave Cooley (Tame Impala, Yves Tumor).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe album is a big swing, stretching Iguana Death Cult beyond its garage rock origins and taking them to a new realm. The end result of Echo Palace is an appropriately worldly album from a group breaking past the confnes of its home country.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Dutch band Iguana Death Cult's rip- roaring melodies are built to jettison far beyond their homebase of Rotterdam.\" - FADER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Frenetic, intense sonic assaults, they turn psych punk into astonishingly concise three-dimensional documents.\" - CLASH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCD Tracks: Paper Straws \/ Echo Palace \/ Pushermen \/ Sunny Side Up \/ Sensory Overload \/ Conference to Conference \/ I Just Want a House \/ Oh No \/ Rope a Dope \/ Heaven in Disorder \/ Radio Brainwave\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INNOVATIVE LEISURE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42489360351388,"sku":"CDIL2104","price":12.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/files\/1_c8c859df-92df-41a9-903e-feeede91acd7.webp?v=1683928597","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/iguana-death-cult-echo-palace-cd","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}