DANCE is out now.
Darlings,
This is it. This is the reason we've been so quiet these past few months. This is DANCE.
We have never put so much work into one piece of music before. And although we always want our music to speak for itself, we'd like to share a few words with you about the journey this song has taken us on. The story of DANCE comprises three parts:
Chapter I - Past:
As you might have guessed, DANCE originated in the sessions for our concept album "The Spell". It was supposed to be another chapter of our story about a girl who falls in love with death, but the song ultimately didn't make the cut. It wouldn't quite leave us alone either, so about one year ago, we decided to dig it up and give it another go.
Chapter II - Present:
As rewarding and exciting as the intense work on the concept of "The Spell" was — from creating a storybook soundtrack to putting everything into prose — once it was completed, we were done with it. Anna was ready to let go of that story and rewrote all of the DANCE lyrics and most of the music. This time, inspiration came from two sources: the dancing plague of 1518, which is a fascinating story in itself, and an engagement with our contemporary world: doesn't it sometimes feel like we're in the process of dancing ourselves to death?
Chapter III - Future:
This song, which we share with you today for the time being only as what it is, i.e. without a flood of images, is only the first part of this extensive project. A collective of brilliant artists has interpreted DANCE visually and transformed it into their own world of images. Stay tuned for more…
Thank you.
2020 has been a challenge. First, we want to thank all of you for your support, which has been more crucial than ever before. Thanks to you, we were able to spend some of our time writing this song instead of only worrying about our survival as a band.
Thank you also to the Kulturförderung Kanton Luzern (our local cultural grants organisation), for believing in this project and helping us fund its creation. Thank you, Tommy Vetterli at New Sound Studio for your never-ending patience and the best ears in the world (and for getting additional gear because we exceeded the track limit). Thank you, Fredy Schnyder for helping Anna out with some piano hacks & Andi Schnellmann for recording the bass guitar. Thank you, Nuclear Blast, for your ongoing support and for not losing your shit with our weird ideas. And thank you, Thomas Ott for your incredible work of art; nobody could have painted a better picture of the lyrics than you have!
