{"id":36197,"date":"2021-04-07T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T21:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=36197"},"modified":"2021-03-29T20:13:08","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T00:13:08","slug":"late-aster-share-a-minor-fantasy-announce-true-and-toxic-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=36197","title":{"rendered":"Late Aster share \u2018A Minor Fantasy\u2019 + announce &#8216;True and Toxic\u2019 EP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>San Francisco Bay Area\/Brooklyn quartet\u00a0Late Aster\u00a0has shared a new single,\u00a0<em>A Minor Fantasy<\/em>. They also announced their debut EP,\u00a0\u2018True and Toxic,\u2019 which will be out May 21 via\u00a0Bright Shiny Things. In conjunction with the single the band has shared a video created by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/jhhzyc\/z1r5vo\/fuc58j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Four\/Ten Media<\/a>\u00a0(Bryce Dessner\/Steve Reich\/Son Lux).\u00a0Watch the video clip via YouTube below.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oP7tuZi2704?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Discussing the single, the groups\u2019\u00a0Aaron Messing\u00a0stated, \u201c<em>This song is inspired by a Shostakovich piano prelude I listened to for years before attempting to learn. I thought the way the piece moves through the harmony would suit it well for an additional melody on top, which became the vocal melody. The prelude is in the key of A minor, which I eventually used as the name of the song, both because it describes the piece musically but also because read literally, it actually describes the meaning behind the words of the song: A dream-like state that is simultaneously exciting and ominous<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>Working with Four\/Ten Media was an obvious choice for this song because of their background as classically trained percussionists<\/em>,\u201d noted\u00a0Anni Hochalter, regarding the video. \u201c<em>We wanted a team that was going to really understand how to feature the virtuosic beats written by our drummer\u00a0Cameron LeCrone, as well as be experimental in visual aesthetic to capture the new sounds of electronics and brass<\/em>.\u00a0<em>We combined two visual inspirations for the video &#8211; 1. Liquid lights created with\u00a0layers of coloured mineral\u00a0oil\u00a0and alcohol placed over a\u00a0projector\u00a0lens and which produce changing colour patterns for a psychedelic effect. And 2. an early animated film that uses colour and silhouette cut-outs, called The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926).<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The members of Late Aster &#8211; Messing, Hochhalter, LeCrone, and&nbsp;Charles Mueller&nbsp;&#8211; all met while studying music performance in jazz and\/or classical at Northwestern University and the University of Southern California. The quartet were quickly united by a love of experimentation, melding brass instruments with electronics, using forms and melodies influenced by popular music to push the boundaries between classical, jazz, pop, and rock. With their sound, Late Aster looks to draw out the intimacy and versatility of instruments commonly relegated to a passive, secondary role in rock music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018True and Toxic\u2019\u00a0is a collection of musical sketches on the modern human condition. Focused on relationships, politics, science, and digital society, the songs string together disparate mediums and influences\u2014digital and analogue, silicon and brass, composed and improvisatory\u2014to create a soundtrack for the polarizing present. Each song is paired with visual accompaniment. Along with Four\/Ten Media, the group collaborated with Deadeye Press, Harrison Atkins, and Kelsey Boncato.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/04E90E20-6FD6-4FAE-9A10-15B6632D2D35.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/04E90E20-6FD6-4FAE-9A10-15B6632D2D35.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1024\" alt=\"Late Aster True and Toxic EP cover artwork\" class=\"wp-image-36198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/04E90E20-6FD6-4FAE-9A10-15B6632D2D35.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/04E90E20-6FD6-4FAE-9A10-15B6632D2D35.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/04E90E20-6FD6-4FAE-9A10-15B6632D2D35.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/04E90E20-6FD6-4FAE-9A10-15B6632D2D35.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/04E90E20-6FD6-4FAE-9A10-15B6632D2D35.jpeg?w=1454&amp;ssl=1 1454w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2018True and Toxic\u2019 track listing<\/strong><br>1. The True and Toxic View<br>2. Can&#8217;t Say No<br>3. Dichotomy<br>4. A Minor Fantasy<br>5. Hole in the Wall<br>6. Potomac<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/jhhzyc\/z1r5vo\/bfe58j\">Pre-order\u00a0\u2018<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/jhhzyc\/z1r5vo\/r7e58j\">True and Toxic<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/jhhzyc\/z1r5vo\/7zf58j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2019\u00a0on limited edition vinyl<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>San Francisco Bay Area\/Brooklyn quartet\u00a0Late Aster\u00a0has shared a new single,\u00a0A Minor Fantasy. They also announced their debut EP,\u00a0\u2018True and Toxic,\u2019 which will be out May <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=36197\" title=\"Late Aster share \u2018A Minor Fantasy\u2019 + announce &#8216;True and Toxic\u2019 EP\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36199,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[13,23,29,30],"tags":[10030,438,10031,10032],"class_list":["post-36197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-electronic-music","category-indie","category-music-video","category-new-release","tag-a-minor-fantasy","tag-ep","tag-late-aster","tag-true-and-toxic"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/BC8F7165-FDD1-4E64-A4FA-912A575A0616.jpeg?fit=1000%2C663&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-9pP","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":38118,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=38118","url_meta":{"origin":36197,"position":0},"title":"The Toxic Avenger releases \u2018Carbone Toxique\u2019 EP + shares \u201887.6%\u2019","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"June 7, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"French DJ and producer The Toxic Avenger released his latest EP, \u2018Carbone Toxique\u2019 on the May 20th via Enchant\u00e9 Records. 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