{"id":38284,"date":"2022-08-09T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=38284"},"modified":"2022-08-01T21:00:01","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T01:00:01","slug":"sword-collector-shares-communion-ov-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=38284","title":{"rendered":"Sword Collector shares \u2019Communion Ov One\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sword Collector, the Texas darkwave duo of Carlos Cooper and Kyle James McCoy, have revealed the explosive impetus behind\u00a0\u2018SHRINE: Volume I,\u2019 the band&#8217;s occult-horror-cum-post-apocalyptic-sci-fi concept album in two volumes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018SHRINE: Volume I\u2019 tells the story of a group&#8217;s egress from a cult after an explosion in the sky stirs ominous interpretations and escalates authoritarianism within the last colony of the US Midwest. <em>Communion Ov One<\/em>, the first single and final act of<em>\u00a0\u2018SHRINE: Volume I<\/em>,\u2019 grants insight into the final thoughts of a banished demagogue during\u00a0his dying breaths. Listen to <em>Communion Ov One<\/em> via Bandcamp below. <\/p>\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"120\" style=\"position: relative; display: block; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/v=2\/album=5952529\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><br>McCoy says of the song&#8217;s meaning, \u201c<em>I really wanted to touch on the subjectivity of religion in this song. You see&#8230;\u00a0I feel like trying to interpret the metaphysical from our physical plane is kind of like trying to translate a long-lost dead language using a modern vocabulary with no equivalent words. Even if we could somehow tap into the metaphysical, we&#8217;re not at all equipped to objectively\u00a0understand it. Our religion is inevitably\u00a0influenced by our own interpretations and biases, which is why\u00a0I inverted the proverbial esoteric phrase in the song&#8217;s lyrics to say, &#8216;As below, it&#8217;s so above.&#8217; We make our gods in our own image. If we are violent, our gods will be violent. If we are loving, our gods will be loving.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mixed by Phillip Odom (Code Orange, La Dispute, Ceremony), the sound engineer praised by Anthony Fantano for his &#8220;God-like ears,&#8221; SHRINE: Volume I expands both the thematic and sonic territory of Sword Collector&#8217;s well-received debut EP. Drawing influences from institutions of classic and contemporary music like Depeche Mode, Kraftwerk, Twin Tribes, and Drab Majesty, Sword Collector seek to make self-discovery sacred over ethereal soundscapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018SHRINE: Volume I\u2019 will be released through the record label operated by Cooper&#8217;s brick &amp; mortar record store,\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/hybridrecordstx.us4.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b884b4570c9f8cc25ff86e5e5&amp;id=e02374db5a&amp;e=cbfd509d12\">Hybrid <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/hybridrecordstx.us4.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b884b4570c9f8cc25ff86e5e5&amp;id=e02374db5a&amp;e=cbfd509d12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Records<\/a><\/u>, on October 28, 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Sword Collector, the Texas darkwave duo of Carlos Cooper and Kyle James McCoy, have revealed the explosive impetus behind\u00a0\u2018SHRINE: Volume I,\u2019 the band&#8217;s occult-horror-cum-post-apocalyptic-sci-fi concept <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=38284\" title=\"Sword Collector shares \u2019Communion Ov One\u2019\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38285,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_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,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[13,22,23,28,30,1907],"tags":[10851,3144,10853,10852],"class_list":["post-38284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-electronic-music","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-music","category-new-release","category-news","tag-communion-ov-one","tag-darkwave","tag-shrine-volume-i","tag-sword-collector"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/EAC9FD87-4609-4C26-87C3-A9C501E80715-e1659401819170.jpeg?fit=1200%2C637&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-9Xu","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":33773,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=33773","url_meta":{"origin":38284,"position":0},"title":"Mind Shrine shares new single \u20185 Long Days\u2019","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"March 23, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Houston-based band\u00a0Mind Shrine\u00a0have shared\u00a0their new single\u00a05 Long Days. 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