Oceansize’s fourth and last studio album, 2010’s Self Preserved Whereas The Our bodies Float Up, is to have a fifteenth anniversary reissue on triple black vinyl!
The brand new reissue, to be launched via Kscope on Nationwide Album Day, October 18, options six bonus tracks, which complete half an hour of recent music, and singer Mike Vennart has recorded model new vocals for 3 of these tracks, which provide a uncommon glimpse into alternate futures that by no means got here to move.
Oceansize have been, in line with Prog Journal, “A band that by no means repeated themselves, but all the time seemed like no one else.” The band fashioned in Manchester in 1998, and initially signed to Beggars Banquet, releasing two albums, debut Effloresce (2003) and Everyne Into Place (2005), earlier than shifting to InsideOut Music’s extra different prog label, Superball for 2007’s Frames and at last Self Preserved Whereas The Our bodies Float Up, after which there adopted an acrimonious break up.
Lead vocalist and guitarist Mike Vennart might be greatest identified for taking part in stay guitar for Biffy Clyro and is without doubt one of the new singers within the reformed Cardiacs. He additionally fashioned his personal act, Vennart and the extra experimental British Theatre with Oceansize guitarist Richard ‘Gambler’ Ingram, and extra just lately, Empire State Bastard with Biffy Clyro frontman Simon Neil.
Fellow guitarist Steve Durose joined Amplifier full-time in 2011 however left in 2020 when the band downsized to the present duo of Sel Balamir and drummer Matt Brobin, whereas bassist Steve Hodson and drummer Mark Heron are members of Manchester band Kong (to not be confused with the Dutch band of the identical title).
Pre-order Self Preserved Whereas The Our bodies Float Up.
Oceansize: Self Preserved Whereas The Our bodies Float Up
Disc 1
1. Half Cardiac
2. SuperImposer
3. Construct Us A Rocket Then
4. Oscar Acceptance Speech
5. Ransoms
6. A Penny’s Weight
Disc 2
1. Silent/Clear
2. It’s My Tail And I’ll Chase It If I Need To
3. Pine
4. SuperImposter
5. Cloak
Disc 3
1. To The Zoo
2. Cheeseus
3. As Devils Do
4. Good Timing
5. The Day After The Duke
6. Sport Axe
