Within / Without | Grey Marble Vinyl

Oakland?s Houses of Heaven fuse the grit of early industrial with dizzying hits of EBM, techno, and drum & bass, all imbued with lyrical themes that draw equally from the emotional and the mechanical. Within/Without, their sophomore LP for Felte, delves into a realm of intricate intensity, pushing electronics to the forefront with the production prowess of Matia Simovich (INHALT), and features top-of-their-game guest vocals from Douglas McCarthy (Nitzer Ebb) and Mariana Salda?a (BOAN). While the dub-influenced, shoegaze throb of Silent Places (2020) immersed itself in the paradox of opulence against the unsettling backdrop of California?s wildfires, Within/Without confronts social order through the lens of inner strife. It explores a contrast between the fantasy worlds and unfiltered truths that define modern survival, and a yearning for genuine human connection brought on by the anxiety and isolation of technology. On Within/Without, Houses of Heaven truly come into their own with a distinctive alloy of electronic, industrial, psychedelic and shoegaze elements. They create a dynamic conduit for discord and harmony with a profoundly human essence, bridging interior lives and exterior pressures through visceral songcraft and deft pacing. In a cruel and technologically dominated world, emotional gridlock is rampant. Yet, in the propulsive paranoia of album highlight 'Flesh Techniques', we?re reminded that it?s often best to 'breathe in / these dreams again / shake, shake it off

Tracks

1~1~Strange Temptation
1~2~Within/Without
1~3~The End Of Me (Feat. Douglas McCarthy)
1~4~New Decay
1~5~The Depths You Hold
1~6~Flesh Techniques
1~7~Deserve (Feat. Ms.Boan Mariana Salda A)
1~8~Pisces
1~9~Serpent Coil
1~10~Sightline

Details

Format: Vinyl LP
Artist: Houses Of Heaven
Release Date: 26 April 2024
Genre: Dance & Electronic
Label: FELTE
Distributor: Rocket Group