Presenting ΣRRANT MONKS: THE LIMIT-EXPERIENCE LP, the bones of which were assembled in the aftermath of a tumultuous Eastern European tour in 2016. 2 years in the making, 2 years of manic studio itching, 2 years of reflection and recovery.
The impetus behind the album, with its intermittent spells of dream sequences, is the ordeal I found myself enduring on that tour. Battling with psychosis and alcoholism - no doubt exacerbated by spending 4 months under house arrest in Manchester in the run up to the tour - I ascended into a state of intense mania which culminated in my experiencing Delirium Tremens and seizures from alcohol withdrawal in Budapest. These experiences were captured on a recording device the moment that I regained consciousness.
This was The Limit-experience, the subject broken away from itself at the edge of all possibility. With nowhere left to turn a profound shift in focus emerged. Shedding self-destructive nihilism for the growth of a new understanding of balance and a will to begin my recovery.
***PLEASE NOTE*** We are releasing the digital files now but are still waiting on the records to arrive from the pressing plant. We will contact everyone who has pre-ordered once the records are received and we begin sending out. Sorry for the delay/confusion. ***
credits
released June 1, 2019
ΣRRANT MONKS: THE LIMIT-EXPERIENCE features – Joseph C, Sam Buchanan, Neil Francis, Leo Robinson, Azlee Babar and Paul Maddocks.
Eternal thanks to Maternal Voice, Amir Shoat, Slingsby, Lucy Rose Fee, Layla Mottaghi Taromsari, Paddy Shine; Gnod, John Doran at The Quietus, Decade Bridge, Andrej Andrejevic, Alex De Batcha, Marcy Kristoff, Guillame Mala, Simon Crab, James Weaver, Jamie Robinson at IMPATV, and All of our Mothers/Some of our Fathers.
supported by 13 fans who also own “The Limit Experience [LP]”
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