Aluk Todolo stream 'Archives Vol. 1' in full

Aluk Todolo stream 'Archives Vol. 1' in full

Instrumental power trio, ALUK TODOLO are streaming their archival release Archives Vol. 1 in full.

Comprising of rarities, B-sides, and unheard tracks, Archives Vol. 1 looks back over ALUK TODOLO's first ten years of existence, or as Metal Hammer puts it "...[the album] reaches back into the band’s first 10 years and digs up eight rarities, recording experiments and alternate versions from the vault."

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Over those ten years, including four full length albums, a collaboration and two EPs, ALUK TODOLO have trodden a new path of sonic pursuits. Hailing from France, the exploratory trio get experimental with Krautrock drenched in black metal intensity. Whilst having never been able to be easily pigeonholed, ALUK TODOLO's sound has morphed and reshaped over the years.

Of the new release, the band commented: "We selected those tracks because they were still in our consciousness after all these years. We approached the release as a whole, assembled the tracks focussing on dynamic, like we did for our latest studio album Voix (instead of making it chronological). For us it's a way to revisit our first 10 years and use recordings we made on our own, be it rehearsal tracks or work-in-progress steps, rare tracks releases or just experimentations. It's a collection and here is Vol. 1, we have no clear plan about the Vol. 2, but time will tell..."

Archives Vol. 1 track listing

  • V XII MMX (9:39)
  • XXVI IX MMX (1:25)
  • XVIII I MMVI (5:33)
  • XV V MMVIII (5:30)
  • XXVII XI MMIV (3:58)
  • XVII I MMVI (5:48)
  • VII II MMVIII (1:07)
  • X IX MMVIII (9:30)

ALUK TODOLO will be touring Europe with Oranssi Pazuzu in April, including a stop at Roadburn Festival where they will perform Voix in full.

European Tour April 2017 (with Oranssi Pazuzu on selected dates) :

  • 18 April - Belgium Kortrijk - The Pit s - w/Witch Trail
  • 19 April - Germany Berlin - Urban Spree - w/Oranssi Pazuzu
  • 20 April - Poland Poznan - Las
  • 21 April - Germany Hamburg - Markthalle - w/Oranssi Pazuzu
  • 22 April - Tilburg, The Netherlands - Roadburn Festival, 013
  • 23 April - Belgium Bruxelles - Magasin 4 - w/Oranssi Pazuzu
  • 24 April - France Colmar- Grillen - w/Oranssi Pazuzu
  • 25 April - Switzerland Zurich - Ebrietas - w/Antiversum
  • 26 April - France Paris - Petit Bain - w/Oranssi Pazuzu
  • 27 April - France Nantes - Le Ferrailleur - w/Oranssi Pazuzu
  • 28 April - France Toulouse - Le Rex - w/Oranssi Pazuzu
  • 29 April - France Montpellier - The Black Sheep.

Archives Vol. 1 will be released on vinyl & digital for the Spring equinox of March 20 via Temple of Torturous in Europe and The Ajna Offensive for US.

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