Molasses prepare for live debut at Roadburn

The Devil's Blood's supernal singer Farida Lemouchi has formed new bonds with old cohorts Oeds Beydals, Job van de Zande, and Ron van Herpen alongside Marcel van de Vondervoort (Astrosoniq), Bob Hogenelst (Birth of Joy) and Matthijs Stronks (Donnerwetter) to form MOLASSES.

Beckoned to life by as a specially commissioned project for Roadburn, the ensemble will make their live debut on the main stage at the 2019 edition of the festival on Thursday, April 11. Roadburn has served as a home-away-from-home for the musicians of MOLASSES since The Devil's Blood first stepped onto the hallowed stages of the 013 in 2008.

Following their performance at Roadburn, there will be a two-track single -Mourning Haze/ Drops of Sunlight - released on April 12 via Ván Records. Roadburn attendees will also get the opportunity to hear this at a listening session at 8.30pm on Thursday, April 11 at the 013 basement bar, before it hits streaming services the following day. The 12"/CD release will also be available to purchase at the festival.

It's been five years since The Devil’s Blood – a chaotic coterie of musical misfits lead by the efficacious guitarist Selim Lemouchi – ended their feverdance, and yet the elements have started to stir once more. Taking their name from the final song on Lemouchi's solo EP Earth Air Spirit Water – and tragically his last mortal offering before his death in 2014 – MOLASSES are not a continuation of a buried past, nor a celebration of a cherished collaborator, but a culmination of heartache, requisite resolution, a rediscovery of rage and the relighting of a fire that never really burned out.

And now through MOLASSES a circle is complete once more through the coming together of a tribe that had been torn apart but found their moment of reconnection. “It is exactly the right moment,” confirms Farida. “Everyone was so ready, and then this opportunity came along to create new music for Roadburn. And we’re really thankful. We’re together again now and we’re something new. We’re moving on. This is really important for us. MOLASSES is all about letting go, and it’s time. It’s time.”

Track list:

Mourning Haze

Drops of Sunlight