Phal Angst Premieres Atmospheric New Video for "Despair II"

Today we're pleased to premiere the new video by Viennese quartet Phal:Angst! As premiere partner Everything Is Noise notes: "Their unique mix of electronic and post-rock soundscapes couched in a gloomy apocalyptic aesthetic is at its peak in this sprawling twelve-minute opus, “Despair II”, that’s accompanied by a brand new video. If you’re ready for some monochromatic desperation, check out the video below!

"Phal:Angst have matched the visual representation with the audio quite well throughout this video. There’s no shortage of mood and atmosphere in the song and at times reminds of classic Godspeed You! Black Emperor and their fixation on emotional toil of loss. The electronic aspects of their songs lean into the industrial territory more so than many of their peers giving the feel of this song, and their music as a whole, a feel all its own."

The band comments: "A walk through Vienna on a gritty autumn’s day. Detached from society, time & reality. We ride trains of thought. Graffiti by a heartbroken soul. Reflexions are all we have left."

Despair II is from the new Phal:Angst album Phase IV which was just released, full album infos, links press download below for reviews airplay. Thanks!

Viennese band Phal:Angst's quite quirky signature sound is taken to the next level on their fourth album Phase IV. Since the band's foundation in 2006 this unique blend of electronic industrial and post rock has made the band hard to classify but highly individual.

The cinematographic, epic tracks on Phase IV are inspired by industrial / electronic artists like FRONT 242, COIL, THROBBING GRISTLE, NURSE WITH WOUND, KRAFTWERK, EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN, film works by ANGELO BADALAMENTI & DAVID LYNCH, JOHN CARPENTER and GOBLIN as well as guitar driven bands like EARTH, BOHREN & DER CLUB OF GORE, JESU, NEUROSIS or MOGWAI

The mood is generally dystopian and melancholic, however some sunny spells occasionally break the gloom. As before, you will not find any standard song structures, but tracks that take their time to develop, grow, mutate and tilt. Visuals turn the band's live shows into intense multimedia performances. For these filmsPhal:Angst use found footage-, cut & paste- und rearrange-techniques and original material.

Like critically acclaimed Black Country (2014) Phase IV was recorded by Alexandr Vatagin (Valeot Records, Slon, Tupolev, Port Royal, Werner Kitzmüller) who also served as the co-producer this time. It was mastered by Alex Psaroudakis, mastering engineer from Brooklyn/New York, who worked for Sterling Sound (one of the world's top mastering studios) till 2017 and has been a freelancer since then. He won 3 Latin Grammy Nominations, 1 Goya, Best Jazz LP at the Akademia Music Awards, he worked for BUSTA RHYMES, KALASH, GREEN VALLEY and many others.

Following their release tradition this album also includes some remixes. This time the band managed to make one of their dreams come true and get remixes from artists who have inspired the band substantially. One is by industrial-metal pioneer JUSTIN BROADRICK (GODFLESH) who also made substantial impacts in grindcore (NAPALM DEATH), post rock (JESU) and experimental hip hop / dubstep (TECHNO ANIMAL). The second one is by WILL BROOKS aka MC DÄLEK from DÄLEK, who revolutionized hip hop by merging it with ambient, noise- & krautrock at the beginning of the millenium.