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Splintered Metal Sky

by White Hills

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  • THIS IS A BUNDLE PURCHASE OF SPLINTERED METAL ZINE Numbers 2 & 3
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    DIGITAL TRASH - Number 2 in the SPLINTERED METAL ZINE series is a visual counterpart to the track of the same name on the album SPLINTERED METAL SKY.

    This 16 page zine features artwork by Dave W. & Johnny Brewton alongside video stills from the Ego Sensation directed and edited video for Digital Trash. Each copy has a random hand colored page,
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    HONESTY - Number 3 in the SPLINTERED METAL ZINE series is a visual counterpart to the track of the same name on the album SPLINTERED METAL SKY.

    This 16 page zine features artwork by Dave W. & Johnny Brewton alongside quotes from philosophers that inspired the song and video stills from the Kiran Acharya directed and edited video for HONESTY.
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    Both issues of SPLINTERED METAL ZINE are limited to 100 copies.
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  • Splintered Metal Sky - CD Edition
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    Splintered Metal Sky - CD Edition comes housed in a gatefold digipack sleeve that features different photos than included in the LP version.

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  • Deluxe Edition - Splatter Vinyl, Zine & Button
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    Splintered Metal Sky - Deluxe Edition includes Black and White Splatter Vinyl, 16 page hand numbered edition of Splintered Metal Zine* Number One Now Manhattan and 1x Button. LP also comes with insert containing lyrics and photos.

    *There will be 6 versions of Splintered Metal Zine in total. Each one will be named after a song on the album. Each one will explore topics within the song it is titled after. The version of Splintered Metal Zine included in this edition, Number One "Now Manhattan", is limited to 150 hand numbered copies and will only be available through this pre-order.

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  • SPLINTERED METAL SKY - Ltd, Art Edition
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    SPLINTERED METAL SKY - Ltd. Art Edition comes in a gatefold sleeve with artwork and photos unique to each copy (no one copy is the same). All copies are housed in a Painted Canvas or Black Vinyl slip case and comes with insert, download card, black & white splattered vinyl and a copy of SPLINTERED METAL ZINE Number 2 - DIGITAL TRASH and Number 3 - HONESTY. .

    This First Edition is LIMITED to 4 COPIES. One copy per person.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Splintered Metal Sky via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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  • SPLINTERED METAL SKY - Ltd. Art Edition Series #2
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    SPLINTERED METAL SKY - Ltd. Art Edition comes in a gate fold sleeve with hand painted artwork and photos unique to each copy (no one copy is the same). All copies come with 2 insertst, download card, black & white splattered vinyl and a copy of SPLINTERED METAL ZINE Number 2 - DIGITAL TRASH and Number 3 - HONESTY. .

    This Second Edition is LIMITED to 4 COPIES. One copy per person.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Splintered Metal Sky via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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  • Splintered Metal Sky - Limited Edition Splatter Vinyl
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    ****PLEASE NOTE if you are in the UK or the EU save on shipping by purchasing item directly via the label godunknownrecords.bandcamp.com ****

    Splintered Metal Sky - Limited Edition Black and White Splatter Vinyl. Includes with insert containing lyrics and photos.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Splintered Metal Sky via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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Note to self, be more careful Note to self, don’t set a bad example A complex so strange scraping the splintered metal sky Manhattan Now Veins of concrete run deep A frantic struggle against the grind The grease of a hundred hands Frantic
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a:CoNSTRUCT 00:31
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Digital Trash Culture let to bleed Speak of morality, action is reality Razor blades, love and hairspray The orgy of chaos is the art of information
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No Fear 00:05
Have no fear!
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Honesty 05:50 video
Are you ready for Honesty? Honesty is subversive Spit in my eye
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b:CoNSTRUCT 01:08
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Rats 04:59
Bad mean rats No one is part of the trust No one will be permitted as part of the trust My lifeline, she’s in on it too Her blinds were open His truck was gone Staring out her window looking at me and now I see She’s in on it too They put tiny spiders in my bed to bite so I can’t sleep Bad mean rats, evil! An offer in the mail, evil! He listens all the time, evil! My lifeline, she’s in on it too You’re in on it too
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Numbers 03:53
I bite my tongue to feel alive To see everything Drink it all in I hear numbers This won’t separate us Nothing but a dream 00101010001010100010101000101010 Everything the same Everyone the same Everywhere the same Everything the same It’s just muzak to me
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c:CoNSTRUCT 02:06
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Illusion 03:53 video
There’s blood on the sheets There’s blood in the streets Burn crawl blister Bleed We all fall down The sex in murder The sex in war Burn crawl blister Bleed We all fall down

about

October 2020 brings the release of Splintered Metal Sky, the long-awaited new installment in the ever vast musical cannon of WHITE HILLS. The album takes the listener on a post-punk, psychedelic ride fueled by industrial-strength fuzz and propelled by powerful beats where songs weave in and out of each other to imitate the rhythm of the city the band calls home. Splintered Metal Sky is about oscillation and evolution. It’s metamodern music looking at human existence in relation to technology and the hyper-driven architectural reshaping of a city. The music was largely inspired by the drone and roar of machinery pulsing through New York City, which is in a never-ending state of demolition and reconstruction. Dave and Ego took to the streets, gathering field recordings of sounds from the subway, drills, jackhammers, people in parks, traffic, mayhem and the occasional silence. These recordings were then manipulated and constructed into rhythmic lines that were used as the basis for songs. The music, mixing noise with disciplined beat, embodies the paradoxical nature of the city: the grimy littered dead end alley just steps away from the sleek luxury skyscraper; the half eaten chicken bone being devoured by a rat on the subway tracks just beneath the glittering facade of the Chrysler building; the endless milling about of the 8 million people who call this slab of land home on their way to and from everywhere and nowhere. Informed by industrial innovators Einstürzende Neubauten and SPK, the avant garde post-punk of Tuxedomoon and the dub-electro of Cabaret Voltaire, the album vibrates with the energy of a sensually feral, raw beast.

The band recorded and mixed Splintered Metal Sky at Studio G in Brooklyn with producer/engineer Jeff Berner (Psychic TV). WHITE HILLS previously worked with Jeff for the Valley King Records release of the single Putting On The Pressure. The album features numerous guest appearances. The idea to recruit collaborators came after a meeting between Ego and fellow Only Lovers Left Alive alumni, Lebanese singer, Yasmine Hamdan, while she was in NYC recording with former Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley. The band asked her to add vocals to a song and she jumped at the opportunity, which led to a stunning vocal performance on the track Rats. Energized by the collaboration, Dave & Ego decided to approach other cohorts to join in. This led to guest appearances by filmmaker and musician Jim Jarmusch (ambient guitar on c:CoNSTRUCT & Illusion), Simone Marie Butler of Primal Scream (vocals on Honesty) and former Cop Shoot Cop and current member of Human Impact Jim Coleman (synth on Numbers & c:CoNSTRUCT). Each person added their own flavor and perspective, pushing the songs to places not before imagined by the duo. Running with the idea of collaboration, Dave decided to work with someone on the cover concept. In came longtime friend of Dave’s Johnny Brewton, who has quite a resume of his own in the art world, having worked with and for Mark Motherbaugh at Mutato Muzika, Tom Waits, Hunter S. Thompson and Charles Bukowski to name a few. He is the man behind XRay Book Co, who produce art publications like XRay Magazine, and Bagazine. Upon the two discussing the concept of Splintered Metal Sky, Johnny went to work cutting up images and constructing the concept visually through the medium of collage.

credits

released October 23, 2020

All voices and instrumentation by Ego Sensation & Dave W.
with contributions from:
Jim Jarmsuch - Ambient Guitar (c:CoNSTRUT & Illusion)
Simone Mare Butler - Vocals (Honesty)
Jim Coleman - Synth (Numbers & c:CoNSTRUCT)
Yasmine Hamdan - Vocals (Rats)
Recorded & Mixed by Jeff Berner at Studio G in Brooklyn, NY
Produced by Ego Sensation & Dave W.

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White Hills are proponents of transformation through sound. The music made by Dave W. and Ego Sensation is risky and cutting edge, while being hyper-conscious of society’s constant desire for a new and better drug.

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