Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, the experimental Canadian group and performative art collective, has been preparing the release of their third album, DIRT, due out March 23rd via Paper Bag Records. Their band name, Yamantaka, stands for “lord of death,” in reference to the Buddhist deity of the same name. Their second single for the promotion is entitled “Hungry Ghost.”The first single released for the record, “Someplace,” was their first since 2013.
The genre-bending song is described as “noh-wave,” a pun on both Noh theatre and the No Wave style, as the group’s Asian-Canadian heritage lends to Asian J-Pop, C-Pop, prog rock, metal, and industrial, experimental music. Their past record, 2013’s Uzi, was shortlisted for the Polaris Prize, and the follow-up is, as the press release states, “poised to be the band’s most narratively ambitious project yet… funneling influences like Judas Priest, Killing Joke, and Jordan Knight through their own unique lens.” Listen to the track and check out Yamantaka // Sonic Titan’s upcoming tour dates below:
DIRT track list:
1. Karonhiake
2. Someplace
3. Dark Waters
4. Yanders
5. The Decay
6. Beast
7. Hungry Ghost
8. Dirt
9. Tawine
10. Out Of Time
Yamantaka // Sonic Titan March Tour:
3/13 — Denton, TX — Dan’s Silverleaf
3/14 — Austin, TX — Swan Dive, Outdoor Stage, SXSW
3/15 — Austin, TX — Hotel Vegas, SXSW
3/16 — Austin, TX — Swan Dive, SXSW
3/17 — New Orleans, LA — Gasa Gasa
3/18 — Atlanta, GA — The Earl
3/19 — Durham, NC — Duke University
3/20 — Washington D.C. — Union
3/22 — Philadelphia, PA — The Sound Hole
3/24 — Brooklyn, NY — Baby’s All Right
3/25 — Cambridge, MA — Middle East
3/27 — Montreal, QC — L’Escogriffe
3/28 — Québec City, QC — L’Anti
3/29 — Toronto, ON — Baby G’s
3/30 — Sarnia, ON — Refined Fool Brewing Co.
3/31 — Milwaukee, WI — Cactus Club
4/1 — Minneapolis, MN — 7th Street Entry
4/2 — Winnipeg, MB — Handsome Daughter
4/4 — Saskatoon, SK — Amigos
4/5 — Edmonton, AB — Starlite Room
4/6 — Calgary, AB — The Palomino
4/7 — Spokane, WA — The Bartlett
4/8 — Seattle, WA — Vera
4/9 — Portland, OR — Doug Fir Lounge
4/10 — San Fransisco, CA — Bottom of the Hill
4/12 — Los Angeles, CA — Resident LA
4/13 — San Diego, CA — Soda Bar
4/14 — Tucson, AZ — Club Congress
4/17 — Wichita, KS — Barleycorns
4/18 — Kansas City, MO — Riot Room
4/19 — Chicago, IL — Empty Bottle
4/20 — Indianapolis, IN — Pioneer
5/18 — Vancouver, BC — Biltmore Cabaret
Photo Credit: Raymond Flotat
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