
The 3kStatic album Telestial (17 May 2024) is now available for immediate pre-order in disc and vinyl formats.
Continuing a series of 3kStatic conceptual albums (Idol Pleasures, Babalon Working, The New Face of British Coal), Telestial also features three new interpretations of Cabaret Voltaire originals, including the classic track "Talking Time", the 1991 deep cut "No Resistance" and the very deep cut "Plasticity 6".
With a constellation of collaborators including renowned bassist and vocalist Monique Ortiz, Pil/Brian Brain/ Dept. S bassist Pete "Joyless" Jones, Darren Chorley of HYPNO Soundsystem and emerging artists Terrapin and Electric Pink Love, Telestial features 11 new tracks, as well as a remaster of the 2023 release "Jah Love".
Commissioned artwork featured Sly Violet, as photographed by Dylan Andrew Miller.
The 5-track No Resistance EP - including all five Cabaret Voltaire covers (including a recreation by emerging artist Terrapin) is also available separately as a jacket case disc, with original commissioned artwork by Tommy Wilson.
3KSTATIC: TELESTIAL TRACK LIST:
01, Something is Definitely, Definitely Wrong
02. Jah Love (2024 Remaster)
03. Talking Time (featuring HYPNO Soundsystem)
04. No Resistance (Alternate Version, featuring Monique Ortiz and Pete "Joyless" Jones
05. Push to Talk
06. The Problem is Me
07. Manipulated, Programmed and Brainwashed
08. No Resistance (featuring Monique Ortiz and HYPNO Soundsystem)
09. Filth, Rot, Riots and Murder
10. Okay, Okay
11. Plasticity 6 (featuring Electric Pink Love)
12. The Marvellous Real
All tracks: D. Capone for 3kStatic and (c) Isolation Network Electronic Music, administered by Virgin Music Group (BMI), except: Tracks: 01, 03, 04, 08 Richard H. Kirk/Stephen Mallinder and (c) Mute Song, and Track 11: Richard H. Kirk/Stephen Mallinder and (c) Universal-Island Music. Used under license.
In order to assure delivery on or before the 17 May 2024 street date, all pre-orders ship next business day via USPS. All pre-orders include immediate download of the album audio in 320 kbps VBR MP3 format. MP3s are tagged and DRM-free. Downloadable is a .zip compressed archive.
(c) 2024 dPulse Recordings / Ovrtone Music Group Corporation. Catalog # DPR995
Formed in 1998, 3kStatic is an underground electronic music and multimedia collective, with genre-bending releases on eighteen labels worldwide.
Frequently collaborating with artists from across the music spectrum, 3kStatic has charted numerous singles and albums, with multiple #1 genre singles and two GRAMMY© Award entry candidate albums.
Several 3kStatic singles and remixes also appear on genre-focused compilations, and artist albums, including work for Lords of Acid, KMFDM, Tweaker and many others.
'Evolver', a 3kStatic sample collection, was released in 2009 by Sony Creative Software.
Heavily influenced by pioneers of early industrial electronica, 3kStatic applies Dadaist 'found sound' and 'cut and paste' techniques throughout its catalog, often corresponding with 'Situationist' and overtly political themes.
Extensively heard in MTV reality programming and on multiple indie film soundtracks and commercial spots, the project's current album release is 'Idol Pleasures'.
'Radio Teknika', a critically-acclaimed spoken word / electronica project with Kevin Max was released 3 July 2020.
The new album "Babalon Working" was released 15 January 2021, and is available now on disc and vinyl.
The new 3kStatic album BABALON WORKING is released 15 January 2021 and now available on vinyl, disc and digital formats.
Orders include instant download of the LP in 320kbps VBR MP3 format.
The advance single "Magazine Trash" features contributions from multi-instrumentalist Pete Jones (Public Image Ltd / Department S).