Perturbator–the Paris-based composer/producer/multi-instrumentalist James Kent–at the moment introduced his new album Age of Aquarius, his debut for famend steel label Nuclear Blast Information, might be launched on October tenth, 2025. The album’s new single “Apocalypse Now,” a visceral, dance-ready anthem that includes lead vocals by Norwegian steel titan Kristoffer Rygg (Ulver), is out now alongside a fittingly epic video directed by David Fitt. Punitive kick drums and blasting synths dwell as much as the music title, as Rygg’s chant feels relevant to being alive at any given second (“Apocalypse now! / There’s blood on the bottom / We’ve received bullets for everybody”). “’Apocalypse Now’ is a music in regards to the systematic destruction we trigger to our personal form. It’s our lack of ability to get together with–and infrequently vilify–’the others.’ Thus accelerating the top of our methods of life by means of easy hubris and self validation,” Kent explains.
Director Fitt says of the video: “The lyrics of “Apocalypse Now” have made me surprise: what would the final struggle appear like? A coup? A struggle of all towards all? A nuclear struggle? Perhaps. Could possibly be. However I noticed that what I might like to do, to look at, to occur, is a struggle of world leaders towards themselves. The struggle all of them dream of, however are too cowardly to struggle themselves. This may be the final word struggle, in my view. And that’s what I aimed to indicate. After which we’re left questioning: what could be subsequent? What if ladies took cost? Would energy eat them too, ultimately? Are we doomed as a species? That’s what I’m wondering and wish individuals to surprise with me.” Age of Aquarius is now out there for pre-order.
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“Apocalypse Now” follows the album’s highly effective current single “The Artwork of Conflict.” Later this 12 months, Perturbator will embark on a headlining tour of the UK and Europe—which sees him enjoying his greatest venues to this point—together with London, UK’s 02 Discussion board Kentish City and two nights at Paris’ La Bataclan; a full itinerary is listed beneath and tickets are on-sale now HERE.
On Age of Aquarius, Perturbator affords up a extra propulsive spin on his moody early work, showcasing his most assured, plainly lovely, and thematically refined music to this point. The place his earlier album, 2021’s Lustful Sacraments, was about dangerous habits and habit, his sixth LP–additionally that includes Alcest, Writer & Punisher and Greta Hyperlink–explores how individualism, battle, and struggle are interrelated and dominant societal forces. Each brutal and stylish, Age of Aquarius feels just like the musical equal of a scream into the existential void.
“The primary half of Age of Aquarius is all about battle. The misanthropy and violence that lays in all of us,” explains Kent. “The second a part of the album then talks about individualism. The understanding that group-thinking results in nowhere and having your individual free will is the only most important factor we have now in life.”
Perturbator’s ballistic, militaristic sound dovetails along with his thematic give attention to human aggression, which manifests itself all through Age of Aquarius. “We now have this local weather these days of individuals getting divided over all the things,” Kent says. “Each debate is two-sided, very excessive, very warlike, and individuals are very into group pondering: ‘There’s this aspect of the battle, and there’s this aspect of the battle, and in the event you’re not on my aspect, you’re incorrect.’” Bleak and blunt, sure, however expectedly so from an album that begins with “Apocalypse Now,” introducing Age of Aquarius’ themes in simply the suitable manner: When have we, as a species, not been outlined by battle, violent and in any other case, arising from individualism?
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Kent deliberately chooses very evocative music titles since most of his tracks lack lyrics and primarily convey temper by means of instrumentals. “I like to think about each album as a film,” he says. “The tracks are all scenes from that one massive film.” Probably the most brutal scene, then, is “The Artwork of Conflict,” which ranks amongst Kent’s hardest-hitting songs; its vivid, forceful manufacturing attests to the 2 and a half years he spent tirelessly mastering and elevating his signature type (he wrote, recorded, carried out, produced, and blended the file himself, minus the visitor vocals and lyrics). The observe embodies the very sound of going into battle, and it might effectively be the album’s thesis. “It’s extra of struggle as an concept than a concrete occasion,” Kent says in regards to the LP’s material. It’s no shock his distinct type of digital physique music (EBM)–constructed on a DNA of post-punk, goth, and techno influences–has broadly appealed to followers of latest wave, industrial, and steel alike (his current collaborators and tourmates HEALTH are an apt comparability).
We would at all times be in battle as a species–with others and ourselves–however with Age of Aquarius, Kent gives its implausible rating.
Age of Aquarius LP Tracklist:
1. Apocalypse Now (Ft. Ulver)
2. Lunacy
3. Venus (Ft. Writer & Punisher)
4. The Glass Staircase
5. Hangover Sq.
6. The Artwork of Conflict
7. twelfth Home
8. Girl Moon (Ft. Greta Hyperlink)
9. The Swimming Pool
10. Mors Ultima Ratio
12. Age of Aquarius (Ft. Alcest)
Perturbator Fall 2025 Tour Dates:
11/05 – Nantes, FR – Stereolux
11/06 – Lille, FR – Aeronef
11/07 – London, UK – O2 Discussion board Kentish City
11/08 – Manchester, UK – Damnation Competition
11/11 – Vienna, AT – Enviornment
11/12 – Budapest, HU – Dürer Kert
11/13 – Prague, CZ – SaSaZu
11/14 – Berlin, DE – Huxleys
11/17 – Vilnius, LT – Loftas
11/19 – Helsinki, FI – Kulttuuritalo
11/21 – Stockholm, SE – Fallan
11/22 – Copenhagen, DK – The Gray Corridor
11/23 – Oslo, NO – Rockefeller
11/25 – Hamburg, DE – Gruenspan
11/26 – Nijmegen, NL – Doornroosje
11/27 – Brussels, BE – Ancienne Belgique
11/28 – Cologne, GE – Stay Music Corridor
11/29 – Meisenthal, FR – La Boite Noire
12/01 – Munich, GE – Muffthalle
12/02 – Ljubljana, SO – Kino Siksa
12/03 – Milan, IT – Stay Membership
12/04 – Lausanne, CH – Les Docks
12/05 – Paris, FR – Le Bataclan
12/06 – Paris, FR – Le Bataclan
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