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Finally! After four years of promises of a concert, the Oslo-based band has finally pulled their act together and invites you to their first release concert at Revolver on June 8th. This will be a grand evening with excessively long songs woven into a musical puzzle that forms the band's freshly released debut album coming out on May 31st. The band can't promise danceable rhythms, as they long ago gave up on finding a recurring beat. However, they can offer a sonically intricate and satisfying listening experience in the heart of Oslo this summer evening, unlike anything else released after 1979.
The first single is already out and the next one is just around the corner! It's time to start memorizing lyrics leading up to the concert. Come alone or bring a friend, and join in celebrating the release of the debut album!
PS: There will be sales of both vinyl and t-shirts right after the concert, so remember not to max out your credit card before the day.
Sykofant is an Oslo-based prog rock band formed in 2020 by Emil Moen and Per Semb. Shortly after the first song sketches were conceived, Melvin Treider and Sindre Haugen were recruited to elevate Sykofant from a duo to a band status.
The quartet's self-titled debut album was recorded in July 2023 at Chaka Kahn Studios. Through musical and lyrical landscapes inspired by the sci-fi and psychedelic aesthetics of the 70s, existential themes such as time, acceptance, loss, growth, and humanity's relationship with nature are explored. The album constitutes an intricate musical puzzle, where compositional and lyrical themes seamlessly blend, creating a consistent thread throughout the experience. There is clear inspiration from legends such as Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Cream, Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull, Yes, and Rush, as well as more modern influences from Madrugada, Opeth, Mastodon, and Porcupine Tree. The band offers groove, distortion, hair, and sweat. They play with odd time signatures, tempo shifts, and dissonance, while also providing a hint of acoustic simplicity and familiarity.
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Sykofant Biography
The word sycophant stems from the ancient Greek term for someone who spreads gossip or seeks to maximize personal gains at the expense of others. The band Sykofant is an Oslo-based, Norwegian prog rock band founded by Emil Moen and Per Semb. Their motivation for undertaking this new project was to explore musical influences, without being limited by genre affiliations or compromises. Melvin Treider and Sindre Haugen were recruited shortly after the first musical drafts had been conceived, upgrading Sykofant from a duo to a band. With Emil on vocals and guitar, Per on guitar, Sindre on bass, and Melvin on drums.
The quartet's self-titled debut album is set to release May 31, 2024. Produced and mixed at Chaka Kahn Studios, in collaboration with producer Ole Øvstedal, and mastered by Christian Obermayer at Strype Audio. The album, inspired by the sci-fi and psychedelic aesthetics of the 70s, delves into existential themes such as time, alienation, the search for meaning, and humanity's relationship with nature. This concept album offers a unique 55-minute listening experience without interruptions. It seamlessly transitions from serene ballads to pulsating funk rhythms, traversing desolate canyons, shameless pop choruses, heart-wrenching blues melodies, introspective jazz chaos, and the evocative sounds of spaghetti western. The album presents an intricate musical tapestry where compositional and lyrical themes intertwine to create a cohesive and immersive sound journey.
One can hear obvious inspiration from legends such as Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Cream, Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull, Yes and Rush, as well as more contemporary influences from bands such as Madrugada, Opeth, Mastodon and Porcupine Tree. Thus, their music can be regarded as something of an homage to those stadium rock bands that the guys, and their parents, grew up listening to.
Sykofant offers groove, distortion, hair, and sweat. A playful blend of crooked beats, pace changes, dissonance and genre mixing, while simultaneously providing the listener with an aftertaste of acoustic simplicity, and discernibility. The band thus evokes associations to another, perhaps lost, time, but at the same time injects a burst of freshness into the well-known soundscape of classic rock music.
Read MoreThe quartet's self-titled debut album is set to release May 31, 2024. Produced and mixed at Chaka Kahn Studios, in collaboration with producer Ole Øvstedal, and mastered by Christian Obermayer at Strype Audio. The album, inspired by the sci-fi and psychedelic aesthetics of the 70s, delves into existential themes such as time, alienation, the search for meaning, and humanity's relationship with nature. This concept album offers a unique 55-minute listening experience without interruptions. It seamlessly transitions from serene ballads to pulsating funk rhythms, traversing desolate canyons, shameless pop choruses, heart-wrenching blues melodies, introspective jazz chaos, and the evocative sounds of spaghetti western. The album presents an intricate musical tapestry where compositional and lyrical themes intertwine to create a cohesive and immersive sound journey.
One can hear obvious inspiration from legends such as Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Cream, Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull, Yes and Rush, as well as more contemporary influences from bands such as Madrugada, Opeth, Mastodon and Porcupine Tree. Thus, their music can be regarded as something of an homage to those stadium rock bands that the guys, and their parents, grew up listening to.
Sykofant offers groove, distortion, hair, and sweat. A playful blend of crooked beats, pace changes, dissonance and genre mixing, while simultaneously providing the listener with an aftertaste of acoustic simplicity, and discernibility. The band thus evokes associations to another, perhaps lost, time, but at the same time injects a burst of freshness into the well-known soundscape of classic rock music.
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