Antiquity has released a new concept album called ‘The Experience’ with lead single ‘The Ides’. Born in the early nineties as a live act in the New York area, Antiquity transformed into a studio project centered around songwriting and musical skills, drawing from a small group of professional musicians and singers.
‘The Ides’ grooves and weaves through dark soundscapes as Antiquity create an electronic hazed indie track. With the slinky rasp coated vocals as the main focal point the track flutters and slithers behind the compelling vocal delivery with grace and a chilling quality. The rich percussion shimmies on a steaming, vaporizing foundation of whining guitars and buoyant rhythm. There is an opulent array of instrumentation, from sensual horn elements to elastic bass and enchanting keys which all create the enticing and dark soundscape. The track pulls you into its core with luring guitars and an air of mystery while the harmonies and deep backing vocals haunt and seduce in the background. With its catchy chorus, bewitching verses and intricately weaved instrumentation ‘The Ides’ is a captivating number from Antiquity.
‘The Experience’ album is the accumulation of thirty years of the existence of Antiquity as a group. Gerald Duchene (Primary writer and producer) explains:
“…that it is an evolution that got us here, an evolution of songwriting. Music, and the industry it revolves around has changed faster than a lot of musicians could keep up to. Not just in style but how it is consumed, created and dispersed. There is not often a group of musicians siting around a dark rehearsal room any longer. Groups of songwriters can be oceans apart now and just as adept at working with one another which is how Antiquity has evolved into its current stable of musicians. It’s still about the songwriting with more input from group members. More influences, greater variety and more eclectic songs. Groups that lack variety, lack staying power and become stagnant. We have tried to maintain somewhat of a style but it’s hard to control a rushing river. We’ve allowed the songwriting to take us where it will, like a ship on the tide. We decided not to tailor songs for public consumption but to just write and play from the heart. I purposely had the singer come up with his own melody lines so he could make the song his own. I intentionally put the bass player in a position to be creative and come up with base lines that weren’t just rhythmic but creative that helped lead the songs. This album has all the building blocks that propels the music and the listener alike.”
Stream ‘The Ides’ below
Author : Danu
