DEAD STAR TALK
DEAD STAR TALK's massive and melodic guitar-driven sound is instantly recognizable. The band has no roots, is based in Hamburg (DE) and Copenhagen (DK), and is fronted by two vocalists wielding guitars. The two vocalists are Christian Buhl, who was born in Germany to Danish parents, raised in Brussels (BE), and eventually settled in Hamburg (DE), and Günes Kocak, who was born in Turkey to Turkish parents, fled to Denmark at an early age, and eventually settled there. The band's core is the rhythm section of Erik Jensen (bass guitar) and Claus Nielsen (drums).
"Solid State Chemicals" follows in the footsteps of the band‘s debut album "Too Many Too Much", being a full 10-track album produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by the legendary Grammy-winning Metallica producer Flemming Rasmussen at his Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. The result is the band's best work to date. Staying true to DEAD STAR TALK’s melodic, polyphonic and guitar-driven sound, while braving into new sonic territories, such as incorporating the unique psychedelic qualities of the Turkish Saz-guitar. In the words of Flemming Rasmussen himself: "Working on Solid State Chemicals really gave me a buzz, it’s still very much DEAD STAR TALK, but its more layered and complex than the previous work we’ve done. I think this album will make a lot of people realise that there is a lot more to the band, than the simple guitar rock nostalgia trip they sometimes get written off as.
The songs move effortlessly from swaggering "wall of sound"-esque shoegaze anthems to reflective and fragile ballads, while playing with a lyrical universe that takes obvious inspiration from the Pop Art movement, with its love for hiding deeper meaning behind deceptively simple, recognizable, ironic and almost mass-produced hook lines.
"Solid State Chemicals" is a testament to the band’s more melancholic, reflective and dreamy side, but also another case in point for their ability to write hooks that stay with you long after the final chord has faded out.
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Solid State Chemicals
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Solid State Chemicals
TRACK LISTING
A1 Twenty
A2 The Hurricane
A3 Good People?
A4 Solid State Chemicals
A5 Forever Was Before pt. 1
B1 Generations
B2 Our Beat Is On Repeat
B3 Jealous Dream
B4 Forever Was Before pt. 2
B5 White Lies, Black Skies
Artist: DEAD STAR TALK
Album title: Solid State Chemicals
Album release: 31 May 2024
Label name: MASSIVE 92 / FACTORY 92
Label code: 98373
Composer: Christian Holl Buhl, Günes Svarre Kocak, Erik Ottar Jensen, Claus Nielsen
Writer: Christian Holl Buhl
Origin: Hamburg (DE) & Copenhagen (DK)
Twenty
Vinyl
Specification:
- The band's second album, their first on vinyl!
- Anthemic polyphonic wall of sound guitar rock with psychedelic Britpop vibes.
- Produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by the legendary Grammy-winning Metallica producer Flemming Rasmussen at his Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen.
- Limited edition of 300 pcs. (black vinyl)
- Vinyls pressed from DMM matrix cut at RAND MUZIK, Germany on a Neumann VMS-82 machine
- 1 LP, 33 1/3 RPM, 140 grams
Price: €19,99
plus courier shipping cost
Vinyl + CD
Specification:
- The band's second album, their first on vinyl!
- Anthemic polyphonic wall of sound guitar rock with psychedelic Britpop vibes.
- Produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by the legendary Grammy-winning Metallica producer Flemming Rasmussen at his Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen.
- Limited edition of 300 pcs. (black vinyl)
- Vinyls pressed from DMM matrix cut at RAND MUZIK, Germany on a Neumann VMS-82 machine
- 1 LP, 33 1/3 RPM, 140 grams
- CD with cardboard sleeve.
Price for set: €23,99
plus courier shipping cost
CD
Specification:
- The band's second album, their first on vinyl!
- Anthemic polyphonic wall of sound guitar rock with psychedelic Britpop vibes.
- Produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by the legendary Grammy-winning Metallica producer Flemming Rasmussen at his Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen.
- CD with cardboard sleeve.
Price for set: €6,99
plus courier shipping cost
Our Timeline
2023
1st single release "Twenty"
2024
2nd single release "Solid State Chemicals"
2024
3rd single release "The Hurricane"
2024
4th single release "Good People?"
2024
Album release "Solid State Chemicals". Lead single around the album release day will be "Our Beat Is On Repeat"
MEET THE BAND
Christian Buhl
singer, guitar
Günes Kocak
singer, guitar
Erik Jensen
bass guitar
Claus Nielsen
drums
DEAD STAR TALK with Flemming Rasmussen - the producer, while recording, mixing and mastering the album SOLID STATE CHEMICALS at his Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark.