MSTRKRFT have a new album out this summer, and a new track for you to hear right now.
The duo returned after five years off back in March, with a new cut ‘Little Red Hen’. Now they’re letting us in on new album ‘Operator’, set for release on July 22nd, with another song ‘Party Line’.
Featuring vocals from Nation of Ulysses/the Make-Up/Chain and the Gang’s Ian Svenonius, it fits its title perfectly. Check it out below.
“The ‘operator’ concept for us was essential in the creation of the music on this album, but I’m not sure what came first, the title or the idea,” says Jesse F. Keeler. “While browsing military related websites and blogs, mostly consisting of vets talking to each other like any civilian I suppose, I noticed repeated reference to something they called “operator culture.” It seemed to be something that was sometimes laughed at, sometimes caused disdain, but was referenced constantly and seemed to be understood by everyone. I came to believe the operator concept is one of detachment.”
“For example, an operator of a tank referring to himself as merely the operator, rather than defining himself by what he is actually doing with the tank,” continues Jesse. “‘Operating’ a sniper rifle would seem to be a much easier concept to deal with than the reality of what being a successful sniper means. In the comfort of our rehearsal space, we had been going through a similar phase of discovering detachment. As we had decided to work entirely with hardware, all our old drum machines and modular synth collection, we had begun to feel more like operators than musicians.”
The duo returned after five years off back in March, with a new cut ‘Little Red Hen’. Now they’re letting us in on new album ‘Operator’, set for release on July 22nd, with another song ‘Party Line’.
Featuring vocals from Nation of Ulysses/the Make-Up/Chain and the Gang’s Ian Svenonius, it fits its title perfectly. Check it out below.
“The ‘operator’ concept for us was essential in the creation of the music on this album, but I’m not sure what came first, the title or the idea,” says Jesse F. Keeler. “While browsing military related websites and blogs, mostly consisting of vets talking to each other like any civilian I suppose, I noticed repeated reference to something they called “operator culture.” It seemed to be something that was sometimes laughed at, sometimes caused disdain, but was referenced constantly and seemed to be understood by everyone. I came to believe the operator concept is one of detachment.”
“For example, an operator of a tank referring to himself as merely the operator, rather than defining himself by what he is actually doing with the tank,” continues Jesse. “‘Operating’ a sniper rifle would seem to be a much easier concept to deal with than the reality of what being a successful sniper means. In the comfort of our rehearsal space, we had been going through a similar phase of discovering detachment. As we had decided to work entirely with hardware, all our old drum machines and modular synth collection, we had begun to feel more like operators than musicians.”
