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« on: April 28, 2009, 04:52:49 PM »
Demians' singer Nicolas Chapel recently stated that he is currently writing new music for the follow-up to the critically acclaimed debut "Building An Empire". The new material will be recorded during the summer.

Chapel says he is excited about writing and producing new music again, and has no plans for a tour this year since this new album has "turned to an obsession": "I don't want to do anything but sit behind the piano or smash fuzz pedals right now. Writing this new music has really washed away my frustrations".

"The new material is haunting", he describes. "It's purer in so many ways. Contemplation through chaos. A lot of the negative energy I accumulated throughout the past few years from putting a live band together, mixed with the life-changing joys of touring all over Europe last winter and meeting hundreds of fantastic people has finally turned into a massively beautiful experience. I feel like now is the right time to put it all on tape".

When asked if the members of the live band will be contributing to the new album, Chapel answers: "I'd love Antoine and Gaël to add their two cents on a song or two, though not necessarily with the instruments they're known for. They are both very talented people, and are respectful of the way i tend to disappear for months when I have something in mind, so we might end up with something surprising. Aside from that, the music of Demians is still too much of a personal matter to have a producer or anyone else involved in the creative process".

The recording sessions will take place "wherever I can find enough quiet and wall sockets to turn the volume up to 11 all day long", starting in May until the end of the summer.

The new Demians album is expected to hit your eardrums in early 2010, with an extensive world tour to follow.

Check out Demians at www.myspace.com/demiansmusic
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Re: Demians Update! (And general appreciation thread)
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2009, 04:53:46 PM »
*Appreciates*
Have the album here and saw them live twice, was pretty good.

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« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2009, 05:15:27 PM »
I just love the mix of this CD.  Electric and Acoustic guitars played together is music to my ears.
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« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2009, 08:48:30 AM »
Saw this at 5/8 during the downtime.  Very exciting news!

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« Reply #4 on: May 12, 2010, 01:39:22 PM »
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 Wednesday, May 12, 2010
   
DEMIANS Mute - New album out June 28th
Current mood:  energetic
Hello everyone! The new Demians record, entitled "Mute", comes out June 28th on Inside Out Music, distributed by EMI Music.





The album includes the following tracks:
1. Swing Of The Airwaves
2. Feel Alive
3. Porcelain
4. Black Over Gold
5. Overhead
6. Tidal
7. Rainbow Ruse
8. Hesitation Waltz
9. Falling From The Sun Stay tuned to

https://www.myspace.com/demiansmusic for some new songs and infos very soon.

Cheers!
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"Swing of the Airwaves (Edit)" is there
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« Reply #5 on: May 12, 2010, 01:43:00 PM »
Sweet!!!
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« Reply #6 on: May 12, 2010, 01:45:20 PM »
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« Reply #7 on: May 12, 2010, 02:07:40 PM »
YES!!
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« Reply #8 on: May 12, 2010, 03:29:36 PM »
Was about to make a new thread.

Awesome news. I've seen him live twice since the new album, and would love some new material.

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« Reply #9 on: May 12, 2010, 05:31:40 PM »
I was hopeful "Chapel" would be in the track list. But perhaps it was renamed, or at least it'll find it's way on to another album down the road.

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« Reply #10 on: May 12, 2010, 06:34:19 PM »
Finally!

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« Reply #11 on: May 12, 2010, 09:55:13 PM »
I dont have any interest in the band, but I really like that cover art.
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« Reply #12 on: May 13, 2010, 10:26:09 AM »
I dont have any interest in the band

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« Reply #13 on: May 14, 2010, 12:57:12 PM »
I dont have any interest in the band
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Get an interest in the band.  The debut is one of the best things to come out of InsideOut.

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« Reply #14 on: May 17, 2010, 02:24:50 AM »
Awesome news. I listened to Building an Empire a couple of times this week for the first time pretty much since it came out, forgot how excellent the album is!

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« Reply #15 on: May 18, 2010, 05:36:22 PM »
Officially my favourite ever debut album! The guy is a freakin' genius.

I like the new track, but it sounds like a grower to me.

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« Reply #16 on: May 25, 2010, 05:52:38 AM »
some more on this new album.

Quote from: InsideOut
In the attic of his grandfather’s house, boxes with books were piling up. Rummaging in those boxes, young Nicolas Chapel found "Demian" by Hermann Hesse. "I was six or seven at the time", the French allrounder remembers. "The character of Max Demian was fascinating to me, expressing his thoughts freely in a way I was not able to express myself at the time. When searching for a name for my music, I wanted to name the songs, they are my little "Demians", Chapel explains. "They help me understanding my place in the world".

On the highly praised debut "Building An Empire“ (2008), all "Demians" stem from the brains of Nicolas Chapel, who played all the instruments himself and produced the record in his own bedroom. The album received a surprisingly positive echo in the press and among his fellow musicians. After creating a real live band with Gaël Hallier on the drums and Antoine Pohu playing bass guitar, Chapel went on tour throughout Europe multiple times, including tours with Marillion, Anathema and Porcupine Tree.

Following these successful beginnings, and having been an introverted loner most of his life, Chapel then decided to take some time off of this sudden exposure. "The making of the live band started taking over my life, so I wanted to go back to why I had started making music in the first place".

It's in Normandy, north western France, that he found the perfect place for creating at peace, in a house near the sea. Locking himself up, Chapel once again recorded the album by himself. "This time I wanted to get my own sound. I chose only real instruments, there are no samples on „Mute“. I played the cello, double bass, violin, drums, mellotron and piano. With real instruments the record has more character. I was not afraid of trying things that were new to me".

The fact that he plays so many instruments, Chapel explains as such: "In a band context you're often stuck with having to compromise the music with the egos. But the way I see music is like writing a book: it would not be better if one author picked the verbs and another one the adjectives". His lyrics he sees as a way of dealing with problems and finding his way out of them. "They are no therapy, I don’t try to heal anything, my songs help me to find a balance and live with my wounds".

As a little boy, Nicolas borrowed the vinyls of his older brother. "He owned albums by lots of artists from The Beatles to Metallica. My influences are diverse, reaching from Tori Amos and Radiohead to Ambient music", he says. "Mute" contains nine songs that range from raw Alternative to orchestral parts and poetic sounds, but the focus is always on the song. "I wanted the record to reflect my strengths as well as my weaknesses, so it doesn't sound as pleasing and nice as the first record did. I tracked almost everything just with one or two takes for each instrument and vocals, keeping the rawness and sometimes even the mistakes just to confront myself to who I really am", Nicolas reveals.

"Swing Of The Airwaves" is a song that deals with the idea that every human is an antenna, receiving and transmitting information throughout his life, making everyone unique and yet a part of the world. "Feel Alive“ deals with the numbness, and the anger of wasting your time because of something out of your control. "One of the songs I'm most proud of is called "Hesitation Waltz“, a huge crescendo starting from very quiet vocals and drums, and ending in a wall of guitar feedbacks with pounding drums until the very end. It's my way of putting in a song all the everyday noise everyone experiences, human contact slowly disappearing from everyday's life. I hope that while listening to this record, people will mute the noise of the outside world and find some sincerity back".

The album ends with "Falling From The Sun“, Chapel's ode to music. "It is based on three piano chords. I like it when it takes only a few notes to leave you wandering in your thoughts all day long". The humble Frenchman prefers to let his Demians speak for themselves instead of putting himself in the spotlight. "I want people to listen to the song, not to me".
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« Reply #17 on: May 25, 2010, 11:55:07 AM »
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« Reply #18 on: June 13, 2010, 06:34:46 PM »
I'm not officially announcing it till tomorrow night, but if you go to www.wpapu.com you can check out the interview I did with Nic about the new album and other things.

We'll be doing a track or two off of the new album on tomorrow night's show.
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« Reply #19 on: June 15, 2010, 06:02:30 AM »
I was hopeful "Chapel" would be in the track list. But perhaps it was renamed, or at least it'll find it's way on to another album down the road.

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« Reply #20 on: June 15, 2010, 08:41:37 AM »
Hey guys,

New song online here: https://www.myspace.com/demiansmusic
And pictures of the european first pressing here: https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=46934503&blogId=535826987

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« Reply #21 on: June 15, 2010, 12:47:53 PM »
Schweeeeeeeeeeeeet! Will check it out later.

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« Reply #22 on: June 15, 2010, 03:50:14 PM »
Packaging looks pretty sweet. I will be sure to get it!

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« Reply #23 on: June 15, 2010, 04:21:57 PM »
Did anyone listen to the interview?
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« Reply #24 on: June 15, 2010, 05:17:54 PM »
Did anyone listen to the interview?

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« Reply #25 on: June 16, 2010, 01:38:00 AM »
Did anyone listen to the interview?

yeah I just checked it out. Some good info there. Interesting to hear about Nic's approach to writing namely. If he can't play the instrument, it won't be in the music. And he's still doing everything. Also his influences. Neurosis, Isis, Nick Drake. And interesting to learn he'd like to tour with Silverchair or Mark Lanegan. I wonder if Silverchair has ever heard of Demians. Maybe Nic needs to find a way to tour down under?

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« Reply #26 on: July 07, 2010, 01:30:23 AM »
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« Reply #27 on: July 07, 2010, 03:34:42 PM »
Did anyone listen to the interview?
I did indeed, it was good stuff! I slightly preferred the Haken one but that's probably just because I know Hen, but both were great. You have a very cool interviewing technique and ask some pretty good questions. :tup

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« Reply #28 on: July 19, 2010, 06:41:57 AM »
NEW ALBUM IS AWESOME

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« Reply #29 on: August 10, 2010, 01:44:03 AM »
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The new Demians album "Mute" hits the streets today August 10th in the States.
It's already available at the following places:

AMAZON MP3: https://www.amazon.com/Mute-..digital-booklet/dp/B003YB399G/..ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&..qid=1281413046&sr=301-1

ITUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/..album/mute/id384160852

and of course the CMDistro store: https://www.cmdistro.com/..Search/demians

Two tracks off "Mute" are available on the band's myspace, "Tidal" and the opener "Swing Of The Airwaves".

Enjoy!
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« Reply #30 on: January 31, 2011, 03:22:06 PM »
What's the heads up on this guy(band?). Is much of it heavy? Just listened to porcelain, really nice (i'd hope more of it was non heavy like this). Don't like listening much before I buy though  :laugh:

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« Reply #31 on: January 31, 2011, 06:03:35 PM »
No it's not heavy, but then what I consider not heavy others would say is.

The second album is very voice-led though. Lots of singing+keys on their own. Very nice stuff.

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« Reply #32 on: January 31, 2011, 06:07:37 PM »
To answer the heavy question, there isn't really a single metal song on the record. 

The album IS very voice-lead and it is full of every sort of dynamics and emotions.

If you liked Porcelain, definitely check it out!

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« Reply #33 on: February 01, 2011, 02:56:56 AM »
I have both Demians-albums on my computer, haven't listened yet.
What can I expect?
I understand that it's within the progressive-genre, but are we talking The Pineapple Thief-progressive (aka. more mellow, focus on singing) or Porcupine Tree-progressive? :P

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« Reply #34 on: February 01, 2011, 05:43:28 AM »
I have both Demians-albums on my computer, haven't listened yet.
What can I expect?
I understand that it's within the progressive-genre, but are we talking The Pineapple Thief-progressive (aka. more mellow, focus on singing) or Porcupine Tree-progressive? :P


Some of both :)