Haken v. new single Nightingale (April 26)

[the_silent_man]

Where are you guys seeing this video / snippet?

Link?

[Zydar]

Where are you guys seeing this video / snippet?

Link?

Haken posted it on their FB page.

https://www.facebook.com/HakenOfficial/videos/4199321863426630/

[Fritzinger]

It could be that the new album cover is yellow. The pictures posted on social media always showed some ketchup (red --> Vector) and a yellow sauce bottle. Don't know why the label was always upside down though.


I'm calling that the new album is called Virus, that it has a yellow color and that it's a sequel to Vector.

People on reddit said that if you Shazam the new music snippet it says the song is called Prosthetic and the album is called Virus.

Remember, you heard it from me first 

[Max Kuehnau]

Have a little look over here maties: https://music.apple.com/nz/album/virus/1503491157 (and thank me later, no, just joking)

[Zydar]

[Max Kuehnau]

eh?

[Fritzinger]

Holy shite I'm freaking out

[Elite]

No focking way, how did somebody find that already?

[Max Kuehnau]

No focking way, how did somebody find that already?

that's an easy one actually: you just have to find out where it's Friday in the world already (New Zealand being one of them) and then enter that country's TLD in Apple Music

[Evermind]

Only two months of waiting and 51 minutes of new Haken material, I'm pumped.

[Fritzinger]

And a new 16 min epic!

The layout looks very much like Vector so I think we can assume that Virus is a sequel to Vector.

I also love the small nuggets:
Vector, their 5th album, begins with V (and has 6 letters).
Virus, their 6th album, begins with Vi (and has 5 letters).

[Zydar]

Ectobuis Rex translates to 'Cockroach King'.

'Prosthetic' will apparently be on Spotify tomorrow Friday

[cramx3]

Oh damn, this is a nice surprise treat 

[Fritzinger]

Ectobuis Rex translates to 'Cockroach King'.

I remember there being some hints to the King in Vector as well...
The Good Doctor: Bring an empire to its knees
Cockroach King: An Empire fallen to its knees
Also, as mentioned, Doctor "Rex" = King.
Plus, the cockroach on the back of the Vector cover.

[Max Kuehnau]

They must have been recording this album completely secretly (or I would guess so anyway, there were no pictures from any studio I could find)

[Elite]

Yeah, I was wondering as well - how did they do this?

[cramx3]

Is it possible it was all done when they did Vector?  I mean, with the similarities, it seems it would have been thought out some time ago.

[ChuckSteak]

I hope this one is better. Vector was their weakest output so far (and the shortest).

[cramx3]

I hope this one is better. Vector was their weakest output so far (and the shortest).

The shortness would also make sense if there was a companion release.  Wasn't this also thought to be possible when Vector was in the making?

[KevShmev]

Breaking up a 16-minute song into six short tracks is super annoying, but great to see new music is coming our way very soon! 

[lonestar]

[Fritzinger]

I hope this one is better. Vector was their weakest output so far (and the shortest).

I think Vector was amazing. Extremely consistent and consequent.
And the abrupt ending and the shortness have just been justified

[goo-goo]

Could the yellow spidery thing be the new album cover perhaps?

The audio was just released on Bandcamp for Architect Jazzfinity version.

https://hakenofficial.bandcamp.com/track/the-architect-jazzfinity

[The Letter M]

Have a little look over here maties: https://music.apple.com/nz/album/virus/1503491157 (and thank me later, no, just joking)

Whoa! A secretly-recorded and soon-to-be-released album! And a companion/sequel to Vector at that! Anyone else want to see them release a third album in the series, with a blue cover, to homage King Crimson's 80s output? What kind of V-title would it have...

The short snippet in that link for Prosthetic sounds pretty good, and now I am super-excited to hear new Haken! June seems so far away, though.

And I got the bandcamp notification earlier about The Architect - Jazzfinity version, which was pretty neat! I'll have to get it later.

I wonder if pre-orders will go up tomorrow when the single is released...

Breaking up a 16-minute song into six short tracks is super annoying, but great to see new music is coming our way very soon! 

Eh, it doesn't bother me too much. A couple minutes in Audacity can fix that, and make it a proper 16:58 long single track. The total length of the album being 51:54 makes it a great follow-up to the (comparatively) short Vector, which was 45:42 (which, weirdly enough, both albums track times feature a difference of 3 when comparing the numbers in the minutes and seconds places). A total time of both albums being 97:36, a suitable double-album! Hopefully, for those Haken fans who were disappointed with Vector, they'll like this one. I enjoyed Vector for the most part, but I'll admit I haven't listened to it very much since its release, but with Virus coming out soon, I'll have to dive deep into it to prepare!

-Marc.

[Nick]

I don't believe it was recorded at the same time as Vector. Mainly basing that off a conversation with Ray and his workload. Seems over the past several months he was juggling practicing the normal songs for the Devin tours, making sure he had all of Affinity down for the special shows, and had been working on new material that he had to learn, presumably for recording Virus.

[MinistroRaven]

Have a little look over here maties: https://music.apple.com/nz/album/virus/1503491157 (and thank me later, no, just joking)

Whoa! A secretly-recorded and soon-to-be-released album! And a companion/sequel to Vector at that! Anyone else want to see them release a third album in the series, with a blue cover, to homage King Crimson's 80s output? What kind of V-title would it have...

The short snippet in that link for Prosthetic sounds pretty good, and now I am super-excited to hear new Haken! June seems so far away, though.

And I got the bandcamp notification earlier about The Architect - Jazzfinity version, which was pretty neat! I'll have to get it later.

I wonder if pre-orders will go up tomorrow when the single is released...

Breaking up a 16-minute song into six short tracks is super annoying, but great to see new music is coming our way very soon! 

Eh, it doesn't bother me too much. A couple minutes in Audacity can fix that, and make it a proper 16:58 long single track. The total length of the album being 51:54 makes it a great follow-up to the (comparatively) short Vector, which was 45:42 (which, weirdly enough, both albums track times feature a difference of 3 when comparing the numbers in the minutes and seconds places). A total time of both albums being 97:36, a suitable double-album! Hopefully, for those Haken fans who were disappointed with Vector, they'll like this one. I enjoyed Vector for the most part, but I'll admit I haven't listened to it very much since its release, but with Virus coming out soon, I'll have to dive deep into it to prepare!

-Marc.

Tomorrow there'll be an official announcement along with the release of the first track. And I think they will have the preorder info at hand too. (fingers crossed)

[gzarruk]

Wow! I admit I haven't been too much into Haken for a while now, since Vector was a bit of a disappointment to me and the new direction they're taking doesn't really excite me that much, but this new album has me intrigued.

[MinistroRaven]

I don't believe it was recorded at the same time as Vector. Mainly basing that off a conversation with Ray and his workload. Seems over the past several months he was juggling practicing the normal songs for the Devin tours, making sure he had all of Affinity down for the special shows, and had been working on new material that he had to learn, presumably for recording Virus.

Probably it wasn't record it but they surely had something mapped out as per my conversation with Diego when they came here

[jammindude]

Breaking up a 16-minute song into six short tracks is super annoying, but great to see new music is coming our way very soon! 

All of this.  More and more I've been using my portable FLAC player to listen to music, so splitting this up into 5 separate tracks means I'll have to go through some extra work to make it a single track.   But I'm still excited for the new album.   Since this is a sequel of sorts, there's a possibility that if it's REALLY good, it could elevate the somewhat disappointing Vector by context. 

[Northern Lion]

This is the best news I've heard in weeks!  I know some here had problems with Vector, but I loved it  .  This is a 3 inch layer of frosting on the cake.

And I love the nuggets that have been discovered/posted already as well.  Very awesome.

[hefdaddy42]

Nice nice nice

[ariich]

I don't believe it was recorded at the same time as Vector.

It definitely wasn't, nor was it written yet (some it may have been, but not all).

Breaking up a 16-minute song into six short tracks is super annoying, but great to see new music is coming our way very soon! 

It's done that way because it'll be more of a suite than a song.

It could be that the new album cover is yellow. The pictures posted on social media always showed some ketchup (red --> Vector) and a yellow sauce bottle. Don't know why the label was always upside down though.


I'm calling that the new album is called Virus, that it has a yellow color and that it's a sequel to Vector.

People on reddit said that if you Shazam the new music snippet it says the song is called Prosthetic and the album is called Virus.

Remember, you heard it from me first 

No I didn't.

[me7]

Breaking up a 16-minute song into six short tracks is super annoying, but great to see new music is coming our way very soon! 

It's done that way because it'll be more of a suite than a song.

Comparable to Mind's Eye/Portals/Shapeshifter?

[ariich]

Breaking up a 16-minute song into six short tracks is super annoying, but great to see new music is coming our way very soon! 

It's done that way because it'll be more of a suite than a song.

Comparable to Mind's Eye/Portals/Shapeshifter?

I suppose, in the sense of the tracks being distinct but all running directly from one to the next.

[NoFred]

^I’m guessing more like the house band’s 8 track epic song? (Also 6th album...)