Apocalyptic avant-pop artist Von Wildenhaus has announced a UK tour for September, with the final date bringing him to Winchester’s Railway Inn on September 17th.
In lieu of a traditional album release the artist will be issuing an extended series of singles across the coming months, culminating in a new compilation ‘Von Universe’, which will be available exclusively at the UK shows.
Across ten wry, warped alt-pop tracks, Ben von Wildenhaus has produced a sonic cosmos. Bringing together an eccentric group of songwriters, players and producers comfortable working in different formations across a variety of recording spaces, the new compilation explores a wide range of material, as well as an array of technical and musical possibilities.
Summoning from eerie worlds of haunted folk and bazaar noir, and evoking the jangle of junk pop and demonic easy listening, new single “Ghost Moon” is a desolate and droll ballad peppered with plucky acoustic guitars, gauzy vocal melodies and decadent crescendos of softly spiralling strings.
Available in CD format exclusively at Von Wildenhaus’ UK shows next month “Ghost Moon” is the fifth track to be taken from ‘Von Universe’ and serves to further embody the abundance and eclecticism found across the unique new release.
Previous single “Anna Sonata” is the band’s take on a Dada grunge stomper, smouldering with near-meanings and half-dreams of a goodbye party for a world that never quite existed in the first place. Elsewhere “Moon Rover” recalls the arabesque surf material of 2015’s ‘II”, while “Kinetic Ohm” and “Yoyo a Go Go” put a more ethereal and apparitional spin on proceedings.
In the lead up to the tour the artist will also be releasing two further tracks: “Ketamine” on 29 August and epic show-stopping ballad “Endless Start” on 5 September.
For ticket links and more information, visit the Facebook page: facebook.com/benvonwildenhaus/ or contact venues directly.
VON WILDENHAUS UK TOUR 2023
SEPTEMBER
07 RAMSGATE Ramsgate Music Hall
09 LONDON The Slaughtered Lamb
11 BATH The Bell Inn
12 BRISTOL The Ill Repute
14 BIRMINGHAM Kitchen Garden Cafe
15 LIVERPOOL Jimmy’s
16 MILTON KEYNES The Craufurd Arms
17 WINCHESTER The Railway Inn
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