Sunday, July 10, 2022

TORSTEN KINSELLA OF IRISH PROG/SPACE ROCKERS 'GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT' RELEASES NEW LIVE ALBUM:ZOOM TV EXCLUSIVE FROM IRELAND ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS:ROCK STARS & CELEBS

 


IRISH PROG/SPACE ROCKERS

GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT

NEW RELEASE

'THE BEGINNING OF THE END' 

ZOOM TV EXCLUSIVE 

WITH

GUITARIST...SONGWRITER...

KEYBOARDIST...PRODUCER...ENGINEER

T O R S T E N 

K I N S E L L A


Post-rock masters GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT transform their superb debut after 20 years, live in studio! In 2022, with 20 years and a strong collection of masterful, acclaimed albums to their name, Irish post-rock maestros GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT come full circle with their live studio output, The Beginning Of The End. Recorded live at Windmill Lane Recording Studio in Dublin, Ireland on October 3, 2021, the album features modern transformations of all of the songs from their debut album, 2002’s The End Of The Beginning, encompassing each track’s evolutionary changes throughout the band’s years of live performances while allowing the original melodies and songwriting to shine through.

Stage classics such as "From Dust to the Beyond" and "Route 666" can be heard in a new light, with clear, transformative variations originally heard during the band’s captivating live performances now incorporated. Plus, in addition to these live expansions, technical advances have been applied to each track. Originally limited to just a keyboard sequencer and an Akai S3000 sampler on The End Of The Beginning, 20 years later on The Beginning Of The End, the band seizes the opportunity to breathe new life into these live versions, allowing them to bring more feeling, experience and expression to the music and songs.

In addition to audible advancements in musicality, the release of The Beginning Of The End could not be more relevant than in these current dark times. War themes are strikingly evident on tracks such as the aforementioned "From Dust to the Beyond", as well as "The End of the Beginning" – named after a quote credited to Prime Minister Winston Churchill during the WWII era.


Influenced by the chaos and futility of war, these themes are also reflected on the album’s cover, created by the band in collaboration with returning artist David R
ooney. Featuring a war-torn concert hall and a piano, the art is a defiant message reflecting that the power of music transcends war and time. GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT’s upcoming release, The Beginning Of The End, provides a sonic snapshot of the evolution of the Irish post-rock band over two decades. Made enthralling and memorable with live momentum, The Beginning Of The End belongs in every well-curated post-rock record collection.


PURCHASE

THE NEW

 LIVE RELEASE

The Beginning 

of The End

By

GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT

Napalm Records Release: July 15th 2022

GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT’s upcoming release, The Beginning Of The End, provides a sonic snapshot of the evolution of the Irish post-rock band over two decades. Made enthralling and memorable with live momentum, The Beginning Of The End belongs in every well-curated post-rock record collection.

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GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT

ON TOUR

2022

JUL 10 Fabrik Cagliari, Italy

AUG 20 Motocultor Festival 2022 Saint-Nolff, France

SEP 02 Musikzentrum Hannover, Germany

SEP 03 MEETFACTORY Prague, Czechia

SEP 04 Szene Vienna, Austria

SEP 06 Plaza Zürich, Switzerland

SEP 07 Backstage Halle Munich, Germany

SEP 09 Knust Hamburg, Germany

SEP 10 Beatpol Dresden, Germany

OCT 20 Monroe's Live Gaillimh, Ireland

OCT 21 Cyprus Avenue Cork, Ireland

OCT 22 Opium Dublin, Ireland

2023

APR 17 2023 Melna piektdiena, klubs

Riga, Latvia 

APR 18 2023 Rockclub Tapper

Tallinn, Estonia

APR 19 2023 Tavastia Club

Helsinki, Finland

APR 21 2023 Debaser Hornstulls Strand

Stockholm, Sweden

APR 23 2023 Hotel Cecil

Indre By, Denmark

SEP 21 2023 Hiroshima Mon Amour 

Turin, Italy

SEP 22 2023 Auditorium San Domenico

Foligno, Italy

SEP 23 2023 Kino Šiška

Ljubljana, Slovenia

SEP 24 2023 Močvara

Zagreb, Croatia

SEP 25 2023 Dürer Kert

Budapest, Hungary


GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT

Discography

The End of the Beginning (2002)

All Is Violent, All Is Bright (2005)

A Moment of Stillness (2006)

Far from Refuge (2007)

God Is an Astronaut (2008)

Age of the Fifth Sun (2010)

Origins (2013)

Helios | Erebus (2015)

Epitaph (2018)

Ghost Tapes  (2021) 

The Beginning Of The End (2022)







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