US Electronic Progressive/Space Rock act Church of Hed published the official music video for the track “The Bells of Alpha Persei” from new album “The Fifth Hour” out on June 21 , 2024. Watch the video throug hthe YouTube player below:
The artist states: “Another track from the new Church of Hed album, “The Fifth Hour,” “The Bells of Alpha Persei” transverses deep Space Exploration with billions of globules of astral threads for your listening pleasure. Thanks Dr. Sagan! This Ambient Music Psychedelic album drops next week. (Part of me wanted to call it Spacefolds 13 lol! It’s very much in that classic Quarkspace vein!)“
Church of Hed’s new album, “The Fifth Hour,” features a return to the improvisational and immediate styles of their earlier release, “The Fourth Hour,” or even Quarkspace’s Spacefolds series. The music resides squarely in space, with deep Kosmische and Berlin School explorations informing the album’s Psychedelic Electronica and Prog.
The band’s Paul Williams is joined on “The Fifth Hour” by Jonathan Segel, from Indie Rock legends Camper Van Beethoven, on violin, guitar, and bass, as well as Quarkspace’s Stan Lyon, on bass and synth. Williams plays his usual array of synthesizers, keyboards, beatmakers, sequencers, and electrified drums.
Church of Hed’s unique mix of Space Rock, Psychedelia, Prog Rock, Krautrock and Electronic Music channels diverse influences, including CAN, Cluster, Brian Eno, Hawkwind, YES, Glass, Reich, Riley and so much more. In the end, it always manages to sound predominately like Church of Hed.
A digital release, “The Fifth Hour” is available on download from Bandcamp, iTunes, and Amazon, as well as the usual low-paying streaming services, such as Apple Music, Spotify, etc. Never forget to support independent music by purchasing downloads and physical copies of albums!
Purchase the album here: https://quarkspace.bandcamp.com/album/the-fifth-hour
Tracklist:
01. Pleiades Waypoint 13:49
02. Aniluminescence 1 02:11
03. Hyades Noir 06:25
04. Blue Spaceways 04:21
05. The Fifth Hour 08:43
06. The Bells of Alpha Persei 03:26
07. Aniluminescence 2 01:20
08. Son of a Silicon Rogue 14:58
09. Bastard Son of The Fifth Hour 01:54
Lineup:
Paul Williams / Synths, Keyboards, Sequences, Beats, Drumming
With:
Jonathan Segel / Violin (3,5,8,9), Guitar (3,8), Bass (5)
Stan Lyon / Bass (3,9), Synth (1)
