
Dear Seers and Seekers,
We are thrilled to announce that our pals over at Thrill Jockey Records will be releasing the deluxe Gnod and White Hills “Drop Out III.”
Digital download includes a full album of bonus tracks. All LPs and CDs come with a digital download card.
Crystal clear LPs are VERY limited stock, also available in the UK via our special partnership with Norman Records!
Opaque orange LPs are available to EU/UK customers through our partners at anost.net and will be made available to US customers after clear sells out!
Stream the first single “Run-A-Round” through the Spotify player below:
Manchester’s Gnod and New York’s White Hills stand as titans of Psychedelic & Space Rock. Together they bend the very notions of what Rock can do, seemingly suspending our sense of time. Their alchemical chemistry and a fateful session at the Dropout Studio in Camberwell gave rise to the legendary, ongoing series of records under the moniker Drop Out. The records became an influential and sprawling series of extended pieces that remain touchstones of contemporary psychedelia. Having been called “absolutely essential,” “best I have heard – ever,” “A masterpiece,” the Drop Out series finally gets its definitive edition.
“Drop Out III” is a wholly new iteration of Gnod & White Hills’ collaboration, the “director’s cut,” if you will. “Drop Out III” is replete with sounds recorded in the “Drop Out era” that have never been heard before. The double LP features a cornucopia of expanded versions of essential songs complete with new arrangements, mixes, and instrumentation. Classics like “Run-A-Round” and the eponymous “Drop Out” maintain their motorik drive and fizzing melodies with a new shine. The set also features a full LP of pieces never before included on vinyl, including the beautifully serene “Air Streams” in its original droning arc. The album comes with a download of a full album’s worth of bonus material, all crafted around the Drop Out era. White Hills’ “Decorating Time” showcases the depth of the band’s subtlety, rich with minute turns and a twist of psychedelic ambience. “Nothing NEU! Under the Sky” captures the invigorating pulse and dynamics of Gnod’s live performances. Together, this expansive body of work epitomizes the sense of possibility each band exudes, and the potency of their expertly crafted brand of Transatlantic Psychedelia.
15 years after the series began, “Drop Out III” is an essential album for lovers of contemporary Psychedelic Rock, a testament to the power of this collaboration.
More Info & Pre-Order here: https://thrilljockey.com/products/drop-out-iii
Tracklist:
01. Drop Out
02. Run-A-Round
03. Wellhang
04. Spaced Man
05. Elka
06. Undressing Time
07. Air Streams
08. Unify
09. Per Sempre
10. Decorating Time
11. Changesaw
12. Model Citizen
13. Nothing Neu! Under The Sky
14. Hole In My Eye
15. Ovid’s Poem