Dayton, Ohio Experimental Art and Progressive collective Others By No One published the official lyric video for the track “Well-Read” taken from their new album “Book II: Where Stories Come From” out on October 22, 2021. Watch the video through the YouTube player below:
The long-awaited, hotly-anticipated new concept album from Experimental Art collective and Prog newcomers Others By No One. 75 minutes of extreme music connected by a series of short stories out on October 22, 2021 on physical mediums and to your music streaming platform of choice.
The album’s narrative explores the story of a reclusive writer who, believing he is being followed around by a mysterious stalker, begins writing his pursuer into his own work — only to find that the stories he creates are beginning to come alive. As both the author and the stranger fight to survive as characters in a series of bizarre fictional adventures, they slowly begin to look inward and do battle with their own personal demons – as our protagonist is in constant danger of being consumed by the very art to which he’s dedicated his life.
Vocalist/composer Max Mobarry had this to say of the final product and next entry in the BOOK series:
“It’s finally here. It makes us so very happy that you, reading this, have made it through this pandemic with us; and, as well, the wait for this big bastard of a CD, which is now complete.
We’d like to thank Jamie King for his everlasting kindness mixing and mastering over 75 minutes of absolute chaos, and for relentlessly demonstrating that he is the best of the best.
I also must always mention Eddie Ruff and RuffRecords Studio, where we did it all ourselves — Eddie was practically a member of the band in the sessions recording this album together, his contributions are integral to the album’s sound and his commitment to the project ensured its being properly brought into the world in the first place.
Not only is this project a cornerstone of all of our careers and lives, and the many stories it tells reflecting on these past years and all the love we received putting out the Breacher stuff… It’s a beacon to all of my fellow artists who come across it.
I loved creating all these characters, and exploring this album’s two main personalities – but beyond the literal interpretations, or even my real-world inspirations for them, I’ve come to view ‘BOOK II’ as a monolithic statement of liberation that hits on a personal level. To anyone who creates things, or has personally struggled in coming to terms with their own identity (as I have in the years since ‘BOOK I’); this album is for you.
Strange days are coming… 🙂”
Purchase the album on Bandcamp: https://othersbynoone.bandcamp.com/album/book-ii-where-stories-come-from
Tracklist:
1. Counting Raindrops 02:27
2. An Artwork; Clandestine 01:47
3. A Reverie to Quell the Giants 10:55
4. Right Side of the Brain 05:52
5. The Impassecopedum 14:16
6. Foxjune 04:28
7. Debt for Your Thoughts 05:21
8. Tomes 03:17
9. Tombs 04:01
10. The Tales of Nebulous Man 01:21
11. Well-Read 06:54
12. The Plight of Proxy 05:15
13. Where Stories Come From 08:35
Lineup:
Max Mobarry / Lead/Backing Vocals, Electric Guitars, 6-String & 12-String Acoustic Guitars, Mandolin, Nylon-String Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Auxiliary Percussion, Programming, Samples, Gang Vocals, Kazoo
Mike Gregg / Electric Guitars, 6-String Acoustic Guitars, Piano (track 9), Gang Vocals
Guest Personnel (in order of appearance):
Quique Bucio / Bass on 1, 3-7, 11-13, Backing Vocals on 7, 11, Keyboards on 13, Programming on 7, 13, Samples on 1, 3, Gang Vocals on 3, 5, 11-13
Sam Ruff / Drums on 1, 3-7, 10-13
Sara Lung / Violin on 2, 8, 9, Saw on 8
Kainan Shank / Upright bass on 2, 9, Cello on 2
Dave Simon / Flute on 2, 8
Vikram Shankar / Keyboards and programming on 5, 10-13
Camden Alyza Wing / Vocals on 5, 12
Jackie Frank Russell III / Vocals on 11
Blake Shepherd / Vocals on 12
THE BOOK II GANG VOCAL GANG (3, 5, 11-13)
Bethanie Bailey
Matt Hunter
Sara Lung
Val Magill
Madeline Mobarry
Ryan Reik
Jill Sanders
Timothy Sanderson III
Spencer Schwartz
Blake Shepherd
Camden Alyza Wing
