The Body – summon dubby soundsystem heaviness on new single “Removal”

Following the announcement of new album The Crying Out of Things, out November 8th, The Body have shared the heavyweight single “Removal.” Digging deep into the duo’s eclectic influences and truly omnivorous taste, “Removal” smelts industrial noise and earth-shattering dub pressure down into a mutant rhythm track. The track unfolds from hypnotic coils of chest-rattling drums and hazy vocal samples echoing out through the dancehall before descending into room-razing, coruscating noise driven by guest vocalist Ben Eberle’s caustic howls.

From The Body’s origins, incorporating unorthodox methods to achieve an oppressive atmosphere has been essential to their alchemy. Full choirs, unexpected sound samples, 70s-inspired horn lines, dub drum beats and diverse guest performances have speckled their varied and eclectic repertoire, the common thread being a complex webs of distortion and noise. The Crying Out of Things harnesses elements from their ground breaking catalog: the expansive ecstatic distortion and live energy of I’ve Seen All I Need To See, the ambitious layering and arrangements on I Have Fought Against It, But I Can’t Any Longer, and the corroded pop edge of No One Deserves Happiness into one compact work. Guest performances include vocalist Ben Eberle, horn player Dan Blacksburg, and recent collaborator Felicia Chen add essential textural range. The Crying Out Of Things makes clear The Body’s distinct power to convey a dark range of emotions, thought inventive arrangements, dynamics, and sound selections.

THE CRYING OUT OF THINGS TRACK LISTING:
1  – LAST THINGS
2 – REMOVAL
3 – CARELESS AND WORN
4 – A PREMONITION
5 – LESS MEANING
6 – THE CITADEL UNCONQUERED
7 – END OF LINE
8 – THE BUILDING
9 – ALL WORRIES



The Body are currently on tour alongside Dis Fig throughout the UK and EU, whom they released Orchards of a Futile Heaven earlier this year.

The Body & Dis Fig tour dates
Oct. 4 – Krakow, PL – Unsound Festival [tickets]
Oct. 5 – Riga, LV – Skanu Mezs Festival [tickets]
Oct. 6 – Vilnius, LT – Sodas2123 [tickets]
Oct. 10 – Zagreb, HR – ZEZ Festival
Oct. 11 – Budapest, HU – UH Fest
Oct. 13 – Prague, CZ – Ankali [tickets]
Oct. 14 – Brno, CZ – Kabinet Muz [tickets]
Oct. 16 – Bologna, IT – TPO
Oct. 17 – Milan, IT – Arci Bellezza
Oct. 18 – Torino, IT – Magazzino Sul Po
Oct. 19 – Bern, CH – Dampfzentrale [tickets]
Oct. 20 – Zurich, CH – Werk21 [tickets]
Oct. 22 – Berlin, DE – Bi Nuu [tickets]
Oct. 23 – Copenhagen, DK – Alice [tickets]
Oct. 24 – Arhus, DK – Radar [tickets]
Oct. 25 – Aalborg, DK – Lasher Fest [tickets]
Oct. 26 – Oslo, NO – Hostsabbat [tickets]
Oct. 29 – Hamburg, DE – MS Stubnitz [tickets]
Oct. 30 – Karlsruhe, DE – Pre-Halloween Dudefest
Oct. 31 – Duisburg, DE – Stapeltor [tickets]
Nov. 1 – Brussels, BE – Les Nuits Weekender [tickets]
Nov. 3 – Paris, FR – Petit Bain
Nov. 5 – Lille, FR – La Malterie
Nov. 6 – Ghent, BE – Chinastraat
Nov. 7 – Utrecht, NL – Le Guess Who [tickets]
Nov. 8 – Barcelona, ES – MIRA Festival [tickets]
Nov. 10 – Porto PT – Amplifest [tickets]