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Our fourth album "Actual" is now available both from streaming services and download potals alike. Check it out on your favourite platform or just hit the "Music" link on our front page to be taken to our bandcamp page.
We're pleased to announce the release of our fourth album "Actual" on June 9th. Second in the "Red Series" Actual is a collection of 12 tracks and will be available directly from our bandcamp page and via iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon, Google Play, Deezer, Tidal, Spotify, Pandora and various other services too, so keep a look out. Available both as a digital download and a Compact Disc Edition at launch from bandcamp with a special limited Artefact Edition coming soon.
Today we re-issued our debut album System VII through an array of online distributors. Previously it was only available through our bandcamp page. Now all three albums (System VII, 7302 and 6EQUJ5) are all available via iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon, Google Play, Deezer, Tidal, Spotify, Pandora and a number of other services too. "Hurrah" I believe is the phrase.
Work has begun on preparations for the first IX live event!Song arrangments and technical challenges are being worked on currently and may take some time yet, but watch this space for more info.
Tracks slated for the live treatment so far are: 1: Saturn V 2: Reasonably Unreasonable (new unreleased track) 3: Glass House 4: Talby & The Phoenix Asteroids
Which IX track would you like to see performed live? Let us know via email or twitter.
The 6EQUJ5 Black Box Edition has been won! Congratulations to Andy from Bradford for solving our alien language problem. Your prize will be transmitted via subspace* to you immediately (*may possibly be sent by Royal Mail if subspace transmission is prohibited in your area).
For those who'd like to know the answers they were:
1: Ancient from the TV series Stargate SG1/Atlantis/Universe. 2: Fremen from Dune. 3: Forerunner from the Halo video game series. 4: Visitor script from the TV series V. 5: Yautja from The Predator series of films. 6: Tenctonese from the TV series Alien Nation .
Thank you to everyone who took part in the competition, we hope you all had as much fun with it as we did.
As part of the promotion for the new album release we're giving away a copy of the excellent "Black Box Edition" of 6EQUJ5 to the first person who can name all 6 alien typeface/fonts used in the below picture.
Send your entries direct to us either on facebook, twitter or by email.
First person to name all 6 wins.
6EQUJ5 The second album in the "Blue Series" and the third overall is due for release on August 9th 2017.
The Album contains 22 tracks, is just under 2 hours in length and follows a theme of mysterious events and objects in space, some real, some fictional.
It will be available as a digital download on bandcamp, itunes, Amazon, Tidal, Google and most other online sources.
The limited "Black Box Edition" of the album (on USB Drive) featuring bonus tracks, audio commentary and many more extras, will also be available August 9th exclusively from the IX website/bandcamp page.
We were recently invited into the studio of Chelmsford Community Radio and gave our first live interview.
To listen to the recorded show, click here.