{"product_id":"foundations","title":"Foundations","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs a singer, poet, \nsongwriter, visual artist, film producer, activist and composer, Serj \nTankian, lead vocalist and lyricist for the Grammy© Award-winning rock \nband System of a Down, is always creating, always looking ahead. In \n2024, this has brought him to a place where he is also excavating his \npast and embracing and re-evaluating it in the present. His recent \nmemoir, the New York Times bestseller Down with the System, saw him dive\n deep into the principles, passions and philosophies that have fueled \nhis life in and out of music. Similarly, his new EP, Foundations,\n mines music and lyrics from previous decades and reframes them in a \nhard-hitting, intensely focused collection. It is, Tankian says, “A \nretrospective of songs from different eras of my life, meant to \ncomplement the memoir.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike all of Tankian’s work, the five tracks that comprise Foundations encompass\n a wide range of sounds and styles. It is music that traverses multiple \neras and vast swaths of emotions. It is also very much a rock album – \n“music of rebellion,” as Tankian puts it. A true creative tour de force, Tankian recorded Foundations primarily\n at his own Serjical Strike Studios in L.A. He wrote, performed, \norchestrated and produced all the material, as well as contributed the \nartwork – an original piece titled “Sunburst” – that adorns the album \ncover. Additional instrumentation on the record was provided by Dan \nMonti (guitars, bass and drum programming) and, on “Cartoon Buyer,” by \nbassist Mario Pagliarulo and SOAD drummer John Dolmayan. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music On Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"12\" - Orange","offer_id":50531057697099,"sku":"2219342","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Foundations_-_EP_ddb1b569_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728091671","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/foundations","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}