Soyuz

Norway’s creators of dark and elegant art rock release new album Soyuz. It joins a series of concept records that started with the critically acclaimed Night in 2007.

A band who are used to seizing headlines with bizarre stories, including The Independent (UK) branding Gazpacho’s Molok as “An album that could destroy the world”, Gazpacho have a holistic approach to the album writing process, imbuing each with a captivating concept.

The songs of Soyuz are a series of short interconnected stories of people frozen in me, with the tracks “Soyuz One” and “Soyuz Out” written about the first Russian Space capsule and its doomed captain, Komarov.

The artwork, designed by painter Antonio Seijas, is inspired by Russian Cold War colours and fonts from the Soyuz One flight era. The CD comes in a mediabook packaging complete with a 24-page booklet featuring extra artwork and lyrics. The 180g heavyweight audiophile vinyl is packaged in a single packaging with a 4-page booklet and download code, which includes the bonus track “Rappaccini”.