{"id":15537,"date":"2021-06-29T19:42:55","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T19:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=15537"},"modified":"2021-06-29T19:42:58","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T19:42:58","slug":"killing-joke-co-founder-big-paul-ferguson-celebrates-the-release-of-his-debut-solo-album-with-new-video-for-the-unraveling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2021\/06\/29\/killing-joke-co-founder-big-paul-ferguson-celebrates-the-release-of-his-debut-solo-album-with-new-video-for-the-unraveling\/","title":{"rendered":"KILLING JOKE Co-Founder BIG PAUL FERGUSON Celebrates The Release Of His Debut Solo Album With New Video For \u201cTHE UNRAVELING!\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Post-punk icons Killing Joke have made a career out of courting controversy and challenging audiences, from their politically-charged album covers, like the\u00a0Wardance<\/em>\u00a07\u201d which depicted a debonair Fred Astaire dancing in a warfield riddled with dead bodies, to lyrics barbed with stinging social commentary. Not as well known, however, is that many of these ideas came not just from KJ frontman Jaz Coleman but also from co-founder and percussionist Big Paul Ferguson. Indeed, since the band\u2019s inception, Ferguson has been a main contributor to the songwriting and themes behind Killing Joke. So when it came time for Ferguson to create his very first solo album, it\u2019s not surprising that he would dedicate its 10 original tracks to chronicling the afflictions of modern society.\u00a0

Take, for instance, \u201cThe Unraveling,\u201d the third track from Ferguson\u2019s brand-new album,\u00a0Virtual Control<\/em>, which is released today via Cleopatra Records. The song recreates our distinctly modern condition of being inundated with mindless commands and digital instructions \u201cSwipe left swipe right \/ Scroll up scroll down \/ Click here click there \/ Watch the little wheel spin round \/ And round and round.\u201d As Ferguson suggests, these seemingly innocuous tasks serve not only to distract us from the inequities in society as a whole but to remove any agency by which the status quo could be challenged, singing \u201cThe world\u2019s gone crazy \/ There\u2019s so much wealth \/ Flushed down the drain \/ But so\u2019s my mental health.\u201d Together with co-writer and guitarist Mark Gemini Thwaite, Ferguson has crafted a compelling song that is both a social and musical statement, one that is certain to resonate with fans of Killing Joke. Accompanying the song is a visual tour de force of a video from award-winning video director Vicente Cordero (Industrialism Films).

Watch the video:<\/strong>https:\/\/youtu.be\/8Q3bsTIbpTY<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ferguson shares these thoughts on the video and single, \u201cThe seemingly endless months where most of our interactions were online, were filled by a bombardment of images and disparate messages where the truth of anything became a fiction in itself.

Living our lives online, we have become marionettes pulled every which way by the latest catchphrase or trend.\u00a0

I hope this song and video shed a little light on the larger forces at work.\u201d

Mixed by award-winning producer Tom Dalgety (Pixies, Rammstein) and highlighted with special guest appearances from former Marilyn Manson member Tim Skold as well as Die Krupps mastermind J\u00fcrgen Engler,\u00a0Virtual Control<\/em>\u00a0conjures a dense and foreboding aural atmosphere, layering guitars, synths and Ferguson\u2019s own distinctive vocals, that underscores the thoughtfulness of Ferguson\u2019s introspective and observant lyrics. The album is available now on digital, CD and in limited edition RED vinyl!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Order the CD\/Vinyl:<\/strong>https:\/\/cleorecs.com\/store\/?s=big+paul+ferguson+virtual+control&post_type=product<\/a>
Stream\/download the album:<\/strong>https:\/\/orcd.co\/big_paul_ferguson_virtual_control<\/a>
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Track List:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Lapdogs<\/li>
  2. Shiny Toys<\/li>
  3. The Unraveling<\/li>
  4. Extrapolate<\/li>
  5. Sea Of Judgement<\/li>
  6. Seeping Through The Cracks feat. Tim Skold<\/li>
  7. Data Lama<\/li>
  8. Glass Houses<\/li>
  9. Plausible Deniability<\/li>
  10. Dystopian Vibe feat. J\u00fcrgen Engler<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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