Since the March 2023 release of the Echoing Reverie album, the Belgian gang of The Ultimate Dreamers have been heavily touring across Europe sharing with all of you their passionate cocktail of catchy cold wave and noisy post punk.
Violent Ghost revisits 3 album songs through an alternative kaleidoscope pushing Big Violent and Piano Ghost on the rougher edge while Midnight simply gets beautifully stripped down to its core around lush cello and piano arrangements.
Big Violent (single edit) gets reshaped in such a way that this version is simply the better version. Feel the beats, feel the drum, feel the bass, feel the anger and the energy! This song was live already a big hit and with this newer sound it will become an even bigger hit! I hope radio’s like Radio Willy, Radio 21 and Studio Brussel will pick it up! Big Violent is accompanied by a new video directed by Thomas De Moor, featuring the theme of the inner demon, with renowned Belgian actor Olivier Bonjour in the lead role.
Each song is featured again in a remix form starting with Big Violent and a stunning sharp groovy EBM remix by Patrick Codenys of Front 242 that is bound to become a new club hit in no time. It's as if you hear on of the Front 242 man singing but it's still the original voice and this also shows that this could have been a new Front 242 track and gives hope for their fans too as the craftwork mastery is still excisting! Patrick did a great job! It’s another song that has to be played on all the radio’s and really deserves the massive airplay!
Midnight (stripped down version) is exactly worth the title and reminds me a bit of a Bauhaus track called Who Killed mr Moonlight. The strings also makes it worth it!
Italian duo Shad Shadows also gave a dark electronic twist to Midnight and make it worth it! I adore the tempo and the changes in the vocals and the sound! It’s a magistral version!
Piano Ghost (rough mix) is to be honest my least favourite track on this one. I miss a bit the fire and energy of the previous tracks.
The French project hørd reinforced the haunting dimension of Piano Ghost but fails to keep me interested as it’s a bit too repetitive. I think it’s a bit sad they couldn’t find out how to make it sound better like what the other artists managed to do with the 2 other tracks.
Well if you forget about this last track (remix included) you have gold in your hands! And as I also caught them many times on stage I can confirm you their gigs are absolutely worth it! Belgium has talented people and it has been proven here again!
This EP is available on all digital platforms via Spleen+ and also available as a limited edition on CD format via Komakino Records.
TRACKLIST
1. Big Violent (single edit)
2. Big Violent (Front 242 cutter mix by P. Codenys)
3. Midnight (stripped down version)
4. Midnight (Shad Shadows rmx)
5. Piano Ghost (rough mix)
6. Piano Ghost (hørd rmx)
NEXT SHOWS
- 31/10/2023 · Le Lac, Brussels (be) · Halloween Release Show
- 09/11/2023 · Liège (be), KulturA · w/ Agent Side Grinder
- 11/11/2023 · Paris (fr), L'International · w/ Agent Side Grinder
- 01/12/2023 · St Niklaas (be), De Casino, BIMfest · w/ DAF, Lords of Acid, QUAL, and more
- 09/12/2023 · Gent (be), Crossover Music Pub · w/ Fragment
- 03/02/2024 · Hautrage (be), Canal 10 · w/ Ghost Dance
- 10/02/2024 · Brussels (be), L'Os à Moelle · w/ Fragment
- 31/08/2024 · Gaurain-Ramecroix (be), Ultimate Tribute
