‘Sabre’ by Monochromatic Visions | New Album, ‘Reform’, Out Early 2022
Exclusive track premiere of ‘Sabre’ by East London based shoegaze-indie band Monochromatic Visions, taken from their upcoming album, ‘Reform, out early 2022.
Monochromatic Visions – now a duo consisting of South African-born, Athens-raised Arthur Pegis and Italian-born Thomas Bagnoli – was first conceived in 2014 by Arthur who solely wrote, produced and recorded the project’s early releases ‘From Here To There’ EP, ‘Waiting For The Light’ EP, self-titled ‘Monochromatic Visions’ EP and the debut album ‘Too Close To The Sea’ released in summer 2020. These bedroom productions, initially released quietly on Soundcloud and Bandcamp, steadily garnered streams and fans in the DIY scene while Monochromatic Visions went on to support acts such as Tonstartssbandht (of Mac De Marco’s guitarist Andy White) and spiritual psychedelic rockers TAU.
Juxtaposing dark sonics with luminous songwriting, the music of Monochromatic Visions has morphed into a marriage of early 90’s shoegaze with noise pop and post punk inflections, emotively ranging from the insular to the sublime, all in the space of 8 tracks. reverb-soaked guitars, purposeful riffs, minimalistic vocal shapes, repetitive synth lines and drum patterns interweave to create
visceral, nostalgic sketches of sound that echo bands like The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Cure & Joy Division.
‘Sabre’ is the first single release taken from the 2nd full length album titled ‘Reform’ which will be out soon.
Headline photo: Danai Charalampidi
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