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AMBER ASYLUM drop the next advance track of their forthcoming new album “Ruby Red“. The dramatically built, yet longing and melancholic instrumental ‘The Morrigan‘ bears the name of a dark Old Irish goddess mainly associated with battle and war.
The release of the tenth regular full-length of San Francisco’s neoclassical dark ambient quartet has been previously rescheduled to a new date on March 7, 2025. |
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AMBER ASYLUM comment: “In ‘The Morrigan’, a driving instrumental, we invoke the ancient Irish-Celtic goddess who presides over battlefields, serving as a poignant reminder of the fragility of life and the inevitability of death”, frontwoman Kris Force reveals. “With powerful rhythms and captivating melodies, the track serves as a solemn meditation on life and death. Each note pulses with a primal energy, echoing the timeless cycle of birth, battle, and rebirth associated with the Morrigan. Through its raw intensity and unyielding momentum, the song beckons listeners to confront the harsh realities of mortality while embracing the transformative power of acceptance.”
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Tracklist
1. Secrets 2. Ruby Red 3. Demagogue 4. The Morrigan 5. Azure 6. Weaver 7. A Call on the Wind |
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In times of trouble, women have often had to bear an even heavier burden throughout history. On their tenth full-length “Ruby Red”, San Francisco based all-female quartet AMBER ASYLUM offers a haunting reflection on turbulent eras, and blends instrumental passages with evocative lyrics. “Ruby Red” combines dirges, introspective laments, and powerful songwriting that evoke both despair and hope. The album transitions between themes of pain, loss, empowerment, and mortality, while creating a sonic landscape that is both raw and introspective. “Ruby Red” features bass, classical strings, percussion and kit, modular synthesis and female voices.
“Ruby Red” differs from its predecessor in the expansion of focus and depth. While earlier albums centered more on personal emotions, relationships, and journeys, “Ruby Red” broadens its scope to address global issues such as societal upheaval, war, and human rights. This album navigates both the personal and the global, and aims to illuminate the seen and unseen forces that influence our shared reality. Musically, AMBER ASYLUM balance driving neoclassical elements with the raw power of pounding bass and drums, adding a potent, rhythmic force that contrasts beautifully with the quieter, brooding strings on “Ruby Red”. The bass and percussion create a compelling pulse that underpins the tracks, adding both intensity and depth to the album’s darker moments. AMBER ASYLUM have taken inspiration for the lyrical concepts of “Ruby Red” from significant global issues such as the pandemic, riots, war, political turmoil, the threat to women’s rights, and empowerment, all while maintaining a deep connection to the extramundane. It reflects on mortality and the inevitability of death as part of a greater cosmic order, intertwining these global crises with metaphysical reflections on the resilience of the human spirit. AMBER ASYLUM were conceived by composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist Kris Force in the Californian city of San Francisco in 1990. Throughout their ever-changing musical evolution, the band has shifted throughout a variety of styles and collaborated with a host of musicians such as Steve van Till (NEUROSIS), Sarah Schaffer (WEAKLING), John Cobbet (HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE), Leila Abdul-Rauf (VASTUM), among many others. With “Ruby Red”, AMBER ASYLUM perfectly capture the growing dread and horror of many of a new dark age falling in our time. Yet the Californians balance the eerie and unhinged with a fragile beauty and blossoming of hope. “Ruby Red” is a most fascinating soundtrack of all that is to come. Listen carefully. Band: Amber Asylum Line-up Links Recording by Greg Wilkinson at Earhammer Studio, Oakland, CA (US) Cover artwork by Kris Force Available formats Shop Band pictures & other promotional materials Booking contact |
AMBER ASYLUM reveal new instrumental track ‘The Morrigan’
