Sep
26
11.00am

RED LOTUS // Launch Debut EP + Video, ‘Illuminate’

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Melbourne heavy prog combo Red Lotus have launched their debut EP Illuminate, along with a new video for their title track. Listen below:

According to a statement, the track “delves into themes of the human condition, ranging from self-destruction to acceptance and discovery.”

Vocalist Stephanie Briffa says, “The whole process of writing this EP was cathartic. I was able to reflect upon myself in a light I hadn’t yet explored. It brought up so many emotions I didn’t even realise I was suppressing, but being able to write it all down and let it out was the best medicine I could have asked for.”



Guitarist Jesse Abdurazak sat at the helm of capturing their diverse sound. “The unique elements of having a female vocalist who sings and screams, low tuned guitars and being only a four-piece band called for a personalised approach to the production” says Abdurazak. “I know it sounds corny but I just knew this was the way it had to be. It was a link between the creative and analytical sides of my brain. I felt a strong emotional connection to the roles which each instrument needed to play and using that connection as a foundation for the mix, I was then able to approach it analytically.”

Red Lotus will play alongside Arkive, Two Oceans Pass, and Letters to Amara to launch the EP. Catch them on 12 October at the Bendigo Hotel.

Illuminate is out now on Spotify, iTunes, and other leading online streaming services. For more Red Lotus, click here.


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Red Lotus – Illuminate tracklist

1. Book One
2. Arachnophobia
3. Illuminate
4. Midnight
5. The Farthest Shore
6. Me, Myself and I
7. Symbiosis


Disclaimer: Vocalist Stephanie Briffa is a freelance contributor to Hysteria Media.



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