08/12/2023
Out today!
Colorist - Overcloseness
Started around a decade ago, "Overcloseness" has been a long time coming. It is Colorist's debut album on paper, but already has a magnum opus feel to it.
The beginnings of Colorist lay in the Cologne music community. Being small, it was always influenced by the art and the film scene. (In fact, the label Magazine originates from the same crossing point.) The large cast of guest appearances underlines how much Antonio de Luca and Caroline Kox are in the center of that Cologne community.
On "Overcloseness" intimate pieces for one or two instruments alternate with dense choir anthems ("Embody") and tracks built from ultra intense fabrics that conjure up the mediative hardness of Tool ("Blood Markers"). Driven by the otherworldly voice of Koxi and a larger than life bass line by Antonio, the album culminates in the unforgettable "Touch Me".
Oscillating between a bad migraine and cathartic hypnosis, Colorist have created a genre defying universe of an album.
"This will not revive your soul, B."
Overcloseness Guests and Cooperators
Colorist Choir: Stefanie Appel, Konrad Bohley, Berenike Busch, Nela Doutch, Isabel Eichner, Almut Elhardt, Johnny Baargeld, Adam Keller, Lia Lia, Danila Lipatov, Matthias Mayr, Natalie Orthen, Shan-Li Peng, Jenna Körner, Omid Tabari, Corinna Triller, Anchi Trinh, Janina Warnk
Voice: Echo Ho
Cello: Nathan Bontrager
Clarinet, Saxophone: Leonard Huhn
Clarinet: Ronnie Oliveras
Flute: Nela Doutch
Bass: Vomit Heat
Drums: Niklas Wandt
Violin: Hanitra Wagner, Max Haft
Piano: Nicola Gründl
Spoken words: Hanna Bächer
Colorist are Caroline Kox & Antonio de Luca
