German instrumental-rock group LONG DISTANCE CALLING are pleased to announce their first ever live album ‘STUMMFILM – Live from Hamburg (A Seats & Sounds Show)’, scheduled for release on November 1st, 2019 through InsideOutMusic. Filmed during a special run of dates in early 2019, it saw the band performing seated shows in some very special locations for a stunning experience.
The band comments: “We are happy to unveil our first ever live album ‘STUMMFILM – Live From Hamburg’ which we recorded on the ‘Seats & Sounds’ tour earlier this year. After more than ten years on the road, we felt it’s more than about time to do a proper live album. We are very satisfied with the result, a lot of atmosphere, energy as well as some nice surprises have been captured at Kulturkirche Altona in Hamburg. We can’t wait to share this beautiful experience with you! Love LDC”
To celebrate the announcement, the band have launched a live clip of the track ‘Black Paper Planes’, and you can watch that here:
‘STUMMFILM – Live from Hamburg (A Seats & Sounds Show)’ will be available as a limited edition Blu-Ray + 2CD, Gatefold 3LP Vinyl & as digital audio download.
The full track-listing is as follows:
1. Into The Black Wide Open 2. The Very Last Day 3. In The Clouds 4. Like A River 5. On The Verge 6. Interlude 7. Out There 8. Apparitions 9. Black Paper Planes 10. 359° 11. I Know You, Stanley Milgram! 12. Sundown Highway 13. Flux 14. Metulsky Curse Revisited
For 13 years now, the Münster-based four-piece Long Distance Calling has been famed and cherished for its weightless yet massive music. After having returned to their instrumental roots Long Distance Calling sat down to carefully ponder their next step. When they got up again, they were ready for their most extraordinary live undertaking yet: Aptly entitled “Seats & Sounds”, this string of concerts saw Long Distance Calling take to the stage in very special locations in front on a seated audience.
The band took the matter almost religiously and went to great lengths in pulling off their most daring effort. “We wanted to go one step further, highlighting the audio-visual quality of the band for the very first time”, the band states, referring to the phalanx of video screens and specially curated visuals corresponding to each song.
One of those rare performances, the one at the Kulturkirche Altona in Hamburg, was captured on film and tape and is now being released. More an elegant silent film (visually speaking) than an ordinary live video, Long Distance Calling deliver a stunning performance in two acts: A “normal” Long Distance Calling set with songs from all their albums, and a special ‘Avoid the Light’ set, performing the dramatic album almost in its entirety. “This is one of the most important releases of our entire career”, the band continues, “and playing it felt like time travel.”
Meticulously prepared and rehearsed, this is Long Distance Calling on another level. Backed by guest musicians Luca Gilles on cello and Aaron Schrade on percussion and electronic beats, the experimental rock veterans show their grandeur in cinemascope – elaborately filmed and monumentally staged. In the end, Janosch Rathmer (drums), Jan Hoffmann (bass), Florian Füntmann (guitar) and David Jordan (guitar) not only played their biggest Hamburg headlining show; they also peaked their stellar career.
LONG DISTANCE CALLING are ready to return to the European Stages with the second part of their “Boundless” tour.
Right before the tour kicks off, a live video for “TRAUMA” is released today. Shot at Wacken O.A. 2018, the video let you experience the stunning live performance of the band and brings back the vibes of this year’s festival summer. The band comments:
“Thanks to you all for this fantastic festival summer 2018,
Pls find a short cut of this year’s WACKEN O.A – enjoy!
In case you like to get some encore – we’ll be back soon for you!
You can find information about the upcoming tour through Europe here – see you!”
Watch the video here:
After the release of “Boundless” in February and the massive success of the following tour, LONG DISTANCE CALLING continue the celebration of their sixth studio album by announcing the tourdates of the “Boundless” Tour Part 2.
The tour starts this week and features the German psychedelic doom rockers Motorowl.
LONG DISTANCE CALLING comment, “We are happy to announce our special guest “MOTOROWL” and to have this talented band with us on our journey through Europe! Everybody can look forward to this exciting support act, there is much to discover musically. – Stay tuned, LDC”
See the complete list of the upcoming dates here:
LONG DISTANCE CALLING – BOUNDLESS TOUR PART 2
Special Guest: Motorowl
22.11.18 GER-Leipzig // Täubchenthal
23.11.18 CZE-Prague // club Nova Chmelnice
24.11.18 POL-Krakow // Zascianek
25.11.18 GER-Potsdam // Waschhaus
29.11.18 GER-Karlsruhe // Stadtmitte
30.11.18 SUI-Pratteln // Z7
01.12.18 AUT-Dornbirn // Conrad Sohm
02.12.18 GER-Augsburg // Kantine
06.12.18 GER-Trier // Ex-Haus
07.12.18 FRA-Paris // Backstage by the Mill
08.12.18 NED-Helmond // Cacaofabriek
09.12.18 NED-Amsterdam // Melkweg
13.12.18 GER-Bochum // Rotunde
14.12.18 GER-Rostock // M.A.U Club
15.12.18 GER-Braunschweig // Eule
16.12.18 GER-Frankfurt // Zoom
20.12.18 GER-Bielefeld // Forum
21.12.18 GER-Schweinfurt // Stattbahnhof
Some press reactions to ‘Boundless’: “a cinematic homecoming” – Metal Hammer “this return to first principles finds LDC sounding Boundless indeed.” – Kerrang!
The album is available as a special edition digipak CD, Gatefold 2LP + CD (incl. etching on side D) & as digital download. Order now: www.insideoutmusicshop.com
With “Boundless”, German rock powerhouse Long Distance Calling have gone back to basics and created a purely instrumental record. The band adds: “This is probably the purest LDC album ever, no guests, no vocals, all instrumental. We’re stoked how it turned out and this album got a lot of energy, heaviness, melodies and twists, we hope you will enjoy it as much as we do.”
The track-listing of the album is as follows:
1. Out There
2. Ascending
3. In The Clouds
4. Like A River
5. The Far Side
6. On The Verge
7. Weightless
8. Skydivers
Long Distance Calling tear everything down and let it blossom again. ‘Boundless’ sounds like freedom found again, sometimes weightless, sometimes oppressively heavy.
German instrumental rock powerhouse Long Distance Calling released their sixth studio album ‘Boundless’ earlier this year, and followed it with European headline dates. Now, in advance of the second part of their European tour, they are pleased to reveal a brand new video for the track ‘Like A River’.
The band comments: “Friends, we did a moody and atmospheric video for the BOUNDLESS track ´LIKE A RIVER´, enjoy this beautiful journey of the water. We had this ‘soundtrack feeling’ while writing the song, so the music and the pictures make a really nice match.”
Watch the video now here:
The band begin their next run of tour dates in November, and you can find the full list of dates below:
22.11.18 THU – GER-Leipzig – Täubchenthal
23.11.18 FRI – CZE-Prague – Club Nova Chmelnice
24.11.18 SAT – POL-Krakow – Zascianek
25.11.18 SUN – GER-Potsdam – Waschhaus
29.11.18 THU – GER-Karlsruhe – Stadtmitte
30.11.18 FRI – SUI-Pratteln – Z7
01.12.18 SAT – AUT-Dornbirn – Conrad Sohm
02.12.18 SUN – GER-Augsburg – Kantine
06.12.18 THU – GER-TRIER – EX HAUS
07.12.18 FRI – FRA-Paris – Backstage by the Mill
08.12.18 SAT – NED-Hellmond – Cacaofabriek
09.12.18 SUN – NED-Amsterdam – Melkweg
13.12.18 THU – GER-Bochum – Rotunde
14.12.18 FRI – GER-Rostock – Mau Club
15.12.18 SAT – GER-Braunschweig – Eule
16.12.18 SUN – GER-Frankfurt – Zoom
20.12.18 THU – GER-Bielefeld – Forum
21.12.18 FRI – GER-Schweinfurt – Stattbahnhof
The album is available as a special edition digipak CD, Gatefold 2LP + CD (incl. etching on side D) & as a digital download. Pre-order & stream the singles now here: www.insideoutmusicshop.com
Following the release of two albums that saw the band exploring the addition of vocals to their sound, the band have gone back to basics and created a purely instrumental record.
The band comments: “We are happy to announce our new album ‘BOUNDLESS’ which will see the light of day on February 2nd, 2018. This time around the four of us locked ourselves in a room over a couple of months and pretty much got back to where we started as a band to catch this “go with the flow” feeling. This is probably the purest LDC album ever, no guests, no vocals, all instrumental. We´re stoked how it turned out and this album got a lot of energy, heaviness, melodies, and twists, we hope you will enjoy it as much as we do.”
The track-listing of the album is as follows:
1. Out There
2. Ascending
3. In The Clouds
4. Like A River
5. The Far Side
6. On The Verge
7. Weightless
8. Skydivers
Long Distance Calling tear everything down and let it blossom again. ‘Boundless’ sounds like freedom found again, sometimes weightless, sometimes oppressively heavy.
German instrumental rock powerhouse Long Distance Calling are set to release their sixth studio album ‘Boundless’ this Friday 2nd February 2018. To celebrate its imminent arrival, the band have launched an album player featuring snippets from all the albums tracks.
Following the release of two albums that saw the band exploring the addition of vocals to their sound, the band have gone back to basics and created a purely instrumental record.
The band comments: “We are happy to announce our new album ‘BOUNDLESS’ which will see the light of day on February 2nd, 2018. This time around the four of us locked ourselves in a room over a couple of months and pretty much got back to where we started as a band to catch this “go with the flow” feeling. This is probably the purest LDC album ever, no guests, no vocals, all instrumental. We´re stoked how it turned out and this album got a lot of energy, heaviness, melodies, and twists, we hope you will enjoy it as much as we do.”
The track-listing of the album is as follows:
1. Out There
2. Ascending
3. In The Clouds
4. Like A River
5. The Far Side
6. On The Verge
7. Weightless
8. Skydivers
Further to the above, the band recently announced new tour dates in support of the new album release. Two new dates have been added to the list, in bold below. See here for the full list of dates:
Presented by VISIONS, GITARRE & BASS, METAL.DE, ECLIPSED, METAL HAMMER, GUITAR
02.02.2018 – Dortmund (D), FZW (‘Boundless’ Release Show/followed by Visions Party) – SOLD OUT
Feb 23rd 2018 – Saarbrücken (D), Garage (Club)
Feb 24th 2018 – Laufen (CH), Biomill
Feb 28th 2018 – Hannover (D), Lux
Mar 1st 2018 – Berlin (D), Musik & Frieden
Mar 2nd 2018 – Hamburg (D), Indra
Mar 3rd 2018 – Kiel (D), Die Pumpe
Mar 4th 2018 – Bremen (D), Tower
Mar 5th 2018 – Köln (D), Gebäude 9
Mar 6th 2018 – Wiesbaden (D), Schlachthof (Kesselhaus)
Mar 7th 2018 – Stuttgart (D), ClubCann
Mar 8th 2018 – München (D), Kranhalle
Mar 9th 2018 – Wien (AT), B72
Mar 10th 2018 – Prag (CZ), Nova Chmelnice
Mar 11th 2018 – Dresden (D), Beatpol
Mar 12th 2018 – Nürnberg (D), Club Stereo
Long Distance Calling tear everything down and let it blossom again. ‘Boundless’ sounds like freedom found again, sometimes weightless, sometimes oppressively heavy.
Friends! We are happy to announce some more German shows in December 2016. On the first leg of the “TRIPS” tour we focused more on the vocal songs of the album, with the fresh December dates we are going to dive deep into the instrumental world of “TRIPS”. We will also play a lot of old tunes from our previous records, so let´s say hello to “An evening with LONG DISTANCE CALLING” 2016 (all instrumental). We are also working on some shows outside Germany sometime soon, stay tuned!
LOVE LDC
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The track-listing of the album is as follows:
