Thou & Emma Ruth Rundle announce collaborative album ‘May Our Chambers Be Full’
THOU and EMMA RUTH RUNDLE have announced a collaborative album!
Titled May Our Chambers Be Full, the upcoming album sees a collaborative between doom/sludge outfit THOU and the elegantly charming EMMA RUTH RUNDLE and will be released in October this year, via Sacred Bones.
The upcoming album intends to be a marriage of mental trauma, existential crises, and the ecstatic tradition of the expressionist dance movement and to mark the announcement of the new album, THOU and RUNDLE have released the first song from the upcoming collaboration; Ancestral Recall.
“It’s an easy marriage of our styles that was truly enhanced by everyone’s input during the arrangement process,” THOU‘s guitarist Andy Gibbs explains. “When I first wrote the main two riffs (the first one being an homage to A PERFECT CIRCLE’s Sleeping Beauty), I didn’t know if it would fit with the vibe we were pursuing because it didn’t sound ‘THOU-y’ enough nor did it sound like something Emma would normally put on a record. Ultimately, I realised how important that trait is; this record is all about exploring territory we wouldn’t usually explore with our own records.”
Emma adds, “Andy originally wrote the riffs and I believe I referred to it as the ‘Guitar Hero’ jam – it was hard for me to keep up and I felt like I was doing an obstacle course (in the best way). Because of the differences in our guitar tunings, it was difficult for me to match the rest exactly and I ended up coming with a single note passage to play over the most difficult section. For me this was a good example of the collaboration and that I was able to express my style despite my limitations in a way that added to Andy’s riff. Working with him on guitars was a challenge, but most rewarding, and I feel proud of our child.”
Listen to Ancestral Recall here:
Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming collaborative album below:
Track List:
1. Killing Floor
2. Monolith
3. Out of Existence
4. Ancestral Recall
5. Magickal Cost
6. Into Being
7. The Valley
May Our Chambers Be Full is set for release on October 30th via Sacred Bones. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.
For more information on THOU and EMMA RUTH RUNDLE hit up their website and Facebook.
