East Cameron Folkcore is releasing their cinematic concept album Kingdom of Fear on April 7, 2015. Check out the album trailer here.
They wanted to bring back a sense of social consciousness that they feel has been missing from much of todays music. Formed in the Northeast Austin neighborhood that theyre named after, the eight-piece orchestral group pieces together folk, country, blues and punk to create a unique sound that represents the poor and downtrodden while expressing the disgruntled and under employed youth they have found themselves a part of. The updated lineup includes long time Gorilla Biscuits drummer, Luke Abbey.
The fourteen songs on Kingdom of Fear are divided into four chapters, perfectly split for the double-vinyl edition of the album. Starting with The Grand Illusion, the view then focuses Through The Looking Glass before the people raise their voices (The People Speak) until finally, the Ship Of Fools casts off, ending the record and the story. You have to experience this record in its entirety. One who skips or compiles will lose the whole thing. The introduction, What The Thunder Said serves as a view to what happens in the next hour and the songs of the record merge without rests, repeat musical motifs and recycle lines which came up before.
Kingdom of Fear was recorded over the first half of 2014 and mastered by Howie Weinberg. In August of that year, ECF headed overseas to Europe for a month of club shows and festival dates that included stand out sets at Haldern Pop Festival, Serengeti Festival, Winterthur Festival, Chiemsee Festival, Sounds of the Forest Festival, Noorderzon Festival and more. ECF will return to Europe in May for European Festival performances at Pink Pop Festival (NL), Greenfield Festival (CH), Hurricane and Stateside Festival (DE) and more.
East Cameron Folkcore Tour Dates
Feb 20: Fitzgeralds – Houston, TX
Feb 21: Empire Control Room and Garage – Austin, TX
Mar 18: ABGBs Austin Independent Radio Day Party – Austin, TX
Mar 18: The White Horse The White Horse Day Party – Austin Texas
Mar 19: Lamberts BMI Day Party (2pm) – Austin, TX
Mar 20: Eye in the Sky Productions Day Party – Austin, TX
Mar 21: Vortex Altercation Records Day Party – Austin, TX
Apr 01: Salvage Vanguard Theater – Austin, TX
Apr 02: Salvage Vanguard Theater – Austin, TX
Apr 03: Salvage Vanguard Theater – Austin, TX
Apr 04: Salvage Vanguard Theater – Austin, TX
Kingdom Of Fear Track List
THE GRAND ILLUSION
1 What the Thunder Said
2 Kingdom of Fear
3 The Joke
4 969
THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
5 The Greater Fool
6 Fracking Boomtown
7 Modern Man
8 When We Get Home
THE PEOPLE SPEAK
9 Protest Hero
10 Our City
11 A Black Heart for the Beating Drum
12 Newspeak
SHIP OF FOOLS
13 Into Hells Sea
14 Goodbye to Fear
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