{"id":9214,"date":"2024-10-15T17:56:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T22:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=9214"},"modified":"2024-10-15T17:56:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T22:56:06","slug":"suburban-spell-evokes-a-quiet-desperation-with-new-album-incompatible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=9214","title":{"rendered":"SUBURBAN SPELL\u00a0Evokes A Quiet Desperation With New Album,\u00a0 Incompatible"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-SPELL.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9215\" style=\"width:494px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-SPELL.jpg 700w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-SPELL-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-SPELL-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Following the release of their well-received single, &#8220;Being Incompatible,&#8221; Australian dark electronic act,&nbsp;<strong>SUBURBAN SPELL<\/strong>&nbsp;has unveiled their evocative, new full-length release,&nbsp;<strong><em>Incompatible<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Incompatible<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;is a dark and atmospheric exploration of the hidden depths of this suburban life. Through haunting melodies and evocative lyrics, the album invites listeners to confront the darkness that lurks beneath the surface of the seemingly ordinary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SUBURBAN SPELL<\/strong>\u2019s central themes of living the suburban life, a life of quiet desperation in a suburban setting are apparent throughout the album; the observations, frustration, feelings of being trapped, not knowing how to escape, mixed with moments of stark realization.&nbsp;<strong><em>Incompatible<\/em><\/strong>\u2019s songs are more personal and evocative than previous releases. The album takes the listener on a sonic journey into the shadows of the mind, where the familiar becomes unsettling and the ordinary takes on a sinister hue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Says&nbsp;<strong>SUBURBAN SPELL<\/strong>&nbsp;founder, Peter Endall, &#8220;<strong><em>Incompatible<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;features the second single &#8220;When I Die&#8221;, with lyrics that touch on the sensitive subject of dying with dignity and a beguiling musical score which harks back to early Vince Clarke. The convent featured in the video invokes a haunting and mystic quality to the track.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Incompatible<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;is available on all major digital platforms including Bandcamp and Spotify.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"When I Die\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rSoKsoyjpD8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Peter Endall, keyboardist for 1980s Melbourne synthpop band&nbsp;<strong>Schizo Scherzo<\/strong>&nbsp;is back songwriting, producing and creating music&nbsp;after a long hiatus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Influenced by 1970s and 80s synth pop and electronica,&nbsp;<strong>SUBURBAN SPELL<\/strong>&nbsp;is an instrumental exploration of modern electronica through the lenses of Kraftwerk and Jean-Michel Jarre with edges of shoegaze guitar pop.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Suburban Spell\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/artist\/7vbdKqJ1S2dKJmxdLgHlnV?autoplay=true&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the release of their well-received single, &#8220;Being Incompatible,&#8221; Australian dark electronic act,&nbsp;SUBURBAN SPELL&nbsp;has unveiled their evocative, new full-length release,&nbsp;Incompatible. Incompatible&nbsp;is a dark and atmospheric exploration of the hidden depths of this suburban life. Through haunting melodies and evocative lyrics, the album invites listeners to confront the darkness that lurks beneath the surface of the&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=9214\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">SUBURBAN SPELL\u00a0Evokes A Quiet Desperation With New Album,\u00a0 Incompatible<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9215,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9214"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9216,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9214\/revisions\/9216"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}