Ancient Channels is a sonic expedition through the imagined past, present and future.

This new musical project from Brisbane has been materialised by Kelly Hanlon (Terra Pines/DEAFCULT) playing multiple instruments and supported by Chris Preindl  (Leavings, Vestiges, & Apparitions) on the drums which form the heartbeat of all the songs.  Influenced by  The Creatures, Warpaint, Beach House and more broadly retro-psych fi sound-tracks, post-punk and dreampop. 

The debut single Footprints In The Dark is an auditory patchwork that explores the interconnectedness of time and space. It weaves together hypnotic, heavy beats interspersed by guitar and synth melodies that are transcendental and provoke a sense of timelessness and wonder.

The dreamy and meandering vocals explore questions about the uncertainty of our future adding layers of melancholy and grief.

Footprints In The Dark

‘Carpe Noctem’, the first official single from the upcoming debut record ‘Moments In Ruin’ by Brisbane based post-punk band Ancient Channels, is an anthemic explosion of ideas and sounds. Influenced by the mechanistic grooves of Juju era Siouxsie & The Banshees, synth heavy sci-fi soundtracks and the squalling guitars of modern noise rock, ‘Carpe Noctem’ is a collage of sound: a smeared palette of guitars betwixt noise rock past, present and beyond underpinned by a power shuffle and a volley of synth and bass.

This potent combination provides a solid structural framework that accompanies the loose and meandering vocal lines that interlace throughout the song. ‘Carpe Noctem’ is a tribute to the night and a lyrical celebration of the ambient darkness in our lives. A time when our hopes, wants and deepest fantasies coalesce in our subconscious and dance about in our dreams.

CARPE NOCTEM

‘Deep Rest’ is the second single from the soon to be released debut record “Moments In Ruin” by Meanjin (Brisbane) band Ancient Channels. ‘Deep Rest’ is a dejected disco track with a post-punk edge. A driving beat, both danceable and ornamental, bound to a steady, directive bass line that steers the song towards a hook-abounding chorus of convergent guitars, warbly synths and sweet vocal harmonies.

The song explores themes of world weariness, a strong juxtaposition to the upbeat energy of the instrumentation.

Deep Rest

The third single from Ancient Channels, ‘Pangs’, is a heavy and immersive contribution to the dream pop landscape with pummeling drums, ethereal synths, stark reverberated guitars and dreamy delay- ridden vocals.

‘Pangs’ is a meditation on the ephemeral nature of time and the human feelings that are borne of uncertainty: confronting the unwavering and the unpredictable one discovers when looking within. In direct conflict with the plodding, lesser tempo of the song that serves as a crucial reminder that we are more than the sum of our thoughts.

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