Track 01

Recorded live at Subway, Denpasar, Bali
11/04/2015

Sages of the Haze Tour Pt. 2

*artwork by @nrprtm

Red Blood Sea

Real rock ‘n’ roll requires a little bit of mystique, a little bit of swagger, and a little bit of trouble for good measure. Sweden’s Old Man’s Will possesses all three of those ingredients in spades, and they comingle into a wonderfully inebriating aural concoction on the band’s second full-length album, Hard Times – Troubled Man [RidingEasy Records]. The quartet— Benny Åberg [vocals], Klas Holmgren [guitar], Tommy Nilsson [bass], and Gustav Kejving [drums]—delivers a brash, bluesy, and brilliant opus that’s the perfect soundtrack for all kinds of trouble.

In between drunken late night jam sessions, parties in apartments with instrument-covered walls, a healthy diet of Deep Purple, Free, and Stray Dog, and other assorted mayhem, the boys emerged from Umeå’s underground with their self-titled debut in tow. They embarked on a successful European tour before RidingEasy Records came upon their Soundcloud and offered them a deal to reissue their first offering. In the midst of it all, Old Man’s Will began compiling ideas for what would eventually materialize as Hard Times – Troubled Man, sharing a collective vision.

“It was a step towards a more classic rock sound,” says Klas. “On the first album, we were heavily influenced by a lot of contemporary sounds and bands—something we are moving away from. For Hard Times – Troubled Man, we used old hard rock and blues as a foundation, creating something that’s meant to become the sound of Old Man’s Will.”

The first single “Troubled Man” shucks and jives between a hummable riff and a swinging stomp. “Basically, it’s about being a creative musician today and the life around it,” explains Klas. “Musicians and creative people are unique, and they’re troubled. Sometimes, the more troubled you are, the closer you are to writing that magic An ordinary life just can’t compete. Playing rock music today means big sacrifices and insane amounts of work with barely no return, but we love what we do and we don’t trim our sails to the wind.”

“Ratking” subsides from a barrage of guitar acrobatics and howling vocals into an entrancing saxophone solo, while “Another Seven Days” morphs into a seven minute-plus epic. Klas continues, “It’s about a certain type of angst. When using your inner fire as a blowtorch to get shit done, things can get out of hand. You can’t balance enjoying your accomplishments because you can’t sleep and you’re all stressed out. It’s something musicians go through.”

Ultimately, Old Man’s Will do what their idols did. They take the foundation of rock ‘n’ roll and leave an indelible stamp of their own. “We never had the intention of inventing a new genre,” concludes Klas. “We’re not about social media, posing, being ‘hip,’ or playing a certain fuzz or guitar pedal. For us, it’s just about great songs.”


Hard Times - Troubled Man

Troubled Man

Old Man's Will - Troubled Man

"Ozymandias" is the first single taken from Sigmun's debut album, "Crimson Eyes"


Ozymandias 

Inside your head 
You see a landscape where you stand 
A crucifixion of an honest man 
You see the color of his skin 
You see how it all begin 

You try to breathe but you are sinking 
You try to weep but you're not crying 
You try to sleep but you keep waking 
You try to leap but you are drowning 

Wake yourself again 
Will you wake yourself again 

Now can you see 
All this commotion that you've 'caused 
It's not a game, you cannot pause 
You see it crumbles before your eyes 
You see the coming of your demise 

You try to breathe but you are sinking 
You try to weep but you're not crying 
You try to sleep but you keep waking 
You try to leap but you are drowning 

Wake yourself again 
Will you wake yourself again


Produced by Sigmun and Adhit Android 
Written, arranged, and performed by Sigmun 
Lyrics by Haikal Azizi 
Engineered by Adhit Android and Alexander Watimena 
Recorded at Studio 88 and Infinite Labs 
Mixed and mastered by Adhit Android 

Cover art by Kendra Ahimsa 

Executive producer: Anindito Ariwandono and Orange Cliff Records 

Released on 28th September 2015 

Copyright Orange Cliff Records, 2015©

Ozymandias

Save Myself

Single

If Only

Sigmun's single, "Aerial Chateau" 

Also available, on 8" (eight inch) lathed record. through Orange Cliff Records : 

orangecliffrecords (dot) bigcartel (dot) com 


Side A - "Aerial Chateau" 
Side B - "Ring of Saturn" 

Each comes in different color selected individually. 
Hand numbered. 
Download code inside. 

Available in only 5 copies. 

#1 : Green 
#2 : White 
#3 : Blue 
#4 : Red 
#5 : Purple 

Sleeve and insert artwork by Wahyu Wibawa Amikarsa 
Layout by Anindito Ariwandono 
Hand cut in Minneapolis 
Hand folded cover 

Out on April 20th 2013

released 20 April 2013 

Produced by Sigmun 
Written and performed by Sigmun 
Engineered by Aditya Radiansyah 
Recorded at MM Studio Bandung

Aerial Chateau

Indonesian hard rock quartet based in Jakarta. The band consists of Ihsan Aladin (vocal), Rizki Devandi (guitar), Aditya Anugerah (bass), and Ryan Owo(drums).

Contact:
+6281381799921 (Ihsan)
blackriflesrock@gmail.com

Save Myself

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