YVES TUMOR — Serpent Music
Format: LP / Digital
Cat.No: PAN 73
Release Date: 23 September 2016

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The enigmatic Tennessee-raised, Turin-based Yves Tumor presents a poignant new album, recorded between Miami, Leipzig, Los Angeles and Berlin over the past three years. 

Evolved from a diverse and prolific creative history under an expansive plethora of covert aliases via various forward-thinking labels, 'Yves Tumor' emerges as his most personal and matured incarnation to date.

With involvement across various artistic outlets expanding to fashion such as a visceral live performance for LA's Hood By Air earlier this year, the global artist has built a distinctly bold personal aesthetic both musically and visually as a performer.

Painstakingly written from pieces developed upon since 2013, the new record, titled 'Serpent Music', was initially composed as a soul record - based around delicate and emotive songwriting in various forms. It was a highly difficult project to undertake on both a creative and personal level, weaving thematic links through paranoia, social anxiety, and missing loved ones. "The songs come from a much more emotional and very vulnerable place... They're very close to me and I've been cautious of how I would eventually present them to the world." he explains. 

The album spans sonically diverse and richly-textured pieces, formed from live, organic instruments, samples and various field recordings. Dreamlike lo-fi psychedelia sits alongside broken electronic experimentations, ambient compositions between abrasive noise offer insight into a haunting otherworld. From melodic choral vocals and soaring synths, to screeching guitar riffs, dramatic spoken word samples and live drumming, 'Serpent Music' evidently moves through a strange and intriguing personal journey.

The album is mastered and cut by Rashad Becker at D&M, featuring photography by Daniel Sannwald.

Serpent Music

Yves Tumor - The Feeling When You Walk Away (PAN 73)

Guitar and bass parts brought by Terrence. Lyrics and solo written by Kyle. 

Lyrics:
A darkened room, a large dull moon..
the stars wont shine cuz you are not mine
What do i do? to win back you? 
my life is on the line, my life is on the line

Crooked branches hang my dreams
I fell in love and bursted at the seams
will I ever recover? I will not live
i can only suffer

How cruel love is oh how cruel you are
with your blade you peirced my heat
oh cruel love oh how cruel you are
eating souls and leaving scars

Love is cruel, life is cruel
every single fucking thing is cruel
I played the games and walked away
how was I know id gamble you away?
I do not agree no i cant believe
you went back on your heart and said yes to greed
what can i do i gotta have you
but here I am in this empty room

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