Thanks to all that responded with your questions for the band...we had quite a few! Here is part one covering some of Matt's responses.
UBER ROCK REVIEW
DTES Q&A
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Hello everybody! We thought it would be fun to start a video Q&A session, so please post any questions for the band in the comments below. We'll compile these and address them in a future video.
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Prog Radar review
Chris talks about how “The Giants’ Newground” ended up being the catalyst for his involvement in Dream the Electric Sleep
NOW STREAMING ON SPOTIFY
TODAY IS THE DAY
"Now, with the release this lost album, the first four albums can be heard as a series of attempts to chase and capture something similar, but now it is time to close that book and begin a new one."
It's release day! After ten years, we're very excited to finally bring this out into the world. We had a lot of fun revisiting this record, and we really hope you all enjoy it!
STREAM "THE GIANTS' NEWGROUND" IN ITS ENTIRETY
You can now stream "The Giants' Newground" in its entirety via Prog Magazine!
The Giants’ Newground – album review
"As the springboard for DTES, The Giant’s Newground is a collection of shorter pieces of the guys finding their feet, although The Stage runs over seven minutes and there are obvious passages where you can pinpoint the origins of their progression into a more experimental style. Almost naturally, there’s an element of present day tweaking and retracking mixed with many of the original takes updates the material while maintaining the original intentions and feel."
STREAM THE NEW TRACK "BLACK INK"
We are ONE WEEK away from the release of "The Giants' Newground", and today, you can stream the brand new track "Black Ink" over at Already Heard.
“It is a song about the loss of control in the midst of a chaotic moment, and ultimately leaving it all behind for a sense of safety – even if that safety means isolation and abandoning all one has worked for up to that point."
JOEY'S TAKE ON "THE GIANTS' NEWGROUND" ORIGIN
CHECK OUT PROGRESSIVE MUSIC PLANET'S "THE GIANTS' NEWGROUND" REVIEW
Thank you Progressive Music Planet for this awesome 9.5/10 review! "The Giants' Newground" is available for digital pre-order now (iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, etc.), and will be out everywhere May 18th.
Stream the new track "Sounds like Magic"
You can now stream the 2nd track from the upcoming "The Giants' Newground" album. Take a listen to the uplifting "Sounds Like Magic" over on Echoes and Dust.
ALL ABOUT "THE GIANTS' NEWGROUND" RE-RELEASE FROM PROGRADAR
Many thanks to Progradar for the feature article on "The Giants' Newground" re-release.
Discussing the looming presence of the lost release, Matt Page explained: “Over the years I thought about that album a lot. It haunted me a bit. The album meant so much to me on a personal level but I knew we had to move forward, not return to something old. In the summer of 2017 I realized it had almost been 10 years since that album came to fruition. It occurred to me it would be a great time to revisit the material and put together a 10th year anniversary release. It’s a way for the band to reflect on our origin and share that with all those who have supported us over the last decade. That album was the springboard for what would become Dream the Electric Sleep.”
"THE GIANTS' NEWGROUND" REVIEW
“A real insight into the men behind DTES before the band even came to fruition, the songs are incredibly well written for a first collaboration and the re-tracking means it’s in keeping the current DTES sound. With a new album due next year this is great celebration of their inception”
Thanks Musipedia Of Metal for the 8/10 rating!