Special EU Vinyl edition, limited to 250 copies on transparent PURPLE.
Curse Mackey is a musician from Austin/Texas, famous as one of the core members of bands such as My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Pigface, Evil Mothers and more! With his solo project he’s current touring the world with CLAN OF XYMOX and will also play at WGT 2023. His new solo full-length album is the highly-anticipated follow-up to his 2019 darkwave masterpiece “Instant Exorcism” (EU re-release see below!). “Immoral Emporium” is an intense, dark electronic music experience. Curse emphasizes: “This is a NEW album for modern times, in the here and now.”
True to his word, Immoral Emporium pushes the boundaries of genre with a vast dynamic range, from a tortured whisper to a triumphant howl. The first single, “Lacerations” is a dancefloor stomper with hypnotic vocals, a hard-hitting chorus with wailing synths and bin-shaking beats. The album moves into poppy, upbeat club territory with the earworm “Dead Fingers Talk,” guaranteed to get everyone moving at your city’s goth/industrial club night.
The buildups are big, such as in “Omens and Monuments”, with monstrous synths that bring thealbum to a goosebump-inducing, cathartic end leaving the listener looking forward to the future. The album was produced by Curse Mackey and long-time collaborator Chase Dobson , who also co-produced “Instant Exorcism”. Contributors include synth wizard Justin McGrath (Nine Inch Nails, Kanga, The Black Queen), and a collab with MVTANT, an exciting new industrial act from Curse’s birthplace San Antonio, Texas.
The album was mastered by Ken Marshall at HiWatt Labs, (Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly).
Released Late February 2023 by Young And Cold Records.
Tracks Listing:
A1. Smoking Tongues
A2. A Sharp Reminder
A3. The Reveal
A4. Dead Fingers Talk
A5. Lost Body Hypothesis
B1. Lacerations
B2. Mutatis Mutandis
B3. Altar of Falsehoods
B4. Immoral Emporium
B5. Omens and Monuments
English