EPK – Atomis – The Void Box Set (2024)

EPK – Atomis – The Void Box Set (2024)

Publicist – Jon Asher – jon[@]ashermediarelations[.]com

“Long-awaited, and well-deserved. Due to a variety of circumstances, and after many false starts, and the passing of our drummer and bandleader Nathan Navetto in 2020, the album never came out. We still have fans of our first single Maelstrom asking about “The Album”, so we’re pleased to now share the entirety of our catalog in the form of a box set. Some were finished, some half-baked, and some completely raw and recorded with a single microphone inside a concrete jamspace.

“With this ‘The Void Box Set’ we’re trying to give an enveloping musical connection to the band that spans across a decade – ranging from a high production debut album of previously unheard music, to an experimental version of the album – “Nathan’s version” – called “Welcome to the Void”, which includes a remix of the debut album, plus 8 bonus ambient/experimental tracks fully written by Nathan. Closing up the box set is a Live off the Floor demos album of songs we performed live regularly from 2010-2014. These are the songs that our local scene would recognize, and songs that sadly never made it to the studio.” – Bryan Buss – Bass – Atomis

For fans of Isis, Neurosis, The Ocean, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Radiohead

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About The Album Artwork:

Doug Cook has crafted an insanely powerful, emotional, and experimental music video for our single “12 Chains”. Our friend Michael Valenzeula pulled images from the video to create the layout for the self-titled album and did the same for the Live Demos album pulling from the Maelstrom Live video that Doug Cook released in memory of Nathan in 2020.

Welcome to the Void artwork was created by Nathan Navetto, who was a very well-known graphic designer in Calgary, collaborating with bands such as The Weir, Wake, Mares of Thrace, and more. -Bryan Buss

About the album as a whole (LYRICALLY & MUSICALLY):

Musically, the Box Set really showcases the entirety of ATOMIS all the way from the drawing board, to a polished album, but in reverse. Each of the three CDs showcases three eras of the band in constant creation mode. We are excited to finally share IT ALL, “polished” or not. -Bryan Buss

Track by track (LYRICALLY & MUSICALLY):

Self-titled album only —

12 Chains is a driving, repetitive, droning track constantly moving forward until it breaks. Doug Cook’s music video perfectly shows what one can go through in life, always searching for answers.

Awakening is an epic over 14 minutes in length. Although its placement as the 2nd track works the entire track carries you through the album like a 2nd, 3rd, and 4th track would, roaming up through hills, storms, and into the black of night. Downtuned to B, and even low as G# in the studio for certain parts, it gets as heavy as it gets beautiful.

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts —— A very percussive path laid here, monotonous, and introspective. The fretless bass slides are hypnotizing as the guitar slowly builds til it breaks into an ambiance, letting the synth take over.

Maelström. Recorded 10 years earlier, it makes sense to finish off the album with something familiar, taking the listener back to the beginning creating a nice loop, and ending the album with a bang. This 9+ minute track has been called an album on its own and was previously the band’s only musical release for the last 14 years.

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FUN FATCS – STORY ANGLES

1. Nathan Navetto was well known as an artist, creating album art, t-shirt designs, and posters for many Canadian Metal Bands. He operated as Oversoul.

2. ATOMIS’ self-titled album was to be mixed by David Bottrill, however, delays due to several circumstances made this not possible.

3. After Nathan’s unfortunate passing in 2020, the band and Nathan’s family spent time going through his archives, finding stems, and several unreleased, as well as previously lost tracks, to compile the VOID Box Set.

4. ATOMIS’ Director, Doug Cook, also directed videos for Death and Control Denied.

5. All of the music on ATOMIS – LIVE DEMOS was the music heard at live shows from 2010-2014. This music was intended to be the 2nd, much heavier album, after an atmospheric debut concept album.