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NEWS Post-Shoegaze WÜK aims straight at the heart with their brand new single 'Hit By Frailty'!

Post-Shoegaze WÜK aims straight at the heart with their brand new single 'Hit By Frailty'!

13th of October 2022, 17:15

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No beaten paths for the Ghent foursome of WÜK, who know how to distinguish themselves from the gray masses by carefully avoiding all genre clichés. With their second release 'Hit By Frailty', three years after their self-titled debut, they bring in the tradition of atmospheric guitar-driven post-rock (think Tortoise, Slint, Slowdive) a musical landscape of meandering songs with a swirling rapids here and there.

HIT BY FRAILTY

The new album has human (mental) vulnerability as the common thread. Skin hunger, giving up our privacy, escapism and susceptibility to all kinds of addictions are inspiration for the new songs. Nevertheless, this results in cheerful sounds and atmospheres, an intimate 'mind-travel' full of surprising twists and a healthy dose of humour.

DO IT YOURSELF ATTITUDE!

Recorded integrally and live in their own rehearsal room 'Parallel World', between May 2020 and March 2021, the songs then went to the mixing desk of Gert Keunen (Briskey), who also took care of the post-production and mastering. A first off for Gert Keunen, who previously only did this for his own music and found this project a great opportunity to fine tune his studio.

The album 'Hit By Frailty' is released independently. Also all artwork comes from WÜK's own ranks.

UNDERGROUND?

Hard to pigeonhole, WÜK thrives in the shadow of instrumental jazz based bands such as Dans Dans, Nordmann or Stuff. Solid live acts that manage to capture the energy of the stage on record.

They also get spicy mustard from the primal post-rock of Tortoise, Slint, King Crimson and even Pink Floyd. In the WÜK world there are also albums by Do Make Say Think, God is an Astronaut, Mogwai and the Belgian big brothers Tomàn and Manngold.

Averse to the commercial mainstream, logarithms and pitchers, WÜK knows how to charm a growing crowd of fans and followers with a solid live set.


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Met 'Hit by frailty' treft de Post-Shoegaze band WÜK je recht in het weke hart...


Geen platgetreden paden voor het Gentse viertal van WÜK, dat zich weet te onderscheiden van de grijze massa door zorgvuldig alle genreclichés uit de weg te gaan. Met hun tweede release ‘Hit By Frailty’, drie jaar na hun titelloze debuut, brengen ze in de traditie van sferische guitar-driven postrock (denk aan Tortoise, Slint, Slowdive) een muzikaal landschap van meanderende nummers met hier en daar een kolkende stroomversnelling.

‘HIT BY FRAILTY’
Het nieuwe album heeft de menselijke (mentale) kwetsbaarheid als rode draad. Huidhonger, het opgeven van onze privacy, escapisme en vatbaarheid voor allerhande verslavingen inspireren de nieuwe nummers. Niettemin resulteert dit in opgewekte klanken en sferen, een intieme ‘mind-travel’ vol verrassende wendingen en een gezonde dosis humor.

‘DO IT YOURSELF’-ATTITUDE!
Integraal en live opgenomen in de eigen repetitieruimte ‘Parallel World’, tussen mei 2020 en maart 2021, gingen de nummers daarna richting de mixtafel van Gert Keunen (Briskey) die ook tekende voor de postproductie en mastering. Een primeur voor Gert Keunen, die dat voordien enkel voor zijn eigen muziek deed en met dit project een mooie gelegenheid vond om zijn studio op punt te zetten.
Het album ‘Hit By Frailty’ wordt uitgebracht in eigen beheer. Ook alle band artwork komt uit eigen WÜK rangen.

UNDERGROUND?
Moeilijk in één hokje te stoppen, gedijt WÜK in de schaduw van instrumentale jazz-based bands als Dans Dans, Nordmann of Stuff. Stevige liveacts die de energie van op het podium op plaat weten te vatten.
Pittige mosterd halen ze ook bij de oer-postrock van Tortoise, Slint, King Crimson en zelfs Pink Floyd. In de WÜK-wereld slingeren verder ook nog albums rond van Do Make Say Think, God is an Astronaut, Mogwai en de Belgische grote broers van Tomàn en Manngold.

Wars van de commerciële mainstream, logaritmes en pitchers weet WÜK met een stevige live set een groeiende schare fans en volgers te bekoren.

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