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‘King Ruiner’ is :PAPERCUTZ's 3rd original album featuring songs recorded in Porto, Nyc, Hamburg and Tokyo. The group lead by Bruno Miguel has returned to touring throughout Europe and the U.S. after an hiatus to record their new album. The globally sourced strains of pop songs feature shadowy and exotic electronic sounds, layered folk choral vocals, minimalist synth motifs, atmospheric textures and percussive beats.
"Our new album 'King Ruiner' is out. I don't use the term 'album' lightly. I recently gave an interview regarding the release where I was confronted with the notion that its a dying format... I don't believe so, an album holds a concept, a story line like this one does. From a collage of failed ambition to a message of hope in a relatable listenable and hopefully with a sense of catharsis for those who get to dig deeper. Nowadays we’re expecting a lot of ourselves in terms of work, rate, and degrees of success, so it’s just my way of commenting on the vast feeling of sadness you can experience if you don’t match those expectations. I got a lot of comfort from global music these past times, from the powerful choral African singing and polyrhythms to the otherworldly feelings of escape from New Age Oriental music. Its all in there but underneath our own electronic music song format... more
released March 16, 2020
All songs written, performed and lyrics by Bruno Miguel.
Guest vocals by Emmy Curl, Ferri and Lia Bilinski.
Mixed and produced by Bruno Miguel at Red Bull Music Studios New York.
Vocal engineering and recordings at various studios and locations by Ricardo Gandra (Porto), Tim Hartig (Hamburg) and Rena Morizono (Tokyo).
Mastered in Hawick by Sam John at Precise Mastering Ltd.
Album cover photo by Aëla Labbé. Artistic direction and design by Susana Maia.
Ⓟ 2020 :PAPERCUTZ under license to Moorworks. Published by Rossio Music
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