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Thu Nov 29 2018

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

The Mash House

37 Guthrie St Edinburgh EH1 1JQ

The Mash House

37 Guthrie St Edinburgh EH1 1JQ

All Ages

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Previously discovered on European festivals like Great Escape, Mama or Dour , Pale Grey comes back in 2017. Locked in their studio for more than a year, the band is back with a range of new titles mixing folk-pop, minor introspections, sounds experimentations, hip hop and electronica.

A singular atmosphere made of a strong identity, a combination of contrasts and consistency, of contradictions and continuity of evolution and permanency. Each song, in his sobriety and unicity, is full of presence and density. It is like his whole original story has been recycle into a new beat, adapted to the current complex sonorities and sublimate by the strength of differences and oppositions.

Around mid 2016, the French producer Yann Arnaud (Air, Phoenix,...), took part of the project. He directly saw the huge potential of this mix of hot and cold sounds, the combination of the computer with real instruments, mix of ether and flesh, that make the particularity of Pale Grey's music. Troughs the lyrics and the melody, Pale Grey works to reconcile the air with the ground, the aerial with the carnal.

The songs of WAVES have been refined in Paris, where they have had a perfect sized crucible made of darkness and light. The fusion succeed in multiple ways : fusion of samples as tribute ; fusion of voice and music ; fusion of genres (ref to the hip hop featuring with Serengeti (Anticon, Sisyphus Why?...), fusion of high tech and soft imperfections that offer kindness and intense humanity.

Pale Grey

  • Event Cancelled.
  • Pale Grey

    Pale Grey

    Dream Pop

    “Dream pop lead by an evocative vocal performance” - The Line Of Best Fit

    Some acts are impossible to categorise. Pale Grey are one of those bands. Previous single ‘Billy’ was a dream-pop love in, floaty and serenading. The band now return to announce their album ‘Waves’ The album is the fruition of a year’s work, holed up in the studio, the result is a wide-ranging affair mixing folk-pop, minor introspections, sounds experimentations, hip hop and electronica.

    Take, for example, lead track ‘Late Night’ featuring Serengeti, a rapper Pitchfork call a master of “Vivid free-association worldbuilding and playing with the joys of repetition” There is a bravery in leading with track, the only hip-hop track on the album – but Pale Grey aren’t an act able to sit still – and although the album is a genuine genre-crawl - there is an unmistakable thread linking throughout. The vastness of ideas on display recalls Gorillaz at their most flamboyant.

    The Belgian band describe the album as a “Singular atmosphere made of a strong identity, a combination of contrasts and consistency, of contradictions and continuity of evolution and permanency” It’s these juxtapositions that define this eclectic collection of songs.

    The process began in 2015 coinciding with a two year mentally-tough European tour. The travelling and the connections the band made honed their tastes and ultimately influenced this album. Take second single, ‘Blizzard’ the way Gilles sings “How can I tell you that I feel fine, I know you don’t believe it” – its reminiscent of Jarvis Cocker, and again, sounds nothing like anything else on the album while remaining distinctively Pale Grey..

    Around mid-2016, the French producer Yann Arnaud (Air, Phoenix), became aware of the project. He saw the “huge potential” and began working with the band over the coming months. His influence helped the band move between digital and analogue and revel in the combination of ether and flesh that contribute to the particularity of Pale Grey's music.

    Waves was refined and mixed in Paris, the last flourish and touch to an album bursting with ideas and energy.

    When asked to sum up the album the band claim it is about “Kindness and intense humanity.”

    The album will be released via JauneOrange and Believe.

Pale Grey

Thu Nov 29 2018 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

(Doors 7:00 PM)

The Mash House Edinburgh
Pale Grey
  • Event Cancelled.

All Ages

Previously discovered on European festivals like Great Escape, Mama or Dour , Pale Grey comes back in 2017. Locked in their studio for more than a year, the band is back with a range of new titles mixing folk-pop, minor introspections, sounds experimentations, hip hop and electronica.

A singular atmosphere made of a strong identity, a combination of contrasts and consistency, of contradictions and continuity of evolution and permanency. Each song, in his sobriety and unicity, is full of presence and density. It is like his whole original story has been recycle into a new beat, adapted to the current complex sonorities and sublimate by the strength of differences and oppositions.

Around mid 2016, the French producer Yann Arnaud (Air, Phoenix,...), took part of the project. He directly saw the huge potential of this mix of hot and cold sounds, the combination of the computer with real instruments, mix of ether and flesh, that make the particularity of Pale Grey's music. Troughs the lyrics and the melody, Pale Grey works to reconcile the air with the ground, the aerial with the carnal.

The songs of WAVES have been refined in Paris, where they have had a perfect sized crucible made of darkness and light. The fusion succeed in multiple ways : fusion of samples as tribute ; fusion of voice and music ; fusion of genres (ref to the hip hop featuring with Serengeti (Anticon, Sisyphus Why?...), fusion of high tech and soft imperfections that offer kindness and intense humanity.

Pale Grey

Pale Grey

Dream Pop

“Dream pop lead by an evocative vocal performance” - The Line Of Best Fit

Some acts are impossible to categorise. Pale Grey are one of those bands. Previous single ‘Billy’ was a dream-pop love in, floaty and serenading. The band now return to announce their album ‘Waves’ The album is the fruition of a year’s work, holed up in the studio, the result is a wide-ranging affair mixing folk-pop, minor introspections, sounds experimentations, hip hop and electronica.

Take, for example, lead track ‘Late Night’ featuring Serengeti, a rapper Pitchfork call a master of “Vivid free-association worldbuilding and playing with the joys of repetition” There is a bravery in leading with track, the only hip-hop track on the album – but Pale Grey aren’t an act able to sit still – and although the album is a genuine genre-crawl - there is an unmistakable thread linking throughout. The vastness of ideas on display recalls Gorillaz at their most flamboyant.

The Belgian band describe the album as a “Singular atmosphere made of a strong identity, a combination of contrasts and consistency, of contradictions and continuity of evolution and permanency” It’s these juxtapositions that define this eclectic collection of songs.

The process began in 2015 coinciding with a two year mentally-tough European tour. The travelling and the connections the band made honed their tastes and ultimately influenced this album. Take second single, ‘Blizzard’ the way Gilles sings “How can I tell you that I feel fine, I know you don’t believe it” – its reminiscent of Jarvis Cocker, and again, sounds nothing like anything else on the album while remaining distinctively Pale Grey..

Around mid-2016, the French producer Yann Arnaud (Air, Phoenix), became aware of the project. He saw the “huge potential” and began working with the band over the coming months. His influence helped the band move between digital and analogue and revel in the combination of ether and flesh that contribute to the particularity of Pale Grey's music.

Waves was refined and mixed in Paris, the last flourish and touch to an album bursting with ideas and energy.

When asked to sum up the album the band claim it is about “Kindness and intense humanity.”

The album will be released via JauneOrange and Believe.