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After our critically acclaimed and commercially successful return to our Orgy-esque roots in HARMONIC DISRUPTOR, we slowly began the "answer" to that album. That answer is called TRAUMA ECHOES.
We started creating sludgy, guitar heavy, emotional electro-rock as a path out of the JKHD universe - but we kept finding ourselves pulled to heavy a synthetic 4 on the floor heartbeat. That heartbeat cut a new path that lead us through a new doorway.
This unexpected dichotomy in our approach confused us at first, but over time it became clear that that we were being led down the path to two separate works of art. Two disparate projects. Twin shadows walking alone in the same darkness.
The divergent undersurface of TRAUMA ECHOES had to be free of our well known guitar heavy approach. It had to be pure electro. It was a challenge to speak this new language only using machines. Could we create a sound that was definitively JULIEN-K without our guitars? An entire album of it?? Would the fans that have had our backs for so many years support an idea like this? This was the beginning of DRK|MODE.
As with all of our campaigns, everything is limited edition and has nearly ALWAYS sold out.
Every piece of physical music you purchase on this campaign will be signed by the entire band.
Julien-K would like to thank all the people involved in the making of this amazing campaign video and album design:
• Video footage directed and conceived by Marisa Tayui
• DP & still photography - Gretchen Lanham
• BTS - Gretchen Lanham, Oscar Gutierrez, Steve Green, Malcolm Guess
• Additional assistance - Daniel Rojas, Dale Marek
• TV reshooting - Amir Derakh & Marisa Tayui
• Final edit - Oscar Gutierrez & The Anix
• Graphic Design - Tom Dolan & The Anix
• Costume & styling - Marisa Tayui
• Mother of London Clothing - Mildred Von
• The Coven - Sophia Tayui-LePore, Scout Tayui-Lepore, Alyssa Heyer, Angeline Mirenda, Gabby Neely, Stephanie Sturner
• Produced by Marisa Tayui & FRAME|WORK