Sons of Alpha Centauri
Dark, atmospheric riff rock
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Starbirth: 27/07/2001
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For more information on the 'Sons of Alpha Centauri' project please visit www.sonsofalphacentauri.co.uk
‘Alpha Centauri’: /’ælf-- sen’tÞ:rai/ The brightest star in the constellation Centaurus and the third brightest star visible from within the Earth’s atmosphere and is orbited every 80-years by the binary sun ‘Proxima Centauri’ the nearest star to the Sun, 4.2 light years away.
‘Sons of Alpha Centauri’ are a dark instrumental riff rock band from Swale, UK. Since conception in 2001 SOAC linked their music to all visual, photographic and spiritual elements that tide their inspirations and influences.
SOAC have eluded classification by creating vast electronic soundscapes to drive the hypnotic harmonic pulse unique to their epic sound. In 2007 their debut album encapsulating styles from classic rock to avant-garde metal was released on UK based label ‘Sound Devastation Records’.
In 2009 SOAC collaborated with legendary desert instrumentalists ‘Yawning Man’ to form ‘Yawning Sons’. This psychedelic, ambient drone rock trans-Atlantic alliance also included guest vocals from members of the Desert Sessions, Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age. ‘Ceremony to the Sunset’ was released to critical acclaim in July 2009 on ‘Lexicon Devil Records’ Australia.
The second in the chronology of these collaborative releases featured members of riff rock powerhouse ‘Karma to Burn’ and the new West Virginian incarnation ‘Treasure Cat’. The punishing and explosive 11-track ‘Last Day of Summer’ was released worldwide on ‘Underdogma Records’ in August 2009.
For more details of these projects please visit the ‘Projects’ section of the ‘Sons of Alpha Centauri’ website: www.sonsofalphacentauri.co.uk/projects
In 2010 ‘Sons of Alpha Centauri’ will be composing and recording tracks for the anticipated release of the follow up to their debut album.
