{"id":6786,"date":"2018-07-07T17:30:26","date_gmt":"2018-07-07T16:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.progradar.org\/?p=6786"},"modified":"2026-08-21T15:55:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T14:55:41","slug":"nosound-announce-allow-yourself-the-new-studio-album-and-new-direction-coming-21st-sept-2018-nosound-premiere-video-for-first-single-dont-you-dare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/progradar.co.uk\/index.php\/2018\/07\/07\/nosound-announce-allow-yourself-the-new-studio-album-and-new-direction-coming-21st-sept-2018-nosound-premiere-video-for-first-single-dont-you-dare\/","title":{"rendered":"NOSOUND ANNOUNCE  ALLOW YOURSELF?  THE NEW STUDIO ALBUM AND NEW DIRECTION COMING 21st SEPT 2018 &#8211; NOSOUND PREMIERE VIDEO FOR FIRST SINGLE &#8220;DON&#8217;T YOU DARE?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/allow-yourself-cover-sml.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6788\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/allow-yourself-cover-sml-300x300.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/allow-yourself-cover-sml.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/allow-yourself-cover-sml.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/allow-yourself-cover-sml.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/allow-yourself-cover-sml.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nosound&#8217;s 2018 studio album <b><i>Allow Yourself<\/i><\/b> finds the band in a new space once more having grown alongside their evolving and borderless label Kscope. The new material is a stripping back of what has come before, and its inspirations are in a different field altogether, based on founder and songwriter <strong>Giancarlo Erra&#8217;s<\/strong> own shifting interests.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Time has arrived for a radical change towards an alternative and electronic direction, being the music I have enjoyed the most in recent years.&#8221;<\/em><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Giancarlo Erra chose the track &#8220;Don&#8217;t You Dare&#8221; as the band\u2019s first single &amp; video to reveal this new direction: <i>&#8220;<\/i><i>The &#8216;daring&#8217; aspect is part of the &#8216;allowing yourself&#8217; process, expressed in this track by an unsettling melodic line and an unusual up-tempo conclusion with disco-like electronic drums. The song then begins its second stage, presenting acoustic instruments in new ways (cello) and then several synced electronics mixed with chopped\/inverted acoustic parts.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8SV4YiUNPm0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Scintilla<\/i><\/b> (2016) began the process and <b><i>Allow Yourself<\/i><\/b> takes the band&#8217;s minimalist vision even further, incorporating elements from The National, Notwist, and Portishead, alongside an approach to mixing inspired by Bowie&#8217;s Blackstar and Radiohead\u2019s A Moon Shaped Pool.<\/p>\n<p>Founder\/writer Giancarlo Erra reflected on the direction of the new material, <i>&#8220;The idea behind the album is encased in the title &#8220;Allow Yourself&#8221;,<\/i><i> something directed to the listener but was first of all directed to myself. After attempting to find my own way and leave behind early influences and categorisations, I realised I was afraid of committing to the full change I was chasing. I needed to put myself out of my comfort zone, which meant lots of studying and completely changing my studio and instrumentation. A<\/i><i> truly deep change happened and I discovered that with uncertainty and insecurity, with limitations and uneasiness, a more varied and exciting creative process sparked.&#8221;<\/i><i> <\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Allow Yourself<\/i><\/b> was recorded at Erra&#8217;s <b>The Bench Music<\/b> in Norfolk, with additional recording in Rome at <b>Binario2<\/b>. Songwriting, engineering, mixing, production, mastering and artwork has been handled by the frontman, which has resulted in a coherent message in the band&#8217;s new work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"aolmail_MsoNormal\"><b><i>Allow Yourself<\/i><\/b> will be released on the following formats \u2013 all available to pre-order <b><a href=\"https:\/\/nosound.lnk.to\/AllowYourselfPR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HERE<\/a> <\/b>now<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"aolmail_MsoNormal\"><b>LP<\/b>  presented on audiophile 180g heavyweight &#8216;Crystal Clear&#8217; vinyl in a reverse-board gatefold sleeve.<\/li>\n<li class=\"aolmail_MsoNormal\"><b>CD<\/b> &#8211; presented in digipack reverse-board packaging with a 16-page booklet<\/li>\n<li class=\"aolmail_MsoNormal\"><b>Digital<\/b> \u2013 available on all major download and streaming services, as well as select HD 24-bit download services, as both a standard mix and binaural mix.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"aolmail_MsoNormal\">Pre-orders through the Kscope Store will receive an <strong>exclusive signed postcard &amp; wristband<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>(till stocks last)<strong>,<\/strong> immediate download of the first single Don&#8217;t You Dare and, on release date, the full album as <strong>mp3,<\/strong><b> <\/b><strong>uncompressed binaural mix &amp; FLAC 5.1 surround sound mix.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nosound&#8217;s 2018 studio album Allow Yourself finds the band in a new space once more having grown alongside their evolving and borderless label Kscope. 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