Superball Music sign LONG DISTANCE CALLING
The young German label Superball Music has announced the signing of German newcomer act, Long Distance Calling. The second offering by this immensely talented new art rock group will be called Avoid The Light and is scheduled for release on April 24th, 2009 and will include, along with five opulent instrumentals, the vocal track, The Nearing Grave featuring guest vocalist Jonas Renkse (Katatonia). Avoid The Light was produced by Kurt Ebelhäuser (Blackmail, Donots). Their debut album, Satellite Bay (2007), and the release of a split EP (2008) have impressively proved that Long Distance Calling are definitely one of the currently most interesting and innovative acts on the German rock scene.
Check out the brand new track Black Paper Planes as well as some older ones (they’re all great!) on www.myspace.com/longdistancecalling.
Their latest signing proves Superball Music’s claim of supporting specifically young and hungry rock acts whose stylistic range includes independent as well as alternative styles, is genre-transcending and covers a variety of contemporary directions. “Long Distance Calling wowed me when they opened for Dredg last year, and I’m looking forward to working with this extremely committed and highly motivated band,” label boss Thomas Waber comments on the high hopes he has pinned on the latest addition to the Superball Music roster. Long Distance Calling are also extremely happy with their new contract: “Superball Music have proved with their enlistment of Oceansize, among others, that they are real pros who support their artists with visions and a great deal of expertise,” says the band.
Avoid The Light presents the five band members, David Jordan (guitar), Janosch Rathmer (drums), Florian Füntmann (guitar), Jan Hoffmann (bass) and Reimut van Bonn (ambience), even more open-minded and progressive in stylistic terms. According to Long Distance Calling, their six new tracks reveal “a wider stylistic range and are – as a direct consequence of our numerous live shows – faster, more catchy and more dynamic than our debut. Thanks to the thoroughly positive reactions to our first release, we have generally become much keener on experimentation.” An attitude which is expressly supported by Superball Music.
