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Hungarian dark electro/pop-noir duo Black Nail Cabaret has released a new single and video "Autogenic", as the first single from their forthcoming new album entitled Chrysanthemum. Chrysanthemum is their sixth full-length record and is set for release on the 1st of March 2024.
Singer Emèse Árvai-Illes comments: "The term 'autogenic' means something that is created from itself and therefore coming from within. When you turn your mind to your body and listen deeply, you bring yourself back to the present moment. It is a form of self-hypnosis."
"Autogenic' is accompanied by a video directed by Reka 'Szuszu' Szulagyi, which Emèse Árvai-Illes explains: "It represents a trip into a dream when images from the mind bubble up. It may be affection. It may be war. It may be beauty or fear. All these images just come and go. We are also paying homage to the imagery of the '90s as its cult classics, movies and music videos have left an immense imprint on us."
The beautiful Chrysanthemum derives its name from the Latin version of the ancient Greek χρυσάνθεμον, which translates as "gold flower". Its humble white form is also known as the 'cemetery flower' as its longevity is often used to adorn graves, while for Black Nail Cabaret its blossom paves the way for our own deathbed portraits.
Musically, the duo have brought their outstanding songwriting ability closer to perfection, with Chrysanthemum effortlessly blending dark electronic sounds with pop noir elements. That they have form in delivering strong compositions rather than merely relying on studio wizardry was recently proved with Woodland Memoirs (2023), an album of Black Nail Cabaret songs that were recorded acoustically and released as Black Nail Cabaret & Friends.
Although Black Nail Cabaret are also remains true to their marked penchant for sexually explicit provocation, the primal and subconscious fear of death that triggers emotions, anxiety and the fear of letting go is also a thread running through Chrysanthemum. Moreover, their eroticism has always sought to avoid cheap clichés; rather, they depict their living BDSM reality in an artistic fashion framed by high aesthetic standards.
Black Nail Cabaret self-released their 2018 fourth album Pseudopop, a record that successfully fused art, pop, dark harmonies and powerful electronics. It made an impressive mark on the electronic music scene in their home territory and received an international relaunch after its 2020 follow-up Gods Verging On Sanity saw their reputation spread rapidly, even though the global pandemic enforced limitations upon them.
The stars have now fully aligned for Black Nail Cabaret to take on the world with a dark soundtrack to life's glory symbolised by a shiny white flower of seeming innocence that at closer inspection also carries the eternal might of death in its scent: Chrysanthemum. Check out the brand-new video right below. Link
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