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Schism

by On The Wane

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any prayers cannot save us no parting words instruct the right path if your inner truth is not so sinless oh why wouldn`t you go in peace and leave us? God, you got my soul of a cynic truth isn’t bright and I can see it God, you got my soul of a cynic truth isn’t bright you have to see it
2.
Fear 03:40
It looks like courage moves you on you think that love lives at your home I used to think so, now I see it’s all about fear Tune out the voice, I pray you Tune out the voice, I pray you Tune out the voice, I pray you Tune out the voice, I pray you You run away escaping thoughts It looks like you want to be the first I do the same I don't know how To overcome my fear
3.
Human Race 04:26
My human race is going down Since the dawn of time, we are fading out In peaceful space, the Earth is spinning on its axis No force to change nature’s laws we are fading out My human race is going down going down and all those dying selfish kings in false crowns My human race is going down going down My greedy creatures turned on a countdown highways and roads will be swallowed by woods rivers and streams will come back to their course In peaceful space, the Earth will be spinning on its axis when my human race finally ceases to exist
4.
Sultry Song 04:30
Until the night unhands Lisbon You shouldn’t close your eyes Just take a walk on cobblestone Rely on darkness it is wise Listen to rustling under your steps hear my voice, I call you down Back into ocean, sand has the strongest hugs ever known
5.
Hell! hell is deeper than you can imagine like dark diseases and creatures in my dreams Night! lonely whistles floated over my town her sigh is the best thing that you've ever known Hey! You wanna play with my blue braids and tight hands my patience is the only reason for this end You! I just don't know what else I can do honestly, this is my last 'I love you' I'll kill you tonight, I'll set your house on fire It will be hot, you will run like I ran that day I'll kill you tonight, I'll set your house on fire It will be hot, you will fall like I fell into hell
6.
Alcohol 04:21
Creak of the elevator is like a voice Shadows in my little room They are all moving here I just wanna forget what has happened here I have melted, dissolved in alcohol Demons in a bedroom are Calling me I may not stand on my legs But they are seeking me Night is almost over the darkest time. Every bottle on the floor is empty now Dim light from the window is Frightening Maybe you left me last night. can’t remember that
7.
The real coward can not run away He’s chained by fear until he is here
8.
Drop Bombs 03:16
Africa or Asia Eastern Europe, or Middle East, It would be nice to live there Can the world be unhurt? Ukrainians or Arabs lovely villages and rivers Blooming gardens and big cities, Must be on alert My surf of Hiroshima My punk of Nagasaki And my jungle is from Finland In nineteen thirty-nine. Humans know a secret How to turn fields into badlands Nasty howl of air raid sirens Forces waiting for a sign: “Drop bombs!” Houses are knocked down Cities have turned into ash now. This is cynical advertisement Of new tool of bloodshed Human flesh is lying On pavement in the main street Hopeless mothers leaning over Her own child without a head In Hanoi I play my surf And in Kabul I play my punk So my jungle is from ruins Of the Donetsk Airport. Humans know a secret how to turn fields into badlands Nasty howl of air raid sirens Is this the last resort?
9.
Home 04:11
We want to live in a holy place but we can’t get rid of a disgrace real state of all the distress. oh, lord, don’t forget to bless us. Every second one hates Judas But every one here is jealous We’re doomed to live on this land Escape seems to be the best plan Every another one’s a preacher but our wish is to be richer we dream to drink Château Lafite But we are sitting in a waste pit
10.
Bad News 02:48
You know enough to be the one who knows enough It’s so easy to tell if it is lies or truth Give up that shit and just come back home girl, you can come back home but not to youth Drink, smoke, listen to, watch, run, dream. You don’t feel, but you can choose now Choose your ticket, drink, track, film, slut, Boy, bad news, you can not choose youth if your heart’s still beating that doesn’t mean you`re alive

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"With their new album, the four-piece have become a smooth cohesive force in darkgaze, neo-gothic noise rock. There clearly are moments that comfort and excite all at the same time, with parallels to Melody’s Echo Chamber, Warpaint, No Joy, and The KVB. With the clear influence of Sonic Youth here, at times they even sound somewhat like a less targeted freestyle Wolf Alice before dashing back into Sonic Youthery. There is no formula here, but they are wonderfully dishing out potent and splendid doses of whatever it is they are on" – Big Takeover Magazine

"Not only do they create sonically astute soundscapes through the medium of high octane shoegazing but they also breach the barriers between genre’s to produce a melodic concoction of 80’s/90’s post-punk, new wave & full on noise rock" – Primal Music Blog

"This band blows any out of the water for 2015 releases in terms of mixing power-driven genres like grunge, shoegaze and alternative rock... you can feel how Sonic Youth-esque vocals mix with the energetic ferver of Gang of Four or even The Damned during the 'Phantasmagoria' era" – The Sound of Confusion

"Chaotic and destructive... On The Wane is like a high-speed avalanche encapusulating sonic noise and dark hues, somewhat how we imagine a jam between Siouxsie Sioux and Sonic Youth" – The Blog That Celebrates Itself


Oscillating between dream gaze and power gaze fusion, Ukraine’s On The Wane brings us their new full album 'Schism', slated for release on November 20, preceded by the first single 'Human Race'.

On the Wane is Daria Maksimova (bass, vocals), Anna Lyashok (drums, vocals), Eugene Voitov (guitar, synth), and Eli Demyanenko (guitar). Together, the four-piece have become a smooth cohesive force in the shoegaze, neo-gothic and noise rock realm.

"Mankind as a race is quite an absurd thing. We strive to survive but we are killing ourselves. We're beautiful and ugly, lovely and cruel but, anyway, we are not infinite," says Daria Maksimova on this lead track.

In early 2017, the band recorded the 10 tracks that would become the full-length album'Schism' at the studio of the Kyiv-based band Sinoptik (winners of the worldwide music competition Global Battle of the Bands 2016) and under the direction of sound engineer Dima Afanasyev-Gladkykh (a.k.a. Sinoptik).

“For me this album is a transitional state, the first step on the way to something higher. We put a lot of deep thoughts and feelings into this release. A lot of work has been done. This is definitely the best we ever did, and I can only hope that the next release will be even cooler,” says Anna Lyashok.

The band formed in early 2014, influenced by 1980s alternative rock icons such as Sonic Youth, The Cure, Joy Division, The Pixies and Bauhaus, as well as shoegaze giants My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Cocteau Twins, and Ringo Deathstarr. They rented a garage, went into debt by buying guitar amplifiers, drums and a line, and settled comfortably in the garage until autumn.

In October of that year, they had enough material for their first album 'DRY', which was naive, honest and raw. Recorded during a continuous 27-hour session by well-known Kiev drummer Artur Mikhailenko in his garage studio, it was then mixed and mastered by Sevastopol-based producer Alexander Chabanenko.

Released in December 2014, that album was immediately well received by Ukrainian media with moderate attention abroad in Britain, Ireland, Canada, South America, and the USAThis led to Brazil's The Blog That Celebrates Itself Records featuring the band in an interview and releasing thier track 'Sweet Girl' on the 'Autumn Noises' compilation.

Following a series of shows in Kyiv and other cities in Ukraine, they recorded their second release, now with hard-core vibes inspired by Mudhoney, Fugazi and similar bands. They unleashed their anxious 6-track 'Sick' EP on the world, delivering an angst-filled unbalanced sound that led Britain's The Sound of Confusion to claim that "this band blows any out of the water for 2015 releases in terms of mixing power-driven genres like grunge, shoegaze and alternative rock", citing Sonic Youth-esque vocals and the energetic ferver of Gang of Four and The Damned.

After Eli Demyanenko joined the band, they added synthesizers, a drum machine and drum pad and toured more, allowing them to hone their current sound. With a partially electronic and cold sound, the atmosphere became darker, their trademark wall of guitar sound became more meaningful, and distinct vocals became more self-confident.

“We are constantly in transition, indirectly undergoing a metamorphosis. When we play live, we see that people are really interested in this music,” says Eli Demyanenko.

“We suspect that we may end up categorically changing our sound yet again, so we wanted to record the music we are working with now and this moment in time to sonic memory, so to speak,” explains Daria Maksimova.

On The Wane 'Schism' will be released digitally on November 20 and will also be made available on CD.

LIVE DATES
Oct. 28, 2017 Kyiv, Ukraine - Bingo Club Kyiv (Halloween Horror Night)
Nov. 2, 2017 Kyiv, Ukraine - Sentrum with J. Bernardt
Dec. 8, 2017 Kyiv, Ukraine - Monteray Live Stage (On the Wane 'Schism' album presentation)
Mar. 4, 2018 - Kyiv, Ukraine - Sentrum (Bowie night 2018)

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released November 20, 2017

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On The Wane Kiev, Ukraine

On The Wane was formed in March 2014. Everything that we like can be described with these words: 80's and 90's alternative, post-punk, shoegazing, new-wave, no-wave and noise-rock. We like knobs turned right, dissonances, noise meditations and motoric rhythms. ... more

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