- 2023-03-06
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MUSIC
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Pax Cultura Releases Debut Song “Heavy Machinery”
London-based indie rock band Pax Cultura, consisting of Will Gray (vocals/keyboards), Katie Earl (drums), Zac Guy (guitar) and Alex Neil (bass), released their debut song “Heavy Machinery” on March 3, 2023 via Salt House Records.
Will Gray said of the song, “The lyrics speak to the overwhelming brokenness I can find in myself, often toxic habits or unhealthy ways of thinking that harm myself or others. It often feels that no matter how much I know they're not good for me, they seem to work their way back into my life, often feeling like there's a war raging inside me, my flesh against my spirit. This song was written as an acknowledgment of the pain of the mental battle, the allure of the darkness and the understanding that it's too big for me to handle by myself. For me that leads me to cry out for God to do a deep work in my life that's going to need some serious machinery to fix.”- The band has already filmed the music video, which is coming soon.
The band said, "We wanted to convey 3 clearly defined spaces to represent the song's meaning way. #1 - the outer and external world represented in the car park and street shots contrasted by spaces #2 & #3 which were shot within the gym with stark colour contrasts to represent the inner realm and the battle between the warring healthy and harmful desires. Dancer Lewis Williams choreographed the dance with different intentions creating the story of the inner workings of this man battling with his anxieties/demons.” -
Will Gray met drummer Katie Earl and formed the seed of what now has grown to be Pax Cultura. With the addition of members Zac Guy and Alex Neil and years of experimenting and refining their sound.
Having studied music and sound recording at university the drummer Katie Earl heads up the bands production and recording, allowing for an organic flow from concept to final mix giving them full creative control over sonic expressions.
Throughout the process they invited trusted friends / engineer and string arranger Andy Maxwell and Jamie Philokyprou to help tweak, refine and realize the vision for the project.
Photo by @stefanthephotographer - source : Apple Music
