A new York trio by the name of Skryptor is set to release Luminous Volumes jointly next month, on March 29 via Skin Graft, Sleeping Giant Glossolalia, and Aqualamb.
While the name may be new to listeners, the band is comprised of David McClelland and Tim Garrigan (Dazzling Killmen) and Hank Shteamer (STATS, Aa) and play music rooted between classic Touch & Go Records, moden underground metal, and hazy Black Sabbath rock. The record will be accompanied by a 100-page book of horror stories by McClelland.
Luminous Volumes track list:
1) Raga
2) Lotus and Mace
3) The Orchard, pt. 1
4) Mystification
5) Red Mountain
6) The Orchard, pt. 2
7) Summer Blossoms
Luminous Volumes stories:
"Master of Ceremony" by Sean Madigan Hoen
"Dry Cleaning" by David McClelland, with illustrations by Fritz Welch
"The Sound of the Bridge" by Tom Newton, with illustrations by Sarah Austensen Wilson
"Memories" by William A. Turley, with illustrations by Guno Park
"Brendan Ryan's Rocket Car" by David McClelland, with illustrations by Jimi Sakai
"Brights" by Chaunceton Bird
"Stork" by Jeremy Johnston
"Slaughterhouse Vision" by Maria Gabriele Baker, with illustrations by Paul Nitsche
"For Your Kindness, For Your Buttons" by Ian Caskey
"Brothers" by David McClelland
"Surfin' Turf" by Sarah Blank
"God of Thunder" by Sean Madigan Hoen
"Asylum" by Benjamin Smart
Skryptor lineup:
Tim Garrigan - guitar, keyboards
David McClelland - bass, keyboards
Hank Shteamer- drums
