The ominous ‘Ritual’ is the album opener and the latest single. It is inspired by Boleskin House in Scotland, once inhabited by Aleister Crowley, which Katharine discovered when on tour with her other band Kogumaza. “The house was in ruins following a, or several, fires, and was inhabited” she explains. “It was misty April day and the view from the terrace was Loch Ness with rising mist, which snaked up into the cemetery in front of the house. It was incredibly eerie and easy to imagine Crowley conducting his rituals.”

As is RATTLE’s unique style, ‘Ritual’ is led by their often-wordless mesmerising vocals and hypnotic double-drum set up built around a simple snare drum pattern played by Katharine, overlapped with a second snare pattern performed by Theresa and creating an elliptical feel. Described by Katharine as “A sort of a waltz, and a very earthy song – lots of low-lying mist on the ground swirling around and the drums coming together to summon something!”

The otherworldly, ritualistic video for ‘Ritual’ was created alongside Shropshire-based illustrator Liv Bargman with its magical objects donated to the shoot by Chris Tipton of RATTLE’s label Upset the Rhythm.

“We were so happy to make a video for Ritual on the coldest day of the year at the beautiful City Racing art gallery in Bishops Castle” explains Katharine. “We were excited to see Chris Tipton’s fascinating collection of magical objects and to collaborate with Liv Bargman, an illustrator well known for her colourful and dynamic illustrations full of movement and magical situations – and to capture her dancing and swirling line as it is being drawn.”

Encircle:

1. RITUAL
2. YOUR MOVE
3. ALL BURNING
4. ARGOT

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‘Your Move’ is mesmeric and boundless, hypnotic in its minimalism of double-drums and the often wordless almost tribal vocals of RATTLE’s Katharine Eira Brown.

“The images in my head for the first half of ‘Your Move’ were water – reflecting in pools, and flowing” explains Katharine. “Then the second half is like it is stuck in an endless slow-moving cycle. The bit in-between is the flitting in-between, we wanted it to feel like a CD getting stuck. The words Your Move might be about moving in an embodied way or freedom / movement / expression, but they are also an emboldening call to action – it’s your turn – what are YOU going to do, what’s your next move? “

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