EP Of The Month - "Annihilator" by Revolution Above Disorder

Revolution Above Disorder is a solo moniker of Vancouver based Dubliner, Stephen Nicholas White. As an artist, White really has his finger on the post-punk pulse and whose previous incarnations in The Orange Kyte, Strange Things and The Subterranean Satellite Band are testament to his talent, vision and versatility as an artist. As a multi-instrumentalist, White’s music quivers, shudders and burns from the same epicentre of The Jesus and Mary Chain, David Bowie, Syd Barrett, The Velvet Underground, Iggy Pop and The Stooges, Psychic TV, The Brian Jonestown Massacre and Cigarettes After Sex etc. He’s an artist whose guitar-synth music backtracks to the sensibilities of neo-psychedelia and slowdives into shoegaze shores of Indie-pop.

Following the success of his debut single Illuminate in 2021, Revolution Above Disorder have released a mini EP featuring a 3 tier mix of the track Annihilator. It’s a sublime marvel, that shakes and stirs the foundations of neo-psychedelia and trip hops to the darker side of dream-pop. Released on 25^th May 2022, via Jacknife Sound, Annihilator features Jagz Kooner and is mastered by Ride’s Mark Gardener. What’s great about the EP is its subtle shifts and its intricate details that are standalone sonics that float freely and unite to create a 3 dimensional parallel universe of introspection. It’s low-fi levitation that lifts up to the higher realms of music, whilst having a nihilistic blackout. It’s music that grows in the dark, and peers through the cracks of disillusion, whilst seeing the light. It’s an existentialistic side-show, a surreal trailer that creates an ambience of cinematic intrigue and abstract aesthetics.

It’s a futuristic timelord that wanders through the Musique concrète moors of Krautrock and beats to the thunderous beats of post-punk. It’s a mesmerising track, that navigates through translucent tones of ethereal rock and unhinges the safety guard of industrial rock. It’s a tension builder, that seduces the senses and smoulders from the ashes of shoegaze. Through the reverie riffs and hypnotic vocals, Annihilator unravels the tantalising textures of nu-gaze and taps into the nocturnal nuances of noise-rock. Along the hallucinogenic horns, and lucid loops, Annihilator hazes in the shadows of neo-psychedelica, and drones in the zig-zag skies of new wave. It’s a meticulous work of art that subtly crosses over into the many layers of alternative rock, with an uber-understated cool.

Annihilator (Jagz Kooner Remix) backtracks down a wormhole of neo-psych, whilst dazing from the delirious drones of synth-pop. It’s a captivating catharsis that descends and ascends into the underworld of Krautrock and revisits the Phantasmal pianos of dark wave. Through the repetition of loops, Annihilator (Jagz Kooner Remix) gets trapped in the prism of pong-esque synths, whilst banging its head against a brick wall. Along with the fusion of shuffle and tribal beats, Annihilator (Jagz Kooner Remix) pumps through the chambers of new wave and flutters in the wings of synth-pop. It’s an entrancing analogue of synth-pop that walks through the dark matter of electronica and drags its feet through the murky depths of noise rock. Atmospheric and chilling, Annihilator (Jagz Kooner Remix), feels the shivers of shoegaze, whilst blinded by the stroboscopic alarms of art-rave.

Through the stabbing beats and inebriated synths Annihilator (Noise Baby Remix), reverberates in a 3D hologram of electronica and prowls through the portals of post-punk. It’s an adrenaline infused track, that nestles in the nebulous corners of new wave and drowns in the sorrows of synth-pop. It’s a dusky daydreamer, that steps into the dancefloor of techno and throbs from the menacing mechanics of industrial rock. It’s a heavy duty track that abandons its armour of ambient-pop and wanders through the corridors of 90s House.

Download / stream the EP elsewhere https://bit.ly/3sXGSXY
LinkTree https://linktr.ee/revolutionabovedisorder

In addition , Stephen Nicholas White released ‘Scream Quietly’ to pay tribute to the groundbreaking band Television Personalities and maverick Dan Treacy which is available from Oakland’s Dandy Boy Records on the tribute record “Mummy, Mummy Please Look At Me”. Produced by Jason Corbett at Jacknife Sound, drums by Adam Fink, the tribute is a recommended purchase. Scream Quietly | REVOLUTION ABOVE DISORDER (bandcamp.com)

The ‘Annihilator’ single is out now everywhere, including Apple Music, Spotify and directly from the artist via Bandcamp. Other platforms are also available here.

TRACK LIST
1. Annihilator
2. Annihilator (Jagz Kooner Remix)
3. Annihilator (Noise Baby Remix)

CREDITS
Track 1 produced and mixed by Jason Corbett at Jacknife Sound, Vancouver BC.
Track 2 remixed by Jagz Kooner, London
Track 3 remixed by Noise Baby, Berlin
All tracks mastered by Mark Gardener at OX4 Sound, Oxford
‘Annihilator’ written and performed by Stephen Nicholas White
Additional guitar by Mat Durie
Drums by Adam Fink of ACTORS
Cover artwork and graphics by Stephen Nicholas White
Photography by Analissa Longoria