“AMNPLIFY PREMIERE”
ADAPTORS
Sydney based pop rock band
release sophomore EP
‘Out Of This World’
+ PREPARE FOR TOUR DATES
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“AMNPLIFY PREMIERE”
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Sydney based Pop Rock outfit Adaptors have just dropped highly anticipated sophomore EP ‘Out Of This World’.
The guys will kick off their EP tour on Friday 22nd March at The Lass O’Gowrie in Newcastle. The last two years have been outstanding for Adaptors. The band released their single ‘Closer’ to a fantastic reception. The single received positive reviews from AAA Backstage, TheMusic.com.au, Depth Magazine plus many more. The film clip to ‘Closer’ was quickly aired on MTV Australia.
Adaptors celebrated the release of ‘Closer’ with an Australian tour in 2017. The band mesmerized audiences along the east coast with their incredible live show. The band then followed up with the release of single ‘Gossamer’, which was aired on over 50 Australian radio stations.
Adaptors finished off 2018 with the release of single ‘Crystal Eye’ and a run of East Coast tour dates.
The band kicked off 2019 with the release of single ‘Pulse’. New EP ‘Out Of This World’ is available for download on all major online stores.
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OUT OF THIS WORLD
A Closer Look
Crystal Eye – Crystal Eye is about reaching greater clarity of mind by seeing problems with a new perspective. The name plays on the common phrase of ‘crystal clear’, the properties of crystals, their omnidirectional growth, and crystal balls seeing the future. The vocals alternate between Bineal and Abhishek to represent the challenges of two people understanding one another. This converges in the chorus with the line ‘I want to see what you see, through your crystal eye’ which is sung in unison but retains an unfulfilled yearning.
Gossamer – Gossamer is a particular kind of ground-lying web or very fine, difficult-to-see material. The song uses this as a metaphor for a web of lies created by an unfaithful lover or even one’s self. A tight and funky groove drives the song, with all instruments emphasising the same rhythmic pattern as if spinning a delicate, multivariate web, making it one of the best songs to play live.
Closer – Closer is about reaching a better version of oneself in realising what one really wants and who one really is. With its placement on the EP and perspective theme, it becomes the spiritual successor to Crystal Eye. The ‘less is more’ approach creates marked sedation and a lilting stroll of acceptance, perhaps symbolic of the self-realisation process through space and clarity.
Pulse – Much like ‘Closer’, Pulse explores the extent to which one may need to push themselves in order to break free from all the illusions holding them back. Pulse re-dramatizes this theme as the non-stop demands of modern life throbbing like a pulse in one’s head. An endless vortex of woven guitars aurally represents this while an intricate tom-and-kick pattern mixes with an evolving bassline underneath like a pulsing heart.
Chemical Girl – A love song at its core, Chemical Girl connects the elation of adoration with the literal chemical nature of attraction. This is done with a pastiche of chemical elements as metaphors for the various characteristics of one’s beloved or the state of infatuation, taking the “love is a drug” theme to its surprisingly underused conclusion. The music was written accordingly with an emphasis on 60s psychedelic tropes like backwards guitars, falsetto vocals, excessive flanging and melodic basslines.
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ADAPTORS
‘OUT OF THIS WORLD’
TOUR DATES
March 22nd – The Lass O’Gowrie, Newcastle, NSW
Free entry | 18+ only
March 29th – Ric’s Bar, Brisbane, QLD
Free entry | 18+ only
April 4th – The Tote Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
www.oztix.com.au | 18+ only
April 11th – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Tickets available at door | 18+ only
April 13th – Red Bar, Sydney, NSW
Tickets available at door | 18+ only
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AMNPLIFY – DB
My nickname is “The Amnplifier”. Why? Because around here my focus is on being a conduit for providing greater outcomes that people come here for. My day to day “work” is living in the moment, and I love helping others concentrate on finding their connection to themselves through their experiences.
Why start a music environment? The truth is I love music, I love writing, and I love life. I work with musicians every day, and I feel certain that I will be until they put me in the ground. I have been managing people in businesses of some sort for over thirty five years so along the way I have developed some “wisdom” from my regular and constant “observations”.
Amnplify your experience. That is what we want you to do here, and if you want to let me know why you do, or don’t, shoot me a message on Facebook.
Hope you enjoy yourself here and find something that hits you somewhere.
