NEWS: Photonic To Release Third Album Next Month

New Zealand based electronic soloist Photonic is to release his third album Rif Mountains on September 12th. The twelve-track disk features all-original compositions from Photonic’s Craig Scott, including the new radio single ‘Gold Rush’.

Exploring the power of the riff, Rif Mountains draws on a wide range of inspirations in an experiment of repetition and musical mantras. Citing Black Sabbath, Metallica, Slayer and Sepultura as key riff influences, Photonic plays with these diverse inspirations in a concept album that explores a singular, simple notion. 

“I wanted to write and record an entire album at home using one beat that I could surf along with, a stream-lined, coherent and continuous idea”, explains Scott.

Photonic formed back in 2000 as a three piece, with frontman Craig joined by Antony Claridge (Avotor) and Douglas Ferguson (The Dirty Sweets). In 2002 they recorded a live-to-tape album in Grey Lynn studio Montage, then in 2003, recorded the tracks ‘Salvageable’ and ‘Respirate’ as a double A-side at York St. 

A largely instrumental album, Rif Mountains is available from all good music stores and digitally from September 12, 2011.

Photonic - Gold Rush