{"id":18256,"date":"2021-10-04T13:24:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T12:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/castthedice.org\/?p=18256"},"modified":"2021-10-04T13:24:23","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T12:24:23","slug":"mario-batkovic-set-to-release-new-album-introspectio-in-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/castthedice.org\/?p=18256","title":{"rendered":"Mario Batkovic set to release new album, Introspectio<\/em>, in December"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There’s exciting news from Bosnian-born and Swiss-based musician and composer Mario Batkovic<\/a>, who is set to release a new album, following his eponymous album which was one of our Album Picks of 2017<\/a>. Entitled Introspectio<\/em>, the album arrives on December 3rd through Invada Records<\/a> and features a stellar cast of collaborators, including electronic maverick James Holden, former BEAK> member Matthew Williams aka MXLX, sax super hero Colin Stetson, drummer Clive Deamer (Radiohead\/Portishead\/Robert Plant\/Roni Size) and concert choir Cantus Domus.<\/p>\n

A virtuoso accordion player, Batkovic continues to explore the sonic possibilities of his instrument in an adventurous and unconventional way. The album “is a self-questioning, self-examination of society and the meaning of sound”, describes the press release. “Batkovic questions the place of sound, clich\u00e9s and prejudices, taking the listener on a journey through infinite universes of sound.”<\/p>\n

Ahead of the album release, Batkovic has shared the first spellbinding single, ‘Chorea Duplex’, featuring James Holden. It comes with a video by Lukas Meier. Here it is.
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