SCALER Share New Single ‘New Symbols‘
SCALER | Credit: Sandra Ebert
Today, Bristol four-piece SCALER (fka SCALPING) have shared a new single titled ‘New Symbols’ which was produced by critically acclaimed electronic musician and DJ, Daniel Avery. The single follows their recent return under their new name, as well as recent Avery produced single ‘LOAM’, which has been on the receiving end of critical acclaim and was recently added to the BBC Radio 6 Music Playlist.
The recent single ‘LOAM’ marked a new chapter for SCALER. Not only did the band change their name, but their collaboration with Daniel Avery has seen them lean further into their club and dance-based influences. They connected with one another following the release of their highly praised 2022 debut album ‘Void’.
Speaking on the single, SCALER says "With New Symbols we wanted to act quickly on our instincts and create something a bit more rough and ready. We started with a sturdy, winding groove before adding the blasts of alien vocals and industrial noise. The focus was exploring different flavours of distortions across all instruments whilst remaining functional at its core, which we especially enjoyed sculpting in the middle shoegazey section - which is particularly fun live."
‘New Symbols’ sees the band combine industrial percussion with throbbing bass, glitchy leftfield samples, and colossal synth lines. Speaking on the track Daniel Avery says, "The noisy, younger sibling to Loam. This one was alive from the beginning but when asked to fan the flames I happily obliged."
Watch / share the visualiser for ‘New Symbols‘
Stream here
SCALER have also shared details of a UK headline tour to come in November 2023 with support from experimental hip-hop and electronica collective Nukuluk. Having recently been nominated for Best Live Performer at the AIM Awards 2023, the dates follow an extremely successful run of captivating summer festival appearances including a set at Glastonbury and a packed-out headline slot at ArcTanGent, as well as performances at Boomtown, Secret Garden Party, Visions, Standon Calling, Bluedot Festival, and many more.
The new dates are as follows:
22nd Nov - 9294, London
23rd Nov - White Hotel, Manchester
24th Nov - Sneaky Petes, Edinburgh (SOLD OUT)
25th Nov - Cobalt Studios, Newcastle
8th Dec - Strange Brew, Bristol (SOLD OUT)
8th Dec - Strange Brew, Bristol - late show with Daniel Avery (SOLD OUT)
Tickets and more info are available here
SCALER initially formed at the end of 2017 with a desire to pair their hometown's visionary, off-kilter dance music to the more organic instrumentation you might find in noise-rock and metal. They have since won all manner of plaudits at radio, press and through fervent word-of-mouth for both their eclecticism on record and for the pummelling intensity of their live performances. Last year, SCALER released their debut album ‘Void‘ via fabric imprint Houndstooth Records to widespread acclaim – including end of year mentions from Bleep, Rough Trade, and more. The record captured the band as heavy metal in 4D; moody, distorted and rhythmic, but full of electronic techniques that give the finer details room to breathe. The record also featured guest appearances from Oakland rapper DÆMON and fast-rising Bristol based rapper Grove, who brought vocals to the band’s music for the first time.
With a new name and single out today, as well as live dates to come and further music in the works, as SCALER say, “This is just the start.”
Order / Stream ‘Loam / New Symbols’ here
Press for SCALER and ‘Void’:
"Bristol's next national breakthrough" The Guardian
“Rave-ready bangers from Bristol techno-metal heavyweights.” NME
“Brutalist, unsettling and pulverising, SCALER have carved out their distorted blend of genres with a sharp intensity that’s helped them drum up a reputation as one of the most incendiary live acts in the UK.” The Line of Best Fit
“SCALER achieve perfect synergy between intensity and precision. With rigorous control, they choreograph chaos.” Pitchfork
“While some club kids are content to use the dancefloor as an escape from the worries of the world, SCALER won’t let you check those burdens at the door. They want the rage to fuel you.” Bandcamp (Album of the Day)
"This isn’t standard-issue effervescent dance music. Falling on the harder side of the electronic spectrum and hitting in the way that only really heavy chords can.” Billboard
“Pulsing, darkly danceable reverie” The FADER
“They shred any fabric of formal music making into absolute bits" Jack Saunders, BBC Radio 1
“Absolutely massive. Little bit industrial, very full on, very loud.” Matt Wilkinson, Apple Beats 1 Radio
“Heavy hitting!” Mary Anne Hobbs, BBC 6Music
“The sound of controlled madness during the witching hour.” Gigwise
“Void is a record that writhes, contorts and throbs like a live show. Claustrophobic yet huge – it’s the sound of a rave crammed into a sticky, dark basement.” CRACK
"heavy with lurid and dazzling detail" The Wire
"With so much tasteful and overproduced dance music out there, this band’s scuzzy and rough-edged noise is a shot in the arm." DJ Mag
"Something wholly new… and wholly unholy." Loud & Quiet
