All Hail the Silence

All Hail the Silence
All Hail the Silence in 2014. L-r; Christian Burns, BT
Background information
Genres Electronic, synthpop, electronica, minimal wave
Years active 2012, 2014–present
Associated acts Erasure, Vince Clarke
Website allhailthesilence.com
Members BT
Christian Burns

All Hail the Silence is an electronic music project consisting electronic musician BT and singer-songwriter Christian Burns. The band was informally announced on March 8, 2012, but live shows and project announcements did not commence until the second half of 2014.

All Hail the Silence and the subsequent album are notable in that they were created using analog synthesizers without the aid of a computer.[1]

History

In 2012, Transeau contacted Burns, who collaborated with him on albums such as the These Hopeful Machines (2010) and A Song Across Wires (2013), inquiring on the formation of a band, to which Burns accepted. Before the band's informal announcement, the duo recorded 17 songs in the basement of a synth store called AnalogLand in Baltimore without the use of a computer.[2] Transeau stated that the record was inspired by the teen angst of listening to synthpop bands from the 1980s and 1990s such as Depeche Mode, Yaz, The Human League, OMD, and The Blue Nile. He describes it as "synth wave".[3]

One of the seventeen songs, called "Looking Glass", is available for download as a "Tweet for a Track" song in connection to Twitter and Facebook.[4]

The duo's first album was expected for release in the second half of 2012, but the project was postponed so that both artists could finish their remaining solo projects.[5]

In October 2013, it was announced that musician Vince Clarke would work with All Hail the Silence on their forthcoming project. On July 21, 2014, Transeau and Burns announced that their band would be touring with Erasure in the fall of 2014 for the album The Violet Flame.[6]

On August 24, 2016, the band announced that they would release a four-track limited edition colored 12" vinyl collectible extended play with Shopify on September 19, 2016, and the four songs were released on iTunes on December 16, 2016, with more songs to be released later.[7][8]

On December 24, 2016, the duo released the song "All Hail the Silent Night" for free to celebrate Christmas.[9]

On September 28, 2018, the band released their first official single, "Diamonds in the Snow", along with its accompanying music video.[10] Billboard then revealed that the band's forthcoming album, Daggers, would release on January 18, 2019.[11]

Members

Discography

Albums

Title Album details
Daggers

Extended plays

Title Album details
AHTS-001

Singles

Title Year Album
"Diamonds in the Snow" 2018 Daggers

Music videos

Title Year Director(s) Album
"Time"[12] 2016 none Daggers
"Broken Satellite"[13] 2017
"Diamonds in the Snow"[10] 2018 Histibe

References

  1. ↑ Burns, Christian. "Christian Burns Homepage". Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Rilling, Deanna (October 27, 2016). "Creating An Analog Dance Music Album, by BT". Medium. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ "IN CASE YOU MISSED IT : ALL HAIL THE SILENCE". Retrieved March 8, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Great New Music - All Hail The Silence".
  5. ↑ "Looking Glass - All Hail the Silence". I Can Give You House. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "All Hail the Silence Debut Tour with Erasure This Fall". Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  7. ↑ "PRE PURCHASE Limited Edition Coloured 12" Vinyl Collectable AHTS 001 EP".
  8. ↑ Oseni, Abisola (August 24, 2016). "All Hail The Silence To Release Debut EP!". EDMIdentity. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  9. ↑ "All Hail The Silent Night // All Hail The Silence". YouTube.
  10. 1 2 Roumeliotis (September 28, 2018). "Diamonds in the Snow // All Hail the Silence". YouTube. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  11. ↑ Graff, Gary (September 28, 2018). "All Hail the Silence Tap Old-School Analog Synths for 'Diamonds In the Snow': Video Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  12. ↑ Roumeliotis, Tina (December 16, 2016). "[REVIEW] ALL HAIL THE SILENCE – 'AHTS-1'". The Daily Listening. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  13. ↑ Roumeliotis, Tina (February 14, 2017). "[WATCH] ALL HAIL THE SILENCE – "BROKEN SATELLITE"". The Daily Listening. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
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