CORTÉGE IS SET TO RELEASE
THEIR INSTRUMENTAL POST-WESTERN
CINEMATIC OPUS TITLED,
UNDER THE ENDLESS SKY,
ON MAY 10, 2024
February 20, 2024 (Austin, Texas) – Instrumental, post-western, retro-futurism innovators Cortége will release their new album titled,
Under The Endless Sky, worldwide on May 10, 2024.
“This music is big and intimidating when played loud, and powerful in its overall effect on you," says The Sleeping Shaman, "they personify the sound of the desert.” Dead Rhetoric adds “Cortége appear destined to be scoring films, or, staying on their ultra-productive and highly creative path…a sonic journey as unyielding as you will find."
Cortége (pronounced kor-'tezh) is the French word for funeral procession. The band was co-founded in 2012 by Mike Swarbrick, who holds a degree in Mortuary Science. Originally rooted in doom, Cortége expanded into the realms of drone and electronic soundscapes. Drawing from early electronic composers, progressive rock icons of the ‘70s, instrumental music, film score elements and the cowboy psychedelia-drenched guitar twang of famed Lee Hazelwood discovery Duane Eddy, the band’s sound continued to evolve and draw influence from the aesthetic of the old West. A hallmark of the trio's sound is their use of tubular bells both in the studio and live.
Austin-based drummer Adrian Voorhies (Humut Tabal, Canyon of the Skull) joined the band in the fall of 2017. By 2021 April Schupmann (Sniper 66) joined on trumpet and percussion. Cortége will appeal to fans of Bell Witch, Earth, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Spindrift and Federale.
Under The Endless Sky was recorded at Red Star Mule Barn Sound Studio in Austin, Texas, and engineered by Sam Whips Allison. “The name of the album, came from touring and driving across the plains in ‘big sky country,’” says Mike Swarbrick.
The band has shared the stage with acts such as Mdou Moctar, Rezn, Hippie Death Cult, The Well, Duel, The Schisms and Dead Register. Cortége plans to tour and perform frequently in 2024. They are confirmed to play Surf by Surf East in Austin, Texas on March 2, 2024 at Hi Sign Brewing.
Under The Endless Sky track listing:
1. Under The Endless Sky part 1
2. Under The Endless Sky part 2
3. The Relentless Sun
4. Under The Endless Sky part 3
Cortége is:
Mike Swarbrick: bass VI, synthesizers, tubular bells, piano
Adrian Voorhies: drums
April Schupmann: trumpet, melodica, percussion
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cortege.bandcamp.com
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spotify.com/artist/
twitter.com/cortegeatx
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Cortége L-R
Mike Swarbrick, April Schupmann, Adrian Voorhies
photo by Bryan Haile.