CHAD VANGAALEN shares amorphous video for "Host Body"


Announces European live dates. Another hand-illustrated animation, fresh from the colourful mind of Calgary illustrator and purveyor of psych-pop.

Chad VanGaalen has delivered a beautiful, amorphous video for Host Body, one of the standouts from 'Light Information', his acclaimed album of 2017.

“The theme of the video is paranoia and the illusion of reality. All of the beings in the animation are affected by how they perceive themselves through the internet, or through technological devices they have come in contact with. In this animated take on the song, the ‘parasitic demon’ is the worshiping and addiction of the augmented reality,”VanGaalen says of the new visual, which he animated meticulously over the last four months.
 
"Host Body" video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/T4no_klTuQ4
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Chad VanGaalen has also scheduled a mainland and eastern European tour in support of Light Information for 2018, which begins May 26th in Madrid, Spain at Tomavistas Festival and ends June 5th in Krakow, Poland at Green Zoo. The tour will make additional stops in Belgium (Brussels), Netherlands (Amsterdam, Groningen) Russia (St. Petersburg, Moscow), and Poland (Warsaw).

May 26 - Madrid, ES - Tomavistas Festival 
May 29 - Brussels, BE - AB club
May 30 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso
May 31 - Groningen, NL - Vera
Jun. 02 - St. Petersburg, RU - Erarta Stage
Jun. 03 - Moscow, RU - 16 Tons
Jun. 04 - Warsaw, PL - Plac Zabaw
Jun. 05 - Krakow, PL - Green Zoo

These tour dates follow a visit to Germany in April 24-29 for the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film. The festival will be featuring a program retrospective of Chad's animation work, a screening of his short sci-fi film "Tarboz", and a live performance accompanied by visuals. 

Light Information is available now on CD / LP / DL / CS worldwide on Sub Pop and in Canada through Flemish Eye.  

What people are saying about Chad VanGaalen:
“VanGaalen’s clear talent as a producer and arranger still shines through."Uncut

“Anxious, tightly wound songs packed with breathless synth and guitar drama." [4/5] - MOJO

“A complex interplay of light and dark sits at the thematic heart of this record, with VanGaalen stepping away from his preoccupation with alienation and embracing emotions that span the spectrum; disembodiment, intimacy, paranoia, and playfulness, to name a few.”Loud & Quiet

“After a dozen years of indelible hooks, bizarro ‘country’ albums, and ingenuous instrument clusters, the best way to learn about Calgary’s resident wizard is to close your eyes and fall backwards into the whole mess, and trust that pure dreams will catch you. And they will."  [8/10] - Drowned In Sound 

“Sometimes you want to cry about your inevitable death, sometimes you just want to thrash around in your pajamas. VanGaalen does both majestically.” [4/5] - The Skinny

“VanGaalen’s sixth album shows him easing more into his bright and disorienting vision.” [8/10] - The Line Of Best Fit

“His confident songwriting and beaming vocals bring the record’s crowning fun and charisma into full focus.” [8/10] - Future Music

"VanGaalen is very good at making eccentric, homespun indie-rock records, and with Light Information he has made yet another."  [7.5/10] - PASTE

"Chad VanGaalen has become a reliable source for off-kilter indie rock that he imbues with his bizarre sense of humor and nuanced artistry." Exclaim!

Links:

Chad VanGaalen press shot
Light Information full album stream on YouTube
Tarboz animated short film
Official video for Pine and Clover
Chad VanGaalen on Facebook
Chad VanGaalen on Twitter

For more information please contact kate@stereosanctity.co.uk / t. +44 7812 607 230

March 7, 2018 6:23am ET by Stereo Sanctity   Comments (0)

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