Scottish electronic group Union of knives have released new single ‘Like Butterflies’, taken from their forthcoming album ‘Endless From The Start’.
The group released the new single partnered with artistic music video to applaud from fans. The video shows a cinematic comeback and features an enchanting performance from dancer Alexandra Tsiapi, graduate student at The Scottish School of Contemporary Dance located in Glasgow.
Chris Gordon has this to say about their beautiful new music video, “The video is a collaboration in movement,” he continues “Anthony knew Alexandra (Tsiapi) could express something physically that we do our best to express with words and weird noises. I spent a January morning filming her improvise to “Like Butterflies” in her beautiful top floor Georgian studio in Govan (Glasgow). She jerked and fluttered and floated all across the room with such grace and commitment, perfectly synched to the spiritual sense of the song.”
The new album set to be released in the coming year will be the groups second studio album and first album since 2006. However new music was still released, during the hiatus the band released the single ‘A Tall Tale’, the single marks not just one but two collaborations with Ladytron member Helen Marine, released 23rd October 2020.
The Glasgow group formed in 2004 and released their first EP in 2005 entitled ‘Union of Knives’, followed by the EP ‘I Decline’ in April 2006 and found recognition through NME Magazine. The band released their debut album ‘Violence & Birdsong’ in July 2006 and found a fan in DJ Zane Lowe who played their music on his show drawing in avid listeners and fans. Through soundtrack listings and festival appearances, the band broadened their audience. Track ‘Opposite Direction’ was used in two TV shows, ‘The Vampire Diaries’ and hospital drama ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and further tracks were used in ‘Supernatural’.
Other collaborations include a commissioned song from The Tate Modern, the band were invited to create a track inspired by artwork as part of the ‘Tate Tracks’ project which went on to win an award. The song created through the project; ‘Circular breathing’ was featured on listening devices to enhance the viewer’s experience of ‘The Four Season’ by Cy Twombly. Fans heart sunk in 2009 when the band decided to call it quits, but their sighs did not last long as of July 2020 via social media they announced that a reunion was on the cards.
With such a long break between albums Union of Knives have sure come back with a vengeance, and with the tease of new music ahead, fans can rest assure that the band is back in business.
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