Minotaur Shock Amateur Dramatics Album Announced

Minotaur Shock has been absent for the last two years, but now we can reveal one of our long-time favourites is now ready to release his third album 'Amateur Dramatics'.

According to 4AD, the long-player will be available exclusively as a digital download but with a difference. The label are remaining fairly tight-lipped but further details will be announced nearer to the release date.

Minotaur Shock (or David Edwards to friends and family) says of the record: "I'd describe Amateur Dramatics as school band meets Italo meets chamber music rubbing up on electro with a slice of acid, a sprinkling of minimalism and a short attention span."

"It's got saxophones, violins, clarinets and the insides of my grandma's mini-piano on it." Edwards continues. "It was influenced by many things, notably Fleetwood Mac, Detroit techno, Frank Zappa, Cluster, Andrew Poppy, Bowie, Italo house, Glass/Reich, Gentle Giant and Todd Rundgren."

Collaborations on 'Amateur Dramatics' include clarinet, flute and saxophone by Emily Wakefield, violin by James Underwood of the Iskra String Quartet and lastly, Anna-Lynne Williams of Lotte Kestner provided vocals for 'This Plane Is Going To Fall'.

Amateur Dramatics Tracklisting:

1. Zookeeper
2. Am Dram
3. This Plane Is Going To Fall
4. Accelerated Footage
5. Jason Forrest
6. Two Magpies
7. My Burr
8. BATS
9. Snapdragon
10. Buzzards
11. Beekeeper