Ghostrumentals part 1 is an instrumental collection of ALLFLAWS tracks. I wanted to start a series of albums that primarily focuses on sounds, samples, composition and beats. To take the listener away from lyrics and normal song structure. It adds a break from traditional ALLFLAWS records and is another dynamic to the project. These instrumental albums will come in-between regular ALLFLAWS vocal albums. Part 2 is set to be released in 2027 on Derelict State Records. They will generally be a mix of genres like trip hop, dub, industrial, hip hop and experimental electronica.
This album is now streaming via Derelict State Records YouTube channel.
Released in 2019 on Derelict State Records
This album crosses over into a myriad of different genres. Blending electronica, trip hop, industrial hip hop, dark electro, electro industrial, breakbeat, jungle, spoken word.
“It seems like a lifetime ago since this was released. The lyrics feel more than relevant now. What a time we are living in; culture is so dumbed down, superficial, and vacuous. Music is at the forefront of this relentless dumbing down and the general debasing of the mind. Rampantly promoting primitive and aggressive men who are unable to speak very well is one way to fragment culture and cause mass divide. An inarticulate, unintelligent, and aggressive man is nothing but futile and dangerous.
Life imitates art, and people will inhabit a look, vernacular, and attitude that promotes violence, aggression, and leads to crime. Just look at the knife crime epidemic in the UK right now, and you will see a pattern.
The video has nothing to do with me. It has been made by someone else, so the imagery of the people in the video doesn’t necessarily reflect the lyrics or meaning of the song.”
The music is incorporating a bit of punk attitude with trip hop, breakbeat, industrial hip hop and electronica.
Instrumental track taken from the latest Allflaws album Arcana. A dark and moody mix of trip hop, industrial and electronica.
Instrumental track taken from the Allflaws album Arcana. A dark and moody mix of trip hop, industrial and electronica. It’s nice to make something without vocals and just allow the music to have space. Enjoy.
The video was filmed somewhere in the English countryside along with urban shots in London and Bristol.
The video tries to convey a lost soul, someone searching and looking but is always alone and desolate. In a perpetual state of dereliction and existential decay. Happy stuff hey lol. Well sometimes you need tap into the darker parts of the human psyche to understand the full spectrum of human existence.
The music is inspired by industrial music and groups like Nine Inch Nails. This merged with the spoken word, makes a kind of industrial hip hop style track. There is also the presence of jungle, and the darker tones of trip hop. I really love mixing and cross pollinating genres. For me this is what makes it interesting and helps to keep the ALLFLAWS sound original. Well I will leave it up to you to decide whether it’s original. I do try anyway.
Mixing up influences from industrial, trip hop, rap and electronica
This track explains the last 20 years of my life lol. Late late nights, hedonism, escapism and the whole ritualistic experience of getting off your head. I’m a classic binge person when it comes to this. The rest of the time I actually work out, eat healthy and really look after myself. However there is a small window that is available for me to go through to enjoy the craziness and freedom of late nights out. That window is WHEN LUNA COMES.
The music is inspired by industrial music and particularly the edge and grit of Nine Inch Nails. I’ve also once again merged in some trip hop, industrial hip hop and electronica influences. This is all topped off by a kind of spoken word type rap with a little bit of singing to add some soul. I haven’t got the best voice but I will try bits of singing to add dynamics to the tracks.
The video is sliced and diced, glitchy and layered. Kind of giving the impression of things being distorted and slightly broken. The red liquid represents the hedonistic potion to get you to that place.
This track delves into the pervasive impact of systemic control and the encroachment of fear and anxiety. Whether these influences stem from external sources or arise within, they can compromise your immune system and hinder your ability to experience genuine freedom. This track embodies the subtle and concealed power that governs individuals in our societal structures. Drawing inspiration from a diverse range of musical genres, including industrial, electronica, trip hop, dub, and industrial hip hop, it delivers a dark, intense, and moody atmosphere – Just the way I like it.
Anger is an energy. Use that energy and turn yourself into a rebel spirit.
Check out ALLFLAWS (Rebel Spirit)
Put simply the track is about rebellion and what I call positive rage. A rage that can be leveraged to make positive change in your life. The track is also about finding a way to live free and authentic without being taken by the drudgery and monotony of modern day to day living. My way of dealing with these issues is unrelenting will, optimism, and a kind of deep seeded masculine aggression to make myself less pliable. The track has other meanings as well but you will have to find them for yourself.
The music takes inspiration from industrial music, trip hop, breakbeat, industrial hip hop, dark electro. The overall sound is also somewhat inspired by punk music and that anti establishment attitude towards life. By the way I’m not a punk and I follow no tribe. I just follow truth. Hahaha how pretentious does that sound.
Sometimes music needs to ask questions. Hopefully Rebel Spirit does just that.
This track is using a spoken word type vocal over some industrial, electronica and trip hop style production. The typical Allflaws style of darkness, grime and angst run through this track. I was feeling pretty acrimonious at the time due to some real toxic snakes in my life, so this track was just the remedy to help combat that situation. I don’t like to use genres to explain the music but sometimes you need to use generic language so people get the gist ? Hopefully the music is not generic though. The video is moody, glitchy, grungy and layered to empathise the depth and feeling of the track. The video and track has more hidden meanings but I will let you discover them.