UNICORN

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Embodying the saying “it’s better to light a candle than to curse the darkness,” Gunship seek to curse the darkness as well as to provide illumination with their darker and more positive material respectively, while consistently evolving the synthwave genre they helped to pioneer.

Gunship make a name for themselves by linking their music and video releases with popular culture, whether that be film, like the Blade Runner x The Terminator dystopia in the new era’s first release, “ Monster In Paradise” (Feat. Milkie Way, Dave Lombardo, Tim Cappello, Tyler Bates) or the gaming world, as with “DooM Dance” and previous album single “ Taste Like Venom,” which paid homage to Sega’s classic arcade game Outrun. Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. 31 July – 6 August 2015 . Retrieved 16 October 2018. In an equally cyber-futuristic offering, “ Ghost” (Feat. Power Glove), released later last year, asked artificial intelligence to show the world, “What happens after we die?” The cyberpunk tune was accompanied by an AI-generated video. Cutting edge and psychedelic, the video was created via various emerging artificial intelligence and machine learning tools, including OpenAI’s DALL-E, the open-source Stable Diffusion as well as Midjourney. Named after the international icon of fantasy and imagination, UNICORN is emblazoned with the tagline "Imagination Is A Weapon".Gunship is a British synthwave band formed in 2014 by Dan Haigh and Alex Westaway; they were later joined by drummer Alex Gingell. [1] History [ edit ] Heatseekers Albums: Up and Coming Musicians Chart". Billboard. 20 October 2018 . Retrieved 16 October 2018. Of course, there’s plenty of saxophone; it’s more prominent in some songs than others, especially the aforementioned ‘Empress of the Damned’ and late album sleeper hit ‘Nuclear Date Night’ where alongside a bluesy solo, there’s some downright stunning hooks that’ll leave grins plastered across faces in jazzy ecstasy. Let’s get this out the way though – Unicorn is so front-loaded it’s not even funny. ‘DooM Dance’ features the horror-loving Carpenter Brut and Bush ’s Gavin Rossdale for something that wouldn’t be out of place on Leather Terror , while HEALTH crop up on a storming ‘Blood For the Blood God’ that demands your attention. Unfortunately, once you’re past the halfway mark, songs start to bleed into each other and it’s just too much.

Metropolis Music Publishing announce the signing of Fightstar's Dan Haigh and Al Westaway's new synth wave project, GUNSHIP". www.recordoftheday.com . Retrieved 15 September 2016. Gunship has a large collection of synthesizers, including the Juno 106, DSI Prophet 12, DSI Prophet 6, MOOG Minimoog, MOOG Mother 32, and various Oberheim units. [4] Collaborations [ edit ] In 2019, Gunship appeared in the documentary film The Rise of the Synths, which explored the origins and growth of the Synthwave genre. Westaway, Haigh and Gingell appeared alongside various other composers from the scene, including John Carpenter, who also starred in and narrated the film. In May of 2021, tattoo artist and model Kat Von D collaborated with Haigh on her debut album, Love Made Me Do It. [2] Gunship collaborated with renowned artist and director Maciej Kuciara (Blade Runner 2049, Terminator: Dark Fate, Avengers: Endgame & Infinity War, Ghost in the Shell, Guardians of the Galaxy) on the album’s artwork, famous for his film concept art and collaborations with titans such as Ridley Scott. For Unicorn, Maciej created his cyberpunk interpretation of the classic icon of fantasy and imagination.Gunship, Timmy Cappello, and Dave Lombardo is truly a match made in heaven and I’m so happy to be included in this beautiful maelstrom of synth-metal perfection” – Milkie Way Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. 12–18 October 2018 . Retrieved 16 October 2018.

Perhaps the star of the video, Milkie Way (the fiery frontwoman of Wargasm), pays homage to the indomitable Sarah Connor from The Terminator films. Driving Sarah’s classic 1983 Jeep CJ-7 Renegade and providing a Terminator style voice over, Milkie initially appears to be giving a performance true to Sarah Connor’s character, although perhaps things are not quite as they seem… Are the machines recruiting humans with a mind-altering silver liquid? Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. 12–18 October 2018 . Retrieved 16 October 2018. Haigh, who was previously in Fightstar alongside Westaway, called it their "zero compromise attitude". But, really, it just feels like pure, unfiltered passion. Have you ever introduced someone to Gunship and watched their face contort into ecstasy as they realise this is truly a band like no other? It's quite an experience. Personally," Westaway confessed. "I don't feel very comfortable being perceived in a genre. When someone tells you you are something or you're supposed to do something it makes you not want to do that. But it's about trying to figure out and respect what we've become and where we sit."INCLUDES BRAND NEW SINGLE “EMPRESS OF THE DAMNED” FEAT LIGHTS — WATCH (LYRIC VIDEO GOES LIVE ON 9/30) Synthwave pioneers Gunship — comprised of Dan Haigh, Alex Westaway, and Alex Gingell — today release their third studio album, Unicorn. Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge.