Chilean prog rockers AISLES release new single 'Fast'

Acclaimed Chilean prog rockers Aisles have released their single 'Fast', the first new material in five years since their acclaimed Hawaii LP (2016).

Stream 'Fast' here: https://music.aislesproject.com/FAST2021

And watch the stunning, hand-animated video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIwuCbMSLM4

The song, released via the band's own Presagio Records, is a first glimpse into their forthcoming album - more details to be announced soon.

'Fast' is also the first new song with Aisles’ vocalist, Israel Gil, after the departure of Sebastián Vergara in 2018. "Israel brought the power 'Fast' needed because he has a wide vocal range and his performance was superb," says Germán Vergara, songwriter and guitarist of the group. The track was recorded at Estudio del Sur, produced by Angelo Marini and Germán Vergara, and mastered by American engineer Randy Merrill (Muse, Paul McCartney, Beck, Liam Gallagher).

"The song and the lyrics are inspired not only by my personal life, with a very hard break-up, and the departure of Sebastián, my brother, from the band, but also in the global social crisis that has this end-of- a-cycle feeling”, explains Vergara. “'Fast' is about following a purpose with all the energy you have left. That feeling was translated into an accelerated-paced vibe, with intense guitar riffs."

The video was developed by Lucy Animation Studio, from Colombia, and the script was written by Chilean novelist Francisco Ortega and guitarist Germán Vergara. “I've been watching anime like Ghost in the Shell, Devilman Crybaby, and Akira, and they are all set in an apocalyptic context. I found that there were many similarities between the fiction of these stories and the reality that Chile and the world are experiencing, and we wanted to convey this analogy with a video with a cyberpunk aesthetic," says the leader of the band.

The group, formed by Germán Vergara, Israel Gil, Rodrigo Sepúlveda (guitar), Juan Pablo Gaete (keyboard), Felipe Candia (drums) and Daniel Concha (bass), are working on their fifth studio album. The new album moves away from the sonic experiences and concept of Hawaii, to open up a more direct and powerful sound. “We have done a very exhaustive job: we put pressure on ourselves to change our paradigm,” says the producer and guitarist.

A shining example of prog rock's universal reach, the Chilean band, formed more than 15 years ago, have a long and illustrious history. Previously nominated in the Italian Prog Awards, Aisles are the only South American group to be invited to France's Crescendo Festival de Rock Progressif. The band released their fourth studio album Hawaii in 2016, a monumental, immersive, beautiful double-disc journey, reminiscent of Camel, Yes, Rush, Genesis, Marillion and more.

Aisles can lay claim to being South America's most important progressive band of the past two decades. Hawaii was declared a masterpiece and received attention from Prog, NeoProg, iO Pages and many more. An exciting new era awaits.

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