PhaseOne & Polaris Collaborate On Rave-Worthy Display of Chaos 'Icarus'
"He's worked with a lot of artists we love, but most importantly he has an incredible knack for combining elements from a whole variety of electronic styles with really killer metal parts, in a way that straddles the line not only between genres, but also between digital and traditional approaches to production. The whole thing is already such a hybrid in its own way, and that makes his music really fun to put ourselves into."
Sydney metalcore linchpins Polaris have joined forces with hard-hitting Aussie electronic producer PhaseOne on a new single Icarus and the results are a rave-worthy display of chaos.
Released by UNFD this afternoon, Icarus is a towering display of precision, rapid-fire instrumentation and guttural soundscapes. In a gripping, genre-bending outing from the two prolific acts, Icarus hurls PhaseOne's signature metal-meets-dubstep stylings alongside the formidable metalcore flair of Polaris.
Both acts are clearly excited by the sonic-exploration Icarus offers, with Polaris drummer Daniel Furnari stating "Collaborating with other artists is still fairly foreign territory to us, but when PhaseOne hit us up and invited us to work on a track together we were instantly excited to explore what we could do together.”
Furnari adds that PhaseOne's deep history of collaborating with other acts made the work a tantalising prospect for Polaris.
“He's worked with a lot of artists we love, but most importantly he has an incredible knack for combining elements from a whole variety of electronic styles with really killer metal parts, in a way that straddles the line not only between genres, but also between digital and traditional approaches to production. The whole thing is already such a hybrid in its own way, and that makes his music really fun to put ourselves into.”
PhaseOne shares the Polaris boys' enthusiasm sharing Icarus "started off as me just writing a straight metal track for fun, but once it started taking shape, I couldn’t help but add electronic elements.” “I think the result is awesome as it flows so seamlessly between genres. We got in touch with Polaris, who loved the track and really saw the vision and were excited to work on it with me. They truly smashed the vocal - it was exactly what I had imagined in my head – plus, this is the first collab song Polaris have ever done, so I’m really stoked to be a part of that."
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Lyrically Icarus tackles some of humanity's greatest flaws. "Hearing Jamie (Hails, Polaris vocals) and Jake (Steinhauser, Polaris bass/vocals) put their voices over something different was inspiring, and the track came together quickly once we got the momentum going. Lyrically, we found ourselves reflecting on humanity's seemingly endless ambition and self-interest, and failure to recognise or learn from the destructive ramifications of that tendency.”
One of Australia's most-loved modern acts, Polaris most recent full-length is 2020's The Death Of Me. The band played their biggest headline show ever, earlier this year at Melbourne's Reunion Park, read our review of the momentous night here.
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