Within/Without, by Houses of Heaven

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Within/Without

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1.	Strange Temptation 04:42 video	lyrics	buy track
She is of swans Snake charmer Soothsayer Restless again Eavesdropper Spirit catcher Breath so slow Hands so steady Give in Give out Give in Give out Release control Release control Release Looking for something in a world of nothing Buried in a love that is never enough Get ecstasy Get ecstasy Show me inside Stargazer Light bringer Speak of desire Doomsayer Death bringer Breath so slow Hands so steady Give in Give out Give in Give out Release control Release control Release Looking for something in a world of nothing Buried in a love that is never enough Get ecstasy Get ecstasy Burning for a world that will never become Buried in a love that is never enough Get ecstasy Get ecstasy Siren lips will call again Pull me to the dark again Cut the cord and start again Cut the cord I try so hard To get enough Need balance now To get enough
2.	Within/Without 04:16 video	lyrics	buy track
In dreams it comes so easy Resist Annihilate Fading doors that slip away Totems crack and stagnate Sacrifice to recreate Bend and break beneath the weight How we used to fall in place A silence that amputates And all the stars just feel the same And all the sky's alight in pain But the colors run down To a sea of deepest black Words twist and serpentine Call across the river's gleam Dragged down the waterfall Losing touch with heart and soul Sacrifice to recreate Bend and break beneath the weight How we used to fall in place A silence that amputates And all the stars just feel the same And all the sky's alight in pain But the colors run down To a sea of endless black
3.	The End of Me (feat. Douglas McCarthy) 04:22	lyrics	buy track
Don't you realize Don't you realize Just close your eyes Just close your eyes You say I'm hollow I pray you'll follow Follow me To the ends of the world The end of me Keep me in Then push me out You say I'm sorrow Betrayed you'll not follow Follow me To the ends of the world The end of me Reach me, reach me Reach on down To the ends of the world The end of me
4.	New Decay 04:54	lyrics	buy track
Drown in the shakedown Disarmed and carefree Comforts I can't name Live for another way The past is a ghost town Remake the old sound Can't find a new decay Live for another way Dead end crawl Empty gun Forget soul Erase it now Erase it now Time is a comedown Consume to set free Live for another way Can't find a new decay Dead end crawl Empty gun Forget soul Erase it now Erase it now I need what you need I hate what you hate Permanent static crawl Shadows burned into walls It's leaving me It's leaving me
5.	The Depths You Hold 04:51	lyrics	buy track
We lay on golden sun thrones Breathing the flowers' sweet scent Sensations lost in my skull Your fix inconsequential I'll follow deep to the roots below Devour me Empower me I'll drag down to the scum you know Scour me Devour me I want to crawl into your hollow gold I want to swim in the depths you hold I want to die again and again And be reborn when all dreams end
6.	Flesh Techniques 04:24	lyrics	buy track
Can't stop temptation Painful when you speak Rip up what's sacred Remember the empty night Close off Control Soft, ripe and faithful Bring down So down Change Change Change Lock the door Don't know a thing Just shake shake it off Shake, shake it off Breathe in these dreams again Can't shake it off Shake, shake it off In late hours Where passion reflects neglect Push truth Pull fiction Remember the empty night Lock the door Don't know a thing Just shake shake it off Shake, shake it off Breathe in these dreams again Can't shake it off Shake, shake it off
7.	Deserve (feat. Ms.Boan Mariana Saldaña) 04:06 video	lyrics	buy track
No Tú No No Que No Cuando tú suspiras Me das vida Sin tener forma No tú no mereces amor Si tú no mereces mi amor No tú no conoces amor Amor de mi No Tú no No Que no Cuando tú suspiras Me das vida Sin tener forma No tú no mereces Amor Si tú no mereces mi amor No tú no conoces Amor Amor de mi Suspira fuerte, tu corazón no tiene suerte No tú no mereces amor Si tú no mereces mi amor No tú no conoces amor Amor de mi No tú no mereces amor Si tú no mereces mi amor No tú no conoces amor No es para ti No tú no mereces amor Si tú no mereces mi amor No tú no conoces amor Amor de mi Cuando tú suspiras Me das vida Sin tener forma Forma de amar No tú no mereces amor Si tú no mereces mi amor No tú no conoces amor No es para ti
8.	Pisces 03:49	lyrics	buy track
In dark waters A deep and silent stone All time descends Calling to make amends Side by side Pulling at aching dreams Drown in strange vignettes Yet something new awaits Flowering earth Flowing sea Fatten, fill And favor me In painted seas Our ruins disappear The water's howling voice Reflecting every choice Sink below Where too many secrets flow Wearing the martyr's mask Echoes of a cold past No nothing's changed In endless waves Wild visions scatter to get away Another night The hour is gone In heaven's dance Where two are joined I hear you crashing in the dark again Another night The hour is gone
9.	Serpent Coil 03:44	lyrics	buy track
Blood full of burning life Endless choice paralyze Next conquest compromise So cruel this connection Fragment through selection Free from your protection Rise Walls come down Lure me in somehow The serpent coils Crush what we decay Temples shake Crave to lead astray Paranoid, jeweled eyes Non-habit pacify Sharpen to crucify Dimly lit sacrifice Process to sterilize Numb, passive terrorize Rise Walls come down Lure me in somehow The serpent coils Crush what we decay Temples shake Bodies still betray
10.	Sightline 03:38	lyrics	buy track
Don't fall Can't sleep Transfix Sink deep Transfix Transfix Transfix Just keep it up This pyramid scheme Just keep it up

about

Oakland’s Houses of Heaven fuse the grit of early industrial with dizzying hits of EBM, techno, and drum & bass, all imbued with lyrical themes that draw equally from the emotional and the mechanical. Within/Without, their sophomore LP for Felte, delves into a realm of intricate intensity, pushing electronics to the forefront with the production prowess of Matia Simovich (INHALT), and features top-of-their-game guest vocals from Douglas McCarthy (Nitzer Ebb) and Mariana Saldaña (BOAN).

While the dub-influenced, shoegaze throb of Silent Places (2020) immersed itself in the paradox of opulence against the unsettling backdrop of California’s wildfires, Within/Without confronts social order through the lens of inner strife. Opener, “Strange Temptation”, sets the pace with an energetic push as overlapping, staccato synths weave around a fuzzed-out vocal directive that suggests an impasse between two conflicting states of being: “Release / control / release / control”. According to singer Keven Tecon, it “captures the sense of being emotionally confined or limited by the bonds of love”, and “the relentless pursuit of fulfillment that forever remains just out of reach.”

Within/Without explores a contrast between the fantasy worlds and unfiltered truths that define modern survival, and a yearning for genuine human connection brought on by the anxiety and isolation of technology. On “The End of Me”, Nitzer Ebb’s Douglas McCarthy brings his legendary swagger to a soaring, dark pop performance, demanding to be played at top volume on a nighttime desert drive. Justly, the band “[was] simply blown away by the raw power and melodic richness he infused into the track.”

“New Decay” wields an arsenal of strengths across a tight five minutes, as an elevated pulse and buildup seamlessly shift into a spacious, ambient passage setting the stage for “The Depths You Hold” and its head-nodding, mid-tempo punch. “Deserve” weaponizes the vocal force of Ms. BOAN (aka Mariana Saldaña), placing her at its shadowy helm, adorned with nuanced percussive programming in a moment of pure, gothy dancefloor release.

The final act of Within/Without begins with the moody textures of “Pisces” and its hushed admission that “nothing’s changed”, perhaps a comfort in the face of unpredictability. Its groove, a result of meticulous analogue tape and modular rack processing, reveals the band's dedication to a detailed vision.

“Serpent Coil” unleashes some of the album’s grittiest distortions and disorientations with a fixed gaze into a funhouse mirror of warbling oscillations. This palpable friction is resolved by debut single “Sightline”, a perfect closing statement driven by kinetic drum & bass rhythms straight out of the classic era. “Transfixed / transfixed / transfixed”, echoes the gnashing refrain – a more-than-apt summary of the song’s effect, and a potent foil to the abrupt release of its grip.

On Within/Without, Houses of Heaven truly come into their own with a distinctive alloy of electronic, industrial, psychedelic and shoegaze elements. They create a dynamic conduit for discord and harmony with a profoundly human essence, bridging interior lives and exterior pressures through visceral songcraft and deft pacing. In a cruel and technologically dominated world, emotional gridlock is rampant. Yet, in the propulsive paranoia of album highlight “Flesh Techniques”, we’re reminded that it’s often best to “breathe in / these dreams again / shake, shake it off”.

credits

released April 26, 2024

Keven Tecon - vocals / synths / guitar / drum programming
Adam Beck - synths / guitar / drum programming
Rachel Travers - drums

Produced and mixed by Matia Simovich at Infinite Power Studios, Los Angeles
Assistant Engineering, Tape Transfer and Editing by Grover Greenberg
Additional production and engineering by Keven Tecon and Adam Beck
Additional recording on "Sightline" by Monte Vallier and John McEntire.
Vocals on "The End of Me" by Douglas McCarthy
Vocals on "Deserve" by Mariana Saldaña
Live drums on "Sightline" by Nick Ott
Mastered by Josh Bonati
Art and layout by Jean Lorenzo

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Houses of Heaven Oakland, California

discography

Within/Without

Apr 2024
Sightline

Sep 2022
Sleep (Inhalt Dub)

Feb 2021
Silent Places

May 2020
Remnant

May 2017

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