Undertaking 86 frontman Andrew Schwab has introduced his intentions to resurrect Undertaking 86 as a brand new entity of types. As Schwab put it within the under livestreamed video shared yesterday, October tenth, the band will proceed on below the brand new moniker of P86 Omni, with a brand new album and extra on the best way.
Schwab additionally went on to elucidate the choice to revert the band’s retirement, which beforehand happened following a crowdfunded remaining double album and a collection of farewell reveals. Schwab described this choice to relaunch the band as, ‘a pure form of reband, restart, reboot, reinvention.’ Learn on for what he needed to say about it and the group’s plans going ahead [transcribed by theprp.com]:
“Clearly, I introduced the tip of Undertaking 86 some nearly 5 years in the past and since then have been making the stuff to associate with that cycle. The double album, ‘Omni‘, which was actually enjoyable to work on and the books. So, the place are we at proper now? The place are my eyes pointing for the longer term and the way does this all play out? Nicely, let me first clarify my choice to announce the tip of Undertaking 86. Two causes for this: One, creatively talking, I felt like we had been chasing our tails — I used to be chasing my very own tail personally — for a really very long time. Clearly, we had some very excessive factors early within the profession.
Uh, highlighted by ‘Drawing Black Traces‘. Another mentionable highlights, particularly ‘Wait For The Siren‘, later-stage profession. Undertaking 86. However I at all times felt like, particularly in current historical past, that the artistic field that was painted for this band and for this entity was very properly outlined, particularly by the tip of album 10, which was ‘Sheep Amongst Wolves‘.
Early on within the profession, a nü-metal/put up hardcore sound after which every little thing after that was a bit extra of a tough rock form of factor. And I felt, I don’t know if the the phrase is stifled, however I felt creatively stagnant for a number of album cycles. Prefer it was getting tougher and tougher and tougher to put in writing new music.
You sit down to put in writing a riff or a track and it’s like, ‘No, we did that on album 7. No, we did that on album 4. No, we did that on album two.’ And it simply felt stale. Plus every little thing associated to the legacy of Undertaking 86 — particularly the old-fashioned legacy, you recognize there’s some, I don’t know if the phrase is baggage related to that, however there’s undoubtedly an impression in individuals’s minds of what that factor was.
And I used to be at all times combating towards that each step of the best way, each album. We tried numerous issues. We had been creatively schizophrenic alongside the best way and I had a hankering to attempt some various things that weren’t actually Undertaking 86, sonically. And that got here out through the album cycle —the final album cycle — on ‘Omni‘ the place I mentioned mainly, screw it. I’m going to do one thing that’s much more aggressive, so much darker, and form of a special lyrical strategy; sci-fi, cyberpunk, a extra metallic strategy.
So, form of every little thing I needed to do however felt like perhaps wasn’t the proper match for Undertaking and I simply mentioned, ‘Screw it. That is what I wish to do.’ Together with writing a novel and doing animated music movies and reside present visuals and even an ARG. These had been all issues that had been part of the ‘Omni‘ cycle that I by no means had the possibility to do on the earlier Undertaking 86 album cycles, if that is sensible.
So there was form of a artistic reinvention that was very intentional and form of me deliberately, utilizing the identical phrase twice, departing from the normal Undertaking 86 strategy. And that was an important train for me to really feel impressed once more. The opposite a part of me form of saying the tip of Undertaking 86 was, simply to be frank, a priority over my ageing vocal cords and the normal Schwab shout. And I speak about all this within the ‘I. Want. Reality‘ e book —to not shamelessly plug, however to shamelessly plug, you guys ought to try the e book the place I speak about all this extra.
I simply felt like I might attain a sure level,having struggled with vocal accidents through the years, a vocal twine nodule that I developed 20 plus years in the past on the ‘Truthless Heroes‘ album cycle that simply the Schwab shout was going to run its course fairly quickly. I had some scares alongside the best way the place I felt like my voice simply wasn’t going to final anymore and I wanted to do one thing to reinvent that.
Mockingly, by means of the ‘Omni‘ album cycle, uh, I began going so much heavier with my vocal strategy. And imagine it or not, that led to a lot much less vocal fatigue reside and within the studio. And it felt like an entire artistic reinvention from the best way that I used to be singing, to the visible identification, to the sonic identification uh, to the lyrical strategy.
And the conclusion that I got here to within the course of of creating ‘Omni‘ was one, man, if it might really feel like this, I might undoubtedly be open to doing extra of this type of stuff as a result of that is actually enjoyable. I’m not shedding my voice. I’m not stressing about it. I’m not feeling this form of spectre or this shadow of getting to reside as much as ‘Drawing Black Traces‘ or ‘Spy Hunter‘ and even ‘Fall Goliath Fall’. this can be a model new factor in each means.
So perhaps that is only a pure form of reband, restart, reboot, reinvention. And that’s the conclusion I got here to in the direction of the tip of the ‘Omni‘ cycle, or the tip of recording ‘Omni‘. It’s like look, I introduced the tip of Undertaking 86 and I meant it, however that is one thing model new. And this may increasingly appear arbitrary to all of you. However for me, I wanted an entire reboot and a restart. And it what it actually got here all the way down to was I’m taking some dangers right here, creatively to go in a brand new path. A heavier, extra metallic, extra digital, extra thematic, much less overtly non secular — however non secular nonetheless — simply otherwise, with the strategy right here. And if all people likes it, then perhaps this factor has legs. This concept of reinventing it.
And it turned out that folks for essentially the most half actually dug the ‘Omni‘ stuff musically. It was fairly thrilling. It was actually thrilling for me, which is what I wanted to make extra of it. Nevertheless it was very thrilling for lots of you. And that was all of the bins checked for me to no less than entertain the thought of happening this street once more.
What does that seem like? Nicely, I really feel prefer it’s nonetheless within the spirit of Undertaking 86, nevertheless it’s form of a model new moniker and reinvention. So I really feel like shifting ahead what makes essentially the most sense is to name this factor P86 Omni and to proceed the thematics, the narrative, the story, the conceptual worldbuilding that we began in ‘Omni Half One‘ and half two and proceed that into a component three and past. And make each cycle comprise a novel, comprise a narrative, comprise worldbuilding and comprise addressing of the rising technocratic order in the actual world, our relationship with expertise so to talk.
And categorical my sentiments and ideas about it on this means, on this artistic expression of mankind’s form of darkish nature as he pertains to innovation. So, I don’t know if all that is resonating with you guys or not. However I’m explaining essentially the most thrilling choice that I’ve to announce shortly right here, and that’s extra music is coming.
I’m formally saying ‘Omni Half 3‘ is coming down the pipe, and we’re going to start out the pre-order and Patreon to assist this, to boost funds for this subsequent month. I’m simply lining up a couple of items of the puzzle in order that we are able to launch this factor as quickly as attainable in time for the vacations. I’m taking a look at November tenth proper now. If every little thing traces up, that would be the date. It might find yourself being somewhat later. We’ll be posting a ton about this on all of our socials. Search for a trailer. Search for visuals.
And what does that imply? Nicely, similar to we’ve executed on the newest album cycles, an extended lead pre-order. Nevertheless, this might be a a lot shorter cycle. I cannot be saying a double album. It will likely be a single album with a e book. The e book will come later, in all probability as like a stretch aim. And we’re taking a look at a one-year turnaround. So, I’m giving my staff mainly a 9-month window from saying this to complete producing the music.
And the aim right here, I have already got so much lined up: a manufacturing staff, artists, graphic artists. We’re already operating with a theme. I have already got an album cowl idea title. I have already got a top level view for the e book. I have already got a top level view for the album. I have already got half the songs ideated by way of lyrics. Plenty of it’s already… I’ve been engaged on it the final 3 months. So, it’s in movement and we’re going to hit the bottom operating.
And I actually needed to capitalize on the momentum that we created, the brand new momentum we created with ‘Omni Half 2‘ and this vitality and pleasure I really feel for this world that we’ve began to construct and the thematics. And actually all of this revolves across the emergence of AI and all the fast-moving bulletins that we see each day which are altering our world by way of how we relate to at least one one other and every little thing in between. The way it’s going to have an effect on our lifespans, our well being, our impending merger with synthetic intelligence and past.
So, I’m actually excited to work on this and produce it to life right here within the months to return. we truly simply completed a model new track that may be a Patreon unique for our platinum members. I do know you guys are going to kill me for that, however it’s a deliverable that I wanted to offer that I promised to these increased tier highest tier Patreon supporters as a fruit, excuse me, of supporting this earlier cycle.
However you guys can entry that this now if you wish to get on board with early assist of the brand new album cycle. Go to us on Patreon at P8625 and be part of Pale Riders.” We’re we’re taking a look at a a cycle right here and I wish to”