CREDITS

All music and lyrics by Farer
Recorded and mixed by JB van der Wal
Mastered by James Plotkin
Artwork by Niels Verwijk

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Release date: 20th November 2020

Farer is:

• Frank de Boer: Bass/vocals

• Arjan van Dalen: Bass/vocals

• Sven Jurgens: Drums/percussion
  
  
  

Dutch doom/noise trio Farer create an imposing discord of severe, caustic bass textures, harrowing vocals and winding drums. The band, featuring members of Ortega, was originally founded as MENHIR in 2013, but chose Farer as their new moniker mid 2019, after spending two and a half years of writing and recording their debut record Monad. By taking time to further explore the possibilities of being a band with two bass players and the absence of a guitar, the record exhibits the bands evolution into a new entity thoroughly. Meaning, carefully crafted, drawn-out, oppressive and compelling songs.

'Monad' is derived from the ancient greek word 'Monas' and means singularity. it is a point in which all physical laws are indistinguishable from one another and where space and time merge and cease to have any independent meaning. In cosmogony it is the most primal aspect of god. For the band the word levitates somewhere between divinity and the Big Bang.

With their debut, Farer made a committed and captivating testament to suffering. Heavy grinding riffs and deep pulsating rhythms; a restless stirring. Amidst all these layers you can hear the voice as a primal scream – the shock of being. The dissonance of forces vying for existence and the harmony of lightless oblivion. An agonising story of something or somebody coming in contact with the singularity Monad and thus creating an incomprehensible cycle of violent creation and destruction. Out of nothing, nothing becomes.

Monad was first released on 20 November 2020 on CD through Aesthetic Death and Cassette via Tartarus records. The release was accompanied by a livestream of the band playing the Monad in its entirety. In the months after it’s release the record received wide praise and recognition throughout. For instance, the celebrated metal blog Invisible Oranges called the record ‘a singular unbreakable vision of crystallised misery’. It was evident that the record was there to stay. But with the inability of touring, due to the pandemic, and the cultural vacuum as an inevitable result, the band found that it’s story wasn't really finished. It had not run its course. Ergo six months after its initial release, with the world slowly opening up, Farer is re-releasing Monad, this time on vinyl. A collaboration with Tartarus record, resulting in a white and black marbled double LP housed in a heavy gatefold, showcasing Niels Verwijk his gripping, original album artwork brilliantly.