Photo by Audrey Wilson
North/South Carolina-based heavy rock outfit SHUN is pleased to unleash a remixed edition of “Aviator.” The track comes by way of the band’s Dismantle full-length, released last Summer via Small Stone Recordings. The remix comes courtesy of Britton Barker (AKA Catch The Rise).
Comments guitarist/vocalist Matt Whitehead, “We were approached at a show by Britton Barker (AKA Catch The Rise) about doing an electronic remix of a SHUN song. Being fans of things like Depeche Mode, Crosses, NIN, Ministry, and the like, we were into the idea but had no idea what to actually expect. Ultimately, his interpretation took the song somewhere new while still keeping the vibe of the original.”
Stream SHUN’s “Aviator (Catch The Rise Remix)” HERE.
Dismantle is available on CD, limited LP, and digital formats through Small Stone Recordings. Find ordering options at THIS LOCATION.
Fans of Torche, Cave In, Alice In Chains, Failure, ASG, and huge riffs, pay heed.
SHUN released their self-titled debut to positive critical acclaim through Small Stone in 2021. Three years later, Dismantle continues several crucial threads from the debut in terms of songwriting and the returning production of J. Robbins (Jawbox, Government Issue) – who also contributes percussion, guitar, and synth to the record – while expanding their scope with a more refined crunch and drifting, ethereal outreach. It is heavier and paints a broader landscape in Matt Whitehead’s vocal and guitar melodies, able to take a prog-metal chug in “Horses” and reshape it as the backdrop for weighted post-rock while refusing to sap its own vitality in service to shoegazey posturing.
Bands such as Cave In and Hum feel like touchstones as much as Sabbath and whom, or whatever, may have inspired the crush tucked at the end of “You’re The Sea,” and while Dismantle may hint as a title at notions of things coming apart, there’s as much being built in its ten tracks as is being destroyed. What results from the trio of Whitehead, bassist Jeff Baucom, and drummer Rob Elzey (Bo Leslie has since joined on guitar, re-completing the lineup) is material varied in its purpose but drawn together in traditional fashion by the electricity of its performances.
“While their sound as a whole falls under the musical umbrella of alternative rock, you can expect healthy dosages of psych/noise/stoner rock alongside shoegaze and grunge; fans of Cave In are in for a treat! These stylistic flavors alongside succinct compositions make for an immensely satisfying and almost hypnotic musical experience.” – Everything Is Noise
“…a grower of an album, that’s for sure, and one that will put the name of SHUN into the mouths of many.” – The Sleeping Shaman
“…an epic sounding album which is backed up by first rate production values that will see SHUN to continue to gain further recognition, prominence and momentum within the doom/stoner metal scenes to promote their brilliant music.” – Outlaws Of The Sun
“Alongside the sometimes presence of alterations in pace and intensity, it is the blend of psychedelic details and post-rock inspired expansions that may make this an album of interest also for a progressive rock interested audience. A production to seek out if the notion of an expressive variety of post-rock and psychedelic flavored stoner rock and doom metal sounds like your kind of music.” – Progressor.net
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