FLESH FIELD
VOICE OF REASON
album length EP
out 26.04.24
(Metropolis Records) Bandcamp pre-order includes
SOLDIER (Leæther Strip Remix)
stream or buy Flesh Field was founded in Ohio in the mid-90s by composer Ian Ross. Renowned for its widescreen cinematic sound achieved by blending synths, percussion, guitar and sampled choir, the group’s music soon earned plaudits for its aggressive approach and subsequently featured in a number of film and TV soundtracks, as well as video games. Having retired the name in 2011, Ross eventually relocated to Virginia, where he resurrected Flesh Field to issue an album entitled ‘Voice of the Echo Chamber’ in late 2023. ‘Voice of Reason’ is an album length EP that acts as a companion piece to that recent release. It contains seven brand new tracks, one of which features guest vocalist Jennifer Parkin of Ayria, along with five remixes from the current album by genCAB, Leæther Strip, System Syn, Terminal and Panic Lift. 
FLESH FIELD
biography Flesh Field is a US electro-industrial act originally formed in 1996 by Ian Ross in Columbus, Ohio. Their debut album, ‘Viral Extinction’, was released three years later, earning glowing reviews for its brutal and aggressive sound, while some of its songs were subsequently remixed by several contemporaries (including scene leaders Covenant) and issued together with some new songs on the album-length ‘Redemption’ EP in 2000. Highlighting the band’s compositional skills with bombastic symphonic elements and intricate synth and percussion programming, 2001’s ‘Belief Control’ solidified Flesh Field’s status as a band to be reckoned with. It also led to the group signing to Metropolis Records for the US release of their third album, ‘Strain’. With new layers of acoustic and electronic percussion, guitar and choral effects added into the mix, these elements resulted in an epic and anthemic feel to a record that was acclaimed by fans and critics alike. Then, silence. For almost two decades, Flesh Field lay dormant, even as numerous tracks from their catalogue were placed in the soundtracks of films including ‘The Mill’, TV shows such as ‘True Blood’ and video games like ‘Project Gotham Racing’. ‘Voice Of The Echo Chamber’ suddenly appeared in 2023 and is a concept work with each of its ten tracks representing stages of political radicalisation and violence. VOICE OF THE ECHO CHAMBER
UK REVIEWS
“Anthemic and impeccably produced, this is an impressive and thoughtful work. It’s good to see them back with a definite bang *****”
OUTSIDE LEFT
“An album of immense detail. Flesh Field always sounded like no-one else, and they still don’t. It’s great to have them back”
A MODEL OF CONTROL
“A distinctive and powerful blending of electronics-heavy Industrial Metal and soundtrack inspired symphonic arrangements that kicks ass in epic fashion”
METAL DIGEST VOICE OF REASON
TRACKLISTING
1 Wounds of War
2 Catalyst (genCAB Remix)
3 Demon
4 Manifesto (System Syn Remix)
5 Fragment of Tranquility
6 The Truth Can’t Kill the Lies (feat. Jennifer Parkin of Ayria)
7 Soldier (Leæther Strip Remix)
8 Empty Rage
9 Contagion (Self Radicalized Mix by Terminal)
10 Afraid of Tomorrow
11 Reset (Panic Lift Remix)
12 Ugly 
FLESH FIELD | Ian Ross 2023 photo
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