Dutch drum & bass legends, Noisia, have surprised us all with the launch of an unexpected album, together with the announcement that it will be their last. ‘Closer‘, will be released on VISION on May 12th, the day before their much-anticipated ‘Noisia Invites’ livestream from Amsterdam’s Melkweg. ‘Closer’ includes 11 new songs, and features collaborations with Skrillex, Black Sun Empire, The Upbeats, Camo & Krooked, Mefjus, Phace, IMANU, Halogenix, Posij, Former, Two Fingers.
Check out ‘Nova’ – Noisia’s brand-new collaboration with Camo & Krooked above…
In September 2019, Noisia aka Nik Roos, Martijn van Sonderen, and Thijs de Vlieger announced that the group would split at the end of 2020; the final chapter in a hugely successful 20 year career that saw Noisia break new ground for drum & bass, and become one of the most respected outfits in electronic music. However, following the covid-19 pandemic they postponed the ‘end of Noisia’ until the close of 2021 to allow them to say goodbye to as many of their Dutch and international fans as possible.
The band said,
“Hello Person. After Outer Edges we were trying to find a new direction for Noisia. This resulted in an extensive journey that took us through a lot of new ideas and music. Although we eventually decided to stop, we are proud of the things we made along the way, and these tunes were always meant to be part of a larger whole. So before we finally close the book on Noisia, we wanted to share them with you, on one last album. Previously released or newly finished, they all represent directions we enjoyed exploring. In the end, we didn’t manage to figure things out. But we did get closer.”
‘Closer’ is available from May 12th here: vision.fanlink.to/VSN092
