Anti Body Language, the debut full-length album by Trace Amount, will be released April 15th via Federal Prisoner, the label founded by Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Black Queen, Jerry Cantrell) and visual artist Jesse Draxler.
Trace Amount is the solo project of Brooklyn-based producer, vocalist, and visual artist, Brandon Gallagher. First conceived in 2019, Trace Amount took shape during the early stages of the pandemic, inspired by the grim realities of life in New York City at that time, and has evolved at a lightning pace ever since.
The sound is a harsh strain of industrial music, evoking apocalyptic dread through primal rhythms, layers of synth and noise, and Gallagher's distorted moans and screams. Decibel Magazine has hailed Trace Amount as a "one-man sonic demolition unit"; CVLT Nation has termed it, an "experimental industrial onslaught";
Post-Punk.com has warned, "Trace Amount is not for the faint of heart."
Influenced by the daily grind of urban existence and paranoid visions of a hyper-technological world, Trace Amount sets a dark tone, but on Anti Body Language glimpses of color appear from within the void. Oppressive bangers like "Anxious Awakenings" are balanced by tracks like "Tone and Tenor," featuring the sumptuous vocals of industrial-pop chanteuse KANGA, and the album's closer, "Suspect," which sees a sanguine saxophone weave its way into the mix.
Anti Body Language is Trace Amount's first full-length but it follows a slew of other recent releases; Gallagher has been barreling forward in high gear for the past year. Some highlights of the past twelve months include: the release of Under the Skin, a remix collaboration with Pig Destroyer's Blake Harrison, released via Deathbed Tapes; the release of Alien Dust, a collaboration with Qual (William Maybelline of Lebanon Hanover), released via Faktor Music; a US tour with Black Magnet (20 Buck Spin); and the release of Endless Render 2.0, a redux of Endless Render, which features the drumming of The Dillinger Escape Plan's Billy Rymer, as well as a new B-side featuring remixes by Kontravoid, Qual, Michael Berdan (Uniform), and Misery Engine.
A testament to the power of collaboration; an example of the ways in which sound and vision can complement each other; a beacon of sheer drive and work ethic; Trace Amount is an exciting new force in the scene of industrial music and beyond. No limits.
Tracklist:
1) Anxious Awakenings
2) Anti Body Language
3) Eventually It Will Kill Us All
4) Digitized Exile
5) No Reality
6) Tone and Tenor (ft. KANGA)
7) Pixelated Premonitions
8) Suspect (ft. Statiqbloom)