King Bradley releases debut album

King Bradley is an artist with more than fifteen years of musical experience, working across a broad range of styles from instrumental jazz to rock, opera to musical theatre and more. More recently he’s captured his own sonic vision and unveiled his unique sound to the world. A true solo artist, he writes, arranges and performs all the music while handling all the production, mixing and mastering to bring to life his music exactly as he sees it.

In December last year, he dropped his debut single “Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön,” released via Dynasty Records. Now King Bradley returns on the imprint to bring us his most ambitious project to date, his debut full-length record titled Eco Death.

Across its nine tracks, the artist reveals the full scope of his artistic output, delivering a release that flows across a wide spectrum of genres including rock, metal, jazz-tinged funk and a whole host of nuances and facets of his innovative sound. Tracking ideas of the erosion of modern society, widespread discord and an impending apocalypse, with his first album, King Bradley paints a vivid world of engrossing themes and dark context.

Opened by the thumping crunch of bass guitar notes backed by the thud of a kick drum on “Garbage Goliath Vs Trash Titan,” the album starts off with a theatrical rock outing coloured with progressive inflections. Threading vocal leads carrying storytelling lyricism above the arrangement, injected with uptempo energy with the bouncy drums, on the first track King Bradley casts an intense, fantasy inspired sound.

“Numb Insides” sees the artist lean into his experimental approach with a downtempo slice of twisted trip-hop style art rock. With the laid back snap of drums setting a mellow groove, buzzing synth textures collide with the subtly haunting tones of playful organ as King Bradley lays down stretched melodic leads above, progressing with the eerie aesthetic of processed vocal elements and blues-eqsue guitar licks.

With “Towering Terror” the artist injects racing energy with rattling drums, pulsing slap bass lines and airy instrumental textures underpinning his vocal leads with dances above, delivering picture painting lyrics with lively expression. With the twang of lightly gritty guitar tones and the screech of electric leads colouring the soundscape, its another superb showcase of the artist’s wild originality and entertaining sound.

Other highlights on the record include songs like “Ionizer” with its punchy rhythms and competing layers of guitar plucks and bass notes. Wrapping his voice in an aggressive sound to reflect the fierce vocal style, the song serves up a raucous sound of moody avant-garde rock music.

The album closes with “Terminal Command,” concluding the release with a more delicate sound of piano-driven arrangement. Soft percussive taps and chords craft a sparse backdrop for his floating vocals to spin snaking melodies above, across an epic seven and a half minute piece full of gentle ebb and flow and memorable writing.

Commenting on the album, the artist shares, “I wanted a chance to play with composition and make music like the stuff that inspires me. It also happened do be a good opportunity to dump some thoughts and feelings I’ve carried ever since my ‘edgy teenage’ years.”

Listen to Eco Death below