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To Be Cruel

by Khanate

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psgsnr Put your headphones, turn off the lights and meditate on the darkest sides of humanity. Favorite track: Like a Poisoned Dog.
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Jordan Vauvert Je n'ai pas été témoin de la disparition de Khanate mais je suis heureux (en admettant que l'on puisse utiliser ce mot) d'assister à sa renaissance. Le quartette fondateur se retrouve comme si rien n'avait changé — rien, à part le temps. To Be Cruel sort au bout de quatorze ans d'absence et, s'il y a une vision commune, Khanate a "vieilli", torturé par la fatigue. La voix d'Alan Dubin est plus humaine et transmet une douleur qui tord l'estomac. Le drone/doom metal est frappé par la déchéance. Favorite track: To Be Cruel.
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sourcrowd This was a nice Tea Party.
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Alan Dubin (Vocals)

Stephen O’Malley (Guitar, feedback)

James Plotkin (Bass guitar, synthesis)

Tim Wyskida (Drums, percussion)


Music composed & produced by Khanate

Lyrics by Alan Dubin


Guitar & drums recorded at Orgone Studios, Woburn, UK by Jaime Gomez Arellano assisted by Christian Jameson.

Bass, vocals & percussion recorded at Thousand Caves Studio, Queens, NY by Colin Marston.

Synthesis recorded at Plotkinworks by James Plotkin.

Mixed at Circular Ruin Studio, Brooklyn, NY by Randall Dunn, James Plotkin & Stephen O’Malley.

Mastered at West Side Music, Cornwall on Hudson, NY by Alan Douches & James Plotkin.


Art direction by Stephen O'Malley

Painted film stills by Karl Lemieux

Portrait photography by Ebru Yildiz

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released May 19, 2023

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Khanate New York, New York

KHANATE are Alan Dubin, Stephen O’Malley, James Plotkin & Tim Wyskida.
15 years ago this imposing entity dimmed the lights. Those muted years but a foreboding prelude to an abrupt awakening – The era of TO BE CRUEL, 3 songs, newly shining light on distinct, destitute, clinging terrors. Slow dimensions have been amplified horrifically. Personal grievances have become generational vendettas. ... more

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