Music News - Vorsen's debut album 'A World On Fire' is out now
26 September 2023 - 0 Comments
Vorsen is a three-piece Wellington-based band based around the songs of John Halvorsen, whose contribution to New Zealand music to date is enormous. He co-founded The Gordons, was guitarist for Skeptics from 1985 to 1991, and is a core member of Bailterspace.
On A World On Fire we hear where he’s heading now. Halvorsen describes the Vorsen sound as melodic, heavy, emotive, grungy, with echoes of shoegaze and space rock.
Halvorsen’s discography over a 43-year period includes over 20 records. The Gordons' 1981 self-titled album received the IMNZ Classic Record award at the Taite Music Prize ceremony in 2014, and on its re-release in 2021 went to Number 3 in the NZ Music Official album chart.
A World On Fire is out on CD now, with vinyl available in October.
Listen to A World On Fire on Bandcamp
"Those expecting to be bowled flat by searing guitars and powerhouse rhythms will not be disappointed, A World On Fire feels both stripped back and toweringly immense across its twelve tracks. Lyrics are kept spare yet highly evocative, often alluding to post-apocalyptic states that feel discomfortingly present.
Halvorsen takes stock of humanity's post-digital slide away from grace on Memes For Brains, surveys environmental infernos on the title track and unleashes uplifting sonic rays on Faster Than Light — while the ominous line "it's a whole new world for the new generation" resonates on both opener Terraformer and the haunting A Whole New World. A master of his cacophonous form." – Under The Radar
Vorsen's latest single is Floating Point, take a listen to it here
Vorsen - A World On Fire Tour
Saturday 30th September - The Mothership, Auckland
With [Allophones] and Vor-stellen (featuring members of the Subliminals)
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