In-depth interview

Heres an in-depth interview that I did a while back with Pro-Rock Bulgaria, which explains a lot of subjects that I'm constantly quizzed about.


Congratulations on your new album with Alternative 4. Of course, the first question is - why did you pick that name?

DP: Basically I had to find a name for this new band, and Alternative 4 just stood out. At first I was thinking 'oh god I know what this is going to attract' but I also realised that, as well as being a great band name, I could use this opportunity to clear up over a decade of rumours and being asked the same thing time and time again. The more I think of it the more I appreciate the title, its mysterious without being clichéd plus it suits the music, and you have to remember that not everyone on the planet is obsessed with Anathema.


Follow the rest of the interview here:-

http://autumnsphere.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/interview-with-duncan-patterson.html

ALTERNATIVE 4 - The Brink (2CD+DVD Digipak)

Ready to pre-order from Prophecy Productions.

http://shop.prophecy.de/product_info.php?language=en&info=p1326_ALTERNATIVE-4---The-Brink--2CD-DVD-Digipak-.html

Release date: 23.11.2012


Alternative 4 is Duncan Patterson's (ex-Anathema, ex-Antimatter, Íon) latest brainchild. With the band name derived from the eponymous Anathema album from 1998, the musical and atmospheric direction of this band is given: a solid rock foundation enriched with painful piano and string arrangements, sometimes on the verge of ambient music, sometimes offering the big influence of the rather dark and abysmal side of Pink Floyd. All this can already be witnessed on last year's debut album "The Brink" which now receives its re-release including additional bonus material to mark the beginning of Alternative 4’s and Prophecy’s future collaboration.



The limited digipak edition of “The Brink” does not only contain the full album but also a bonus CD including three remixes and seven live songs (recorded in Istanbul, Turkey) plus a bonus DVD featuring the professional video clips of the songs “False Light” and “Underlooked” as well as a live clip of “Still Waters”.




Tracklist:
CD1 - "The Brink"
1. The Brink
2. False Light
3. Alternate
4. Underlooked
5. Still Waters
6. The Dumbing Down
I The Travesty Waltz
II Steakknife's Theme
III Silent Approved
7. Automata
8. Autonoma
9. The Brink (Reprise)

CD21. False Light (Alternate Mix)
2. Underlooked (Underhorse Mix)
3. The Brink (Heartspider Mix)
Live In Istanbul, Turkey
4. The Brink
5. False Light
6. Alternative 4
7. Eternity (part II)
8. Still Waters
9. Reality Clash
10. The Brink (Reprise)

DVD
1. False Light
2. Underlooked
3. Still Waters (live)

Alternative 4 - False Light video now online

Official promo video for ALTERNATIVE 4 - 'False Light' (from the album The Brink)

Credits:
Actor: Vasco Queiroz | Director: Luís Rolo | Assistant Director: António Freixo | Second Unit: Hugo Moreira | Production Manager: Rui Gil

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nECrfT2fIdg&feature=youtu.be

Pre-order "The Brink" :HERE

The Brink reissue

On November 23rd, Alternative 4's 2011 debut "The Brink" is going to be reissued via Prophecy Productions. This marks the first release of the band for the label before next year, they will hand in their second album "The Obscurants".
The premium edition comes in digipak format along with both a bonus CD and DVD, the former containing a concert performance recorded in Istanbul as well as three previously unreleased remixes of album tracks, the latter two music videos for "Underlooked" and "False Light" plus a live video of "Still Waters".
The budget edition as usual comes in a jewel cases with a reduced booklet.

Alternative 4 European tour 2012:

30.11.'12 IRE - Dublin / The Pint
01.12.'12 NL - Helmond / Lakei
02.12.'12 NL - Rotterdam / Baroeg

03.12.'12 NL - Leeuwarden / venue TBA
05.12.'12 FIN - Helsinki / Bar Loose
06.12.'12 DE - Berlin / TheARTer Galerie (semi-acoustic concert)
07.12.'12 PL - Poznan / Pod Minoga
08.12.'12 PL - Wroclaw / Od zmerzchu do switu
09.12.'12 PL - Krakow / Antycafe

Singer/guitarist wanted

Singer/guitarist wanted to add to the Alternative 4 line-up: UK/Ireland based.
Influences from Pink Floyd, Scott Walker, Nick Cave, to Fugazi
email info@duncanpatterson.com

The Brink vinyl competition

For a chance to win a copy of Alternative 4 - The Brink double vinyl edition, send an email to the address below :-

What is your favourite song off The Brink? And why?

competition@duncanpatterson.com
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In other news, we are booked into Transmission Rooms Studio in Ireland for the second Alternative 4 album 'The Obscurants' at the beginning of November. Tracklisting is as follows:-

Theme For The Obscurantist
Chilling Effects
Returning The Screw
Paracosm
Lifeline
Dina
The Tragedy Shield
Mr Black
Closure


"Disclosure of the truth is part of ensuring that justice will be done, but it does not replace justice."

Tour poster 2012