If all this sunshine has your pining for darkness, fear not. The days are getting shorter and The Sick Man Of Europe is back, back, back.

‘Negative Stimuli’ is the first track taken from new album The Intermittent Signal which will darken all our doorways on September 25th. Get your eyes on the video below.

The Intermittent Signal is the sound of resistance.

In the year since The Sick Man Of Europe’s debut album was released, the world has moved on. Steady hands have slipped from the levers of power, logic has shifted underground and the message grows more urgent with every passing day.

Repetition has been relearned and the machine rhythms repurposed, this time with increased intensity. Arrangements have moved beyond the bare bones economy of the first record and there’s a newfound melodicism in places. Clarity and conviction ring true through the static and noise, while utopian ideas to remodel a broken system gain traction. This is a rejection of the attention economy and a call to reconnect through community and organisation. Those simple acts that were once commonplace have become increasingly radical as new fractures emerge.

The headline news is the Dinked Edition of 500 on ‘Phosphor Plate’ vinyl, including a fold-out zine/poster and a ‘Roentgenizdat’ 7” flexidisc featuring an exclusive bonus track. It’s available to pre-order from select UK independent record shops.

There is also a limited edition CD, black vinyl and an indies/Bandcamp-only edition of 600 ‘Chromophobia White’ vinyl LP.