Visionary musician, poet, and activist Serj Tankian has released his stunning new project, ‘Covers, Collaborations & Collages’, which is available everywhere out now via Serjical Strike Records and Create Music Group. This genre spanning collection celebrates artistic unity, reinvention, and storytelling, launching a ten week release schedule where a new track will drop each week. The first single, the eccentric electronic piece “Electric Dreams,” is also available out now. This deeply personal and eclectic body of work, described by Tankian as pre existing archival recordings, showcases his powerful reinterpretations and remarkable collaborations.
Among the highlights is a beautifully haunting cover of Chris de Burgh’s “I’m Counting On You,” reimagined with Tankian’s unmistakable emotional intensity. The compilation also showcases striking creative partnerships, including a collaboration with lauded producer Deadmau5 on the hypnotic “A Seed,” a duet with New Zealand singer songwriter Bic Runga on “Things Unspoken,” and a powerful cinematic piece, “Apocalyptic Dance,” with acclaimed composer Lucas Vidal, where Tankian bellows, “There are no more empires. Just burning campfires.” The cover of Armenian songwriter Ruben Hakhverdyan’s “When Death Arrives” is a poignant reminder of our mortality. Adding a visual dimension, each single’s artwork and the album’s main cover were created by artist D.S. Bradford, who also contributes lead guitar work on the soaring track “Kneeling Away From The Sun.”
‘Covers, Collaborations & Collages’ Track Listing
- Electric Dreams
- A Seed featuring Deadmau5
- I’m Counting On You
- I’m In Heaven
- Things Unspoken featuring Bic Runga
- I Found You
- Kneeling Away From The Sun
- Apocalyptic Dance featuring Lucas Vidal
- Sonic Expulsions
- When Death Arrives