The festival organizers have finally released the highly anticipated lineup for this year’s event, featuring a range of popular performers who are sure to deliver electrifying performances. The lineup includes renowned acts such as Clan of Xymox, Drab Majesty, A Split Second, Attriton, The Cassandra Complex, and more!

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Total Chroma stands as the creative venture of Robert Katerwol, known for his roles in Wire Spine and Weird Candle. In “Mind In Stasis,” a collaboration with singer-songwriter Carrellee, he weaves a blend of spirited synths, cosmic orchestrations, and swift aural arpeggios. The track seamlessly fuses raw human emotion with a sharp, synth-laden rhythm. Carrellee’s ethereal voice floats over the soundscape.

In a captivating video directed by Chris Merrell and cinematically crafted by Rob Zawistowski, we witness actor Mitch Ray reflecting on his existence through multiple personas. The enigma is accentuated with lipstick inscriptions, misty scenes, bubbles, and a lone confinement before a vintage television set. One is left wondering: is this a figment of his imagination, a stark reality, or a glimpse into his hidden yearnings? Who is the reflection of true reality?

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Since 2012, Katerwol has colored both North American and European music scenes with his vibrant compositions. His journey has spanned across diverse musical acts, including Wire Spine, Weird Candle, Body Break, Industrial Priest Overcoats, and Snit.

He’s shared the limelight with renowned names like Lebanon Hanover Perturbator, Drab Majesty, She Past Away, Selofan, and others. His extensive collaborations underline a relentless drive towards artistic growth. Away from the stage, Katerwol devotes himself to mental health outreach, splitting time between hospitals and streets. Besides being a musician, he wears hats as an artist, a published writer, and a music festival organizer, most notably spearheading Vancouver’s esteemed Verboden Music Festival.

Hailing from an American singer/songwriter tradition, Carrellee introduces a novel flavor to our roster of talents. Rooted in folk, her music intertwines with electronic elements, culminating in a symphony of poignant emotions. Carrellee crafts an evocative mosaic, weaving in influences from 80’s new wave legends like the Cocteau Twins and Kate Bush and an array of Italo disco maestros.

Carrellee’s initiation into music began with her father introducing her to the piano. By five, the realms of jazz chords and music theory were her playground. Later, she ventured into the heart of the music industry in Madison and Minneapolis, first as an intern and later as an independent artist.While she has several releases as Sarah Pray, she also collaborated with Thomas Kivi, in a folk duo, Kivi & Pray. Their music, reminiscent of Emmylou Harris and Gram Parsons, took them across Europe and the US. The trials of the pandemic and personal upheavals channeled into her introspective, piano-centric compositions, serving as a cathartic outlet.

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Carrellee’s emotive voice is the heart and soul of an atmospheric track that is “steeped in the organic and the mystic.”  The emotions are very raw: the song took shape during her divorce from her longtime creative and personal partner. It’s a breakup song for the ages, mourning the loss of broken promises, hope, and dreams. It has shades of The Motels’ mournful “Only The Lonely” but sweetened with the personal confrontation energy of Sinéad O’Connor. It’s earnest and direct songwriting.

The Lynchian video clip, directed by Jason P Schumacher, shows Carrellee onstage; a time-bending chanteuse channeling out her grief and sorrow to a darkened club. She opens the song at a piano, then dreamily wanders onto the stage, and into a phone booth, belting out her heart to a dancing couple. The video was filmed at the glorious Volstead’s Emporium, an underground speakeasy in Minneapolis.

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Scale Of Dreams is the noir, synth-pop debut from  Negative Gain artists, Carrellee. With co-producer Brett Bullion (Low, Poliça), Carrellee overlays delicately, sensual vocals over a wall of scorched synths and processed tapes.

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Carrellee will be touring throughout the southern US this month, making an appearance with Vision Video in Florida, and then embarking on a West Coast leg, including Verboden Festival in Vancouver. Tour dates are below:

• 2/23 Indianapolis, IN @State Street Pub
• 2/24 Louisville, KY @Art Sanctuary
• 2/25 Lexington, KY @ The Green Lantern
• 2/26 Johnson City, TN @ The HideAway
• 2/27 Savannah, GA @Lodge of Sorrows
• 3/1 Gainesville, GA @ Portal 4
• 3/2 Orlando, FL @ Will’s Pub w/ Vision Video
• 3/3 St. Augustine, FL @ Sarbez!
• 3/4 Tampa, FL @ New World Music Hall w/ Vision Video
• 3/5 Jacksonville, FL @ 1904 Music Hall
• 3/8 Tallahassee, FL @ The Bark
• 3/9 Mobile, AL @ Alabama Music Box
• 3/10 Atlanta, GA @ Sweetwater
• 3/11 Huntsville, AL @ Gold Sprint w/ Snooper
• 3/12 Chattanooga, TN @ Exit Off Main Street
• 3/13 Nashville, TN @ The East Room
• 4/1 Madison, WI @ Mickeys Tavern w/ Scott Yoder
• 4/22 Madison, WI @ Crystal Corner
• 4/27 Tulsa, OK @ Sound Pony
• 4/28 Norman, OK @ Opolis
• 4/29 Wichita, OK @ Private Party
• 4/30 Colorado Springs, CO @ Fritzys
• 5/3 Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey Mezzanine
• 5/4 Tucson, NM @ Groundworks
• 5/5 San Diego, NM @ The Comet
• 5/6 Los Angeles, CA @ Luna Negra Goth Nights
• 5/7 Oakland, CA @ The Golden Bull
• 5/9 Eugene, OR @ Old Nick’s Pub
• 5/10 Olympia, OR @ Le Voyeur
• 5/11 Seattle, OR @ The Cherry Pit w/ Scott Yoder
• 5/14 Vancouver, Canada @ Verboden Festival
• 5/18 Portland, OR @ Coffin Club
• 5/20 Boise, ID @ Boise Hive
• 5/23 Salt Lake City, ID @ Kilby Court
• 5/24 Fort Collins, CO @ Lyric Cinema
• 5/25 Denver, CO @ The Crypt
• 5/26 Kansas City, MO @ recordBar
• 5/27 Omaha, NE @ The Sydney
• 5/28 Ames, IA @ The London. Underground

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