Amarok, known for its fusion of progressive rock, ethno and ambient, puts a slightly more predatory side on its latest single “Hope Is.” The track is based on a distinctive guitar sound and a characteristic drum rhythm, complemented by electronic additions that give the whole composition a modern twist. The message is based on the concept of hope understood as a force that shatters the safe but illusory order, giving a new direction to reality and the present. Hope as an almost cosmic force lends its energy, nourishes and saturates. It stimulates one to move forward, to live.
Hope Is is not a regular song, but rather a track with vocalizations from a distance, with lyrics sung by Kornel Poplawski and Marta Wojtas’ voice somewhat reminiscent of the sound from a space station. In the sound layer, in addition to the aforementioned ring modulator guitar sound, we will also hear small elements of 90s-style drum & bass.
The single Hope Is will open Amarok’s latest album, scheduled for release in spring 2024.
Music by Michał Wojtas, Kornel Popławski
Lyrics by Marta Wojtas
Produced and mixed by Michał Wojtas
Mastered by Robert Szydło
Michał Wojtas – guitar, keyboards, perc, e-drum
Kornel Popławski – vocal, bass
Marta Wojtas – vocal
Konrad Zieliński – drums