Hiata - Vessel Receptor [2013]

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After a long hiatus focusing on composing and doing studio work, the time arrives to promote and present to the public Hiata´s latest work, it´s debut album "Vessel Receptor", sucessor to the "Poisoned Waters Re-Issue" Ep (2009),an Ep that reached national and international airing on channels such as VH1 or MTV. It did so through the video for the title track, "Poisoned Waters", directed and animated by portuguese artist João Rubim, based off of the United Kingdom. With this hand-drawn animated video Hiata got the privilege of being pre-nominated for an MTV EMA award for Best Portuguese Act 2010.

The new album "Vessel Receptor" was written and recorded by the band. It´s influences come from the 70´s, 80´s and 90´s music, influenced by genres such as rock, grunge, metal, pop, blues, among others. The "rock" sound created in the process mixes analog instrumentation with modern tecnologies and sounds. It mixes emotional ambiguities, both beauty and creation, and unsettlement and destruction. Entirelly sung in English, based on the band´s own influences in songwriting, it is an assumed aesthetic, passing up on both native language and traditional instrumentation.

The album´s theme concept describes a journey through the human body, analyzing it´s transformation through the music we create. Human body phenomenae are also lyrically compared to every-day life and experience.

released July 11, 2013

Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Tai

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Hiata - Poisoned Waters (Re-issue) [EP 2009]

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After a brief hiatus caused by the departure of Ben (Drummer) to Germany at the end of 2008, Hiata releases in 2009 the EP “Poisoned Waters RE-issue”, with 6 of the 15 songs presented in the previous album “Poisoned Waters” (2006), with the participation of the new members and the new drummer (Johnny Drummer) who joined the band in early 2009 to fill up the space left by Ben. Hiata – “ The recording of this EP shows the need to transpose the concert experience into the songs, and to introduce new ideas built over these two years. The EP is a more current and representative of what we are doing now, with a new and fresh sound.” Self called Symphonic Landscape Rock, the sound of Hiata, influenced by the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s rock, presents a variety of textures that lead to a landscape scenario, colored by orchestral arrangements, where the dichotomy light /shadow is always present. Besides the “Poisoned Waters RE-issue” EP, Hiata released the video-single “Poisoned Waters”, Airing on Vh1 and MTV PT, produced, illustrated and animated by the artist João Rubim in England and the new official website (www.hiata.com). The band is currently rehearsing regularly in order to promote its work live, while they give life to their next album.

released May 2, 2009

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