Yes, it’s true. The new Church of Hed album, called Sandstoned, is arriving very shortly. Well, expect it in about a month, give or take a week. The track listing is as follows:

1. Sandstoned (5.31)
2. Synth Cadence (2.16)
3. 1AM at the Dean Road Bridge (4.18)
4. Quarrydosing (2.19)
5. 2AM at Crownhill Cemetery (5.28)
6. Dark Matter Sandstone (3.25)
7. Wallace Lane (4.30)
8. 3AM at Hole in the Wall (10.50)
9. The Prodigal Swanson (1.21)
10. Sandstoned No. 2 (5.16)

Note the mix of shorter material with a longer trip to the legendary North Coast spot of illicit activity: Hole in the Wall! Residents of Lorain and Amherst know what is up.

Here is the front cover:

Followed by the back cover:

The photography of one Dan Engelhardt shines on both.

Pixelated Memories from Beyond

A collection of pixelated memories from those North Coast halcyon days of yore, Sandstoned features the standard Church of Hed mixture of spacerock, prog, and electronic music. Some tracks are quite catchy, but don’t worry, esoteric music still abounds. Quarkspace’s Stan Lyon makes an appearance on guitar and bass — in some cases, with his e-Bow in tow.

The album will be available on CD and at most digital music services. We’ll add some extra liner notes on the listing on our Bandcamp page — including a listing of the gear (hardware and soft) used on the album. As noted earlier, expect the actual release in three to five weeks.

This isn’t about 80s Nostalgia!

The musical influences of the album run the gamut of CAN, The Orb, John Bonham, Talking Heads, Cluster, Brian Eno, and so much more. An 80s vibe naturally lurks, but with the typical forward-looking focus of Church of Hed. Not that that guarantees looking in the right spots! Expect a post or two as the album becomes available in a few weeks.

As always, thank you for the support! Keep listening and tell all your friends!