KRISTIAN HARTING Releases Official Video For ‘Queen Of The Highway’

Out now worldwide on Germany’s experimental gem excavators Exile On Mainstream is the eclectic electronic/acoustic audio trek entitled, Float, the debut album from Danish-born solo artist, KRISTIAN HARTING.

One of the standout tracks on Float is ‘Queen Of The Highway,’ a single which was initially premiered by BrooklynVegan who referred to the mesmerizing tune as “another beauty that has Harting sounding a bit like a chilled-out Wovenhand.” This sprawling anthem has now been paired with a visual complement through an official video for the track created by Asbjørn Sand, and like the music captured on Float, features only KRISTIAN HARTING.

‘Queen Of The Highway‘ can be streamed below:

Also hear the album’s ‘Feathered Ghosts‘ track RIGHT HERE.

KRISTIAN HARTING will continue performing the material from Float live across Europe over the coming months, with several new solo gigs confirmed, including a performance at the annual Roadburn Festival as part of the Exile On Mainstream showcase (more info here), followed by his supporting slot for a full Euro tour supporting Future Islands and Ed Schrader’s Music Beat.

KRISTIAN HARTING Tour Dates:
02/04/2014 The Bay Horse – Manchester, UK
03/04/2014 Lomax – Liverpool, UK w/ Clockwork Radio
11/04/2014 Roadburn Festival – Tilburg, Netherlands [info]

KRISTIAN HARTING w/ Future Islands, Ed Schrader’s Music Beat:
07/05/2014 Electric Ballroom – London, UK
08/05/2014 Sound Control – Manchester, UK
10/05/2014 The Great Escape Festival – Brighton, UK
14/05/2014 Gleis 22 – Münster, Germany
17/05/2014 Cafe Glocksee – Hannover, Germany
18/05/2014 Beatpol – Dresden, Germany
19/05/2014 Conne Island – Leipzig, Germany
20/05/2014 K4 – Nürnberg, Germany
21/05/2014 Palace – St. Gallen, Switzerland
22/05/2014 Südpol – Luzern, Switzerland
23/05/2014 Hafen 2 – Offenbach, Germany
25/05/2014 Gebäude 9 – Köln, Germany
26/05/2014 Feierwerk – München, Germany
28/05/2014 Flex – Wien, Austria

Inspired by sufi-music, mali-blues, Western low-fi pop and avant-garde influences, Danish-born KRISTIAN HARTING crafts his own auditory portrayals of life’s pitfalls and rebirths through tales that are coarse and sometimes bizarre and are all yet strikingly melodious, culminating in diverse electronic and acoustic trips. His profoundly personal debut solo album, Float, exorcises the demons he’s clashed with in his recent past, culminating in a diverse lo-fi pop album that is strikingly melodious, hauntingly beautiful and deeply tender. With a very personal approach, the album’s title refers to the artist’s survival-strategy in a period of his life characterized by extreme personal, emotional and financial turmoil, so chaotic and exhausting that it nearly devastated him.

‘Float‘ track listing:
1. Soul Collector
2. Feathered Ghosts
3. Queen of the Highway
4. Sole Dancer
5. Kamikaze
6. Walk with Thor
7. First Applause
8. Balance
9. Float
10. Precious Freedom

‘Float‘ is out now via Exile On Mainstream Records and is available from the labels webstore HERE.

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Source: Rarely Unable / Earsplit PR