WILL OVER MATTER (Fin) – Ethnic Militias digipak CD out March 3rd 2026. YouTube song links and Record Shop X pre-order link below.
-Some WOM releases come together very quickly, others take considerably longer. This one spans nearly a decade from early conception to final release. Recorded between 2017 and 2020, the album was postponed multiple times - hence the early BeBu catalog number - and only assembled and finalized several years later. Musically, Ethnic Militias explores the full range of the project's output at this stage: structured power electronics and industrial tracks with rhythm and vocals sit alongside minimalist and free-form electronic pieces, covering a broad and eclectic spectrum. The thematic focus warrants a clear warning: depictions of tribal warfare and violent practices drawn from 20th-century African indigenous societies. Listeners sensitive to confrontational subject matter or extreme sound aesthetics may wish to look elsewhere.
01 Freedom War 4:29
02 Blade of the Circumciser 4:10
03 Cease-Fire 4:45
04 Rival Ethnic Militias 6:10
05 Kongo '64 13:22
Two YouTube tracks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9irEtdu8iqc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_V0UEVuLdek
Pre-order available from Record Shop X: (ships from Finland)
https://www.recordshopx.com/artist/will_over_matter/ethnic_militias/#1186982
Full album in Bandcamp!
https://willovermatter.bandcamp.com/
Rauta YouTube review in English:
https://youtu.be/jEdqdmcl1EE?si=kfa5ppl_LRBUOBzn