ESA premiers new album ‘Sounds for your Happiness’ exclusively on Side-Line
ESA
The UK industrial / EBM / powernoise / dark electronica artist ESA (Electronic Substance Abuse) will release the new album “Sounds For Your Happiness“ on July 5th via Negative Gain Productions. But you can already check it out today, two days before the release.
Below is the video for the album track “Rats Come Together”.
J. Blacker, the creative force behind the industrial-electronic project ESA, has announced the release of his new full-length album “Sounds for your Happiness.” The album is the follow-up to 2022’s “Designer Carnage”.
“Sounds for your Happiness” is framed as a conceptual extension of ESA’s ongoing narrative. According to the band, the album imagines ESA as a malevolent tech corporation using music to generate emotional responses – responses that then serve as energy to fuel a simulated reality. The concept draws influence from dystopian fiction including Severance and Soylent Green.
About ESA
ESA (Electronic Substance Abuse) was founded by Jamie Blacker in the United Kingdom in the early 2000s. The project was initially self-released before signing to Tympanik Audio, through which early albums such as “The Sea & The Silence” and “How Pure Would Your Utopia Be?” were issued.
ESA later joined the roster of Negative Gain Productions, which handled multiple releases throughout the 2010s. Known for its thematic exploration of violence, technology, and psychological manipulation, ESA has steadily built a reputation within the rhythmic noise and industrial scenes.
Following “Designer Carnage” in 2022, ESA’s work has grown increasingly conceptual, integrating multimedia and dystopian storytelling. Jamie Blacker is also known for his collaborations with iVardensphere and other acts within the post-industrial circuit.
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