<a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Vixit.png"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-15467" src="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Vixit-300x300.png" alt="Vixit" width="300" height="300" /></a>Battlestation fans and those inevitably  about to be, prepare yourself! We’re excited to be able to present a <a title="SoundCloud" href="https://soundcloud.com/hidden_shoal/battlestations-i-excerpt" target="_blank">preview </a>of <a title="Battlestations" href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/project/battlestations/" target="_blank">Battlestations</a>' majestic new album <em>Vixit</em>. The album drops on the 23rd of June through Hidden Shoal and will be available from Battlestations' <a title="Bandcamp" href="https://battlestations-be.bandcamp.com" target="_blank">Bandcamp </a>and all good 3rd party stores. Check out the excerpt of the opening track 'I' on <a title="Battlestations - 'I'" href="https://soundcloud.com/hidden_shoal/battlestations-i-excerpt" target="_blank">SoundCloud</a>.

While 2015’s The Extent of Damage felt like a high-definition camera roving across a ruined world, listening to <em>Vixit</em> feels like witnessing an intimidating new dawn, barely comprehensible from a merely human perspective. Massive and awe-inspiring, this three-part composition is breathtaking in scope and stunning in execution. Synthesizers, orchestra and choirs interweave into a billowing tapestry of glorious sound that completely envelopes the listener.

Brief centrepiece ‘II’ is the calm at the eye of the storm, a ruminative piano piece that brings a sense of intimacy to a suite of music that is all about challenging the listener’s sense of scale. To either side, massive tracks ‘I’ and ‘III’ stretch out into multi-part compositions that are as deep and wide as any orchestral piece, tempered with a sensibility akin to ‘70s kosmische music and the most progressive neo-classical ambient.

&nbsp;