System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian will release new EP ‘Foundations' on 27th September 2024 through Gibson Records.
Available for pre-order now, ‘Foundations' mines music and lyrics from previous decades and reframes them in a hard-hitting, intensely focused collection. On 1st November, Tankian will release a diverse selection of limited edition variants of the ‘Foundations' EP on coloured vinyl with an etching featured on Side B of every package. The ‘Foundations' vinyl package includes a Red & Black Starburst vinyl available on Tankian’s own official webstore, and an Opaque Purple version only available in U.S. record stores nationwide.
In celebration of Tankian's forthcoming Fall 2024 ‘REVOLVER' magazine cover story, an exclusive and limited edition vinyl in a striking Dark Blue Marble, is bundled with a special edition of the cover story wrapped in a one-of-a-kind photo slipcase. The limited edition ‘Revolver' bundle of ‘Foundations' with the magazine and vinyl is available to pre-order.
Of his new EP Tankian says it's, “A retrospective of songs from different eras of my life, meant to complement the memoir.”
Tankian recorded ‘Foundations' primarily at his own Serjical Strike Studios in L.A. He wrote, performed, orchestrated and produced all the material, as well as contributed the artwork – an original piece titled ‘Sunburst' – that adorns the album cover. Additional instrumentation on the record was provided by Dan Monti (guitars, bass and drum programming) and, on ‘Cartoon Buyer', by bassist Mario Pagliarulo, and SOAD drummer John Dolmayan.
The track list for ‘Foundations' is:
- A.F. Day
- Justice Will Shine On
- Appropriations
- Cartoon Buyer
- Life’s Revengeful Son
