# The Academy of Sun’s Nick Hudson presents new ‘K69996ROMA:EP’ and dramatic film for ‘The Ballad Of K69996 Roma’

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- Published: 2021-09-13T17:00:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

_“Nick Hudson is a unique talent. His song writing and performances are breathtaking.
He is long overdue being heard by a wider audience. This solo album is a peak in
an already stellar career”_ ~ **Stuart Braithwaite (Mogwai)**

_“Scott Walker channeling Coil”_ ~ **MOJO Magazine**

_“Surreal and spacey… Eerie and wonderful, with great depth” _~ **The Spill Magazine**

_“There’s something haunting in this music… the melody and vocal delivery are equally
stunning… Hudson is ascending quickly and we can only enjoy the ride and associated
soundtrack”_ ~** The Spill Magazine **

_“The intimacy of a musical diary as well as an epic theatrical fascination… thrilling
tension between its thematic juxtapositions and arrangements of diverse acoustic,
electric, and synthetic instrumentation”_ ~ **No Ripcord**

_“Genius”_ – **BBC Radio (BBC Introducing)**

_“A song-suite of liberation, violence and ambition that is rich in promise and 
dizzying in its potential”_ ~ **The Quietus **

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**Film screenshot by Adrian Goycoolea**

Brighton-based [**Nick Hudson**](https://nickhudsonindustries.bandcamp.com/), a 
solo artist in his own right and also frontman of [**The Academy of Sun**](https://www.facebook.com/TheAcademyOfSun),
will release his new[ **‘K69996ROMA:EP’**](https://nickhudsonindustries.bandcamp.com/)****
on September 15, for which he presents a music film for lead track [**‘The Ballad Of K69996 Roma’**](https://youtu.be/JVbSebCuQco).

‘The Ballad Of K69996 Roma’ transposes a conscience upon the slick Alfa Romeo car
that was owned by and weaponised in the 1975 murder of queer Marxist filmmaker, 
poet and essayist **Pier Paolo Pasolini**. This is echoed in the astonishing video
by Brighton-based filmmaker [**Adrian Goycoolea**](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3318447/).

This single was originally found on the[** ‘Font Of Human Fractures’**](https://nickhudsonindustries.bandcamp.com/album/font-of-human-fractures)****
album, released earlier this year – Hudson’s first album in five years and his first
solo studio LP since** **[**‘Ganymede In A State Of War’** ](https://open.spotify.com/album/6FlRQRl9Z4ZgX5E0DOhqBB)(
2016).

“K69996ROMA:EP’ is the shadow cast in the desert by the brutalist garret of ‘Font
Of Human Fractures’ – like ‘Amnesiac’ to its ‘Kid A’, if you will. This takes the
Pasolini-inspired ‘The Ballad Of K69996 Roma’ from that record and refracting it
through a prism of gay communist black metal chamber electronica,” says **Nick Hudson**.

Nick Hudson - The Ballad Of K69996 Roma (Official Video) [Dir By Adrian Goycoolea]

[⌊Nick Hudson - The Ballad Of K69996 Roma (Official Video) [Dir By Adrian Goycoolea]⌉⌊
Nick Hudson - The Ballad Of K69996 Roma (Official Video) [Dir By Adrian Goycoolea]⌉

Watch this video on YouTube

**‘K69996ROMA:EP’**

“While cinema has always been pivotal to my work, it’s never been stronger than 
here, with references to Alain Delon, French cine-essayist Chris Marker, and the
aforementioned Pier Paolo Pasolini, scattered throughout.”

The EP consists of 8 diverse tracks, including **‘Asymmetric: A Forgery’**, a track
that was originally composed and recorded for ‘Font Of Human Fractures, but was 
omitted due to running time restrictions on the vinyl edition. **‘The Florist’**,
co-written with **Kianna Blue (The Academy of Sun)**, proposes a kind of metaphysical
tabula rasa, as the protagonist self-immolates in a flower shop, and ascends.

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**Photo by Ka Mountain**

“Channeling Pasolini’s communism, and the contradictions within his own ‘brand’ 
of it – alongside my own contemporarily-heightened anxieties and allegiances –  
the political angles are sharper on this release than on others.  As such it felt
right to include my interpretation of **Robert Wyatt**‘s beautiful **‘Amber And 
The Ambergrines’** in the set,” says **Nick Hudson**.

Nick Hudson is a prolific figure on the UK underground music scene. Apart from fronting
art-rock band **The Academy Of Sun**, who released their dystopian epic [**‘The Quiet Earth’**](https://nickhudsonindustries.bandcamp.com/album/the-quiet-earth)
last year to critical acclaim, Nick’s vast output also encompasses painting, film,
and a recently-completed novel.

Hudson has also collaborated with [**Wayne Hussey (The Mission) **](https://www.themissionmerch.com/product/wayne-hussey-the-divine-live-at-yellow-arch)
and **Matthew Seligman (Bowie, Tori Amos, Morrissey)**, members of **Kayo Dot, David
Tibet (Current 93)**, **Asva **and queercore icon **GB Jones**. As The Academy Of
Sun, he’s also collaborated with **Massive Attack’s Shara Nelson**. Having toured
3 continents, highlights include appearances with **Mogwai, Toby Driver and Keith
Abrams (Kayo Dot), and Timba Harris (Mr Bungle, Amanda Palmer).**

‘K69996ROMA:EP’ will be released digitally and as a hyper-limited edition 4-panel
CD digipak of 50 copies, 25 of which will be presented in an ACAB-silkscreened metallic
gold envelope, with a bonus track in the form of a score booklet, printed on Nepalese
floral paper and featuring an original miniature artwork by Nick Hudson. This and
Hudson’s other music and artwork can be ordered at [https://nickhudsonindustries.bandcamp.com](https://nickhudsonindustries.bandcamp.com/).

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**CREDITS**
Nick Hudson – Piano, programming, vocalsLizzy Carey – Strings on Track
1Kianna Blue – Score transcription, keys and synthJuliet Russell – Voice of Anna
Magnani on Track 1All tracks produced, performed and mixed by Nick HudsonK M Abrams–
Mastering (Tracks 2,3,4,6,8)Paul Pascoe – Mastering (Tracks 1,5,7) at Church Road
StudiosAll tracks written by Nick Hudson, except for 5 (written by Robert Wyatt 
and Hugh Hopper) and track 8 (written by Nick Hudson and Kianna Blue)Cover artwork
by Julian Kenning‘The Ballad Of K69996 Roma’ video directed by Adrian Goycoolea.

**TRACK LIST**
1. The Ballad Of K69996 Roma2. We Darken Horses3. You Eat With Your
Eyes4. If I Get Killed It’s 100% The Fault Of Alain Delon And His Godfather Francois
Marcantoni5. Amber And The Ambergrines6. A Congregation Of One7. Asymmetric: A Forgery8.
The Florist

**FOR FANS OF: **Coil, Kate Bush, Laibach, Danny Elfman, Nico, Scott Walker, Nick
Cave, These New Puritans, Eric Satie, Robert Wyatt

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