Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh is teaming with The Sci-Fi Soul Orchestra on a new disco-inspired album, Men In Love, to coincide with the release of his forthcoming book of the same name.
According to a press release, the new album will ‘blend classic Motown and disco influences with contemporary electronic dance production’, and explore the ‘complexities of love, relationships, and the human condition’.
Both the album and the book – which is a direct sequel to Trainspotting – will be released on 24 July. The album has been preceded by a single, A Man In Love With Love, which is out now.
“In uncertain times, dominated by the ascendancy of soul dead oligarchs, their corrosive technology and looting economics, the great positive constant for humanity remains our infinite capacity for love,” Welsh said of the album. “Music is still the medium by which we bypass their reductive, low frequency world, and if we can sing and dance and express our collective love in joy and rapture, we render their pathetic schemes the irrelevant sideshows they deserve to be.
“One of the greatest musical forms in delivering that ecstasy has been discotheque music. No matter how confused our men (and women) have been in the quest for love, as we are forced to earn a living to pay for our fun, our real predilections are to party like it’s 2099. So don’t diss the disco, let’s dance away the heartache or die trying, because nothing else makes any sense.”
The Men In Love album aims to serve as a ‘sonic companion’ to the novel, and marks the first outing for The Sci-Fi Soul Orchestra, with more releases to follow.
Welsh will also embark on a UK tour to promote the book, with appearances in London, Oxford, Bristol, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Glasgow planned. He’s also set to appear at the Beyond The Pale festival, taking place in Wicklow in June.
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