A Knife Ballet

A Knife Ballet is the latest project of composer and producer Jonathan Stolber. Formally releasing under the moniker, The Holy Road, Stolber has breathed new life into the project with his trademark cinematic art-rock sound becoming ever more expansive.

Eager to share his new vision with the world, A Knife Ballet will unveil its debut single, Scattered Red, Blue & Black, on 26th January. The single sees Stolber seek inspiration from an extensive musical pallet. The track neatly blends the introspective cinematic electronic art-rock, inspired by Radiohead's emotive brilliance, with the atmospheric post-rock textures of Mogwai, alongside the distinctive sonics of contemporary peers such as Black Country New Road.

Culled from his forthcoming LP For The Blood Of England, the inaugural teaser track Scattered Red, Blue & Black prowls with interlocking guitars, soaring string arrangements and driven ominous drum beats. The single is a bold exploration of intensity and release where guitars explode in a symphonic wash.

The track was mixed by Steve Durose (Oceansize) and mastered by Amy Dragon (Tortoise). It features performances by Maddie Cutter (Martin Grech), who provides poised & graceful cello. Additional searing guitars pierce eardrums courtesy of JJ Saddington (The Bridesmaid, Eaststrikewest). Ben Weedon (Maybeshewill) delivers his melancholic & devastating strings with additional arrangement & eerie piano from Northants Chris Fordham (Silent Commitee, Violets Gone).

Jonathan Stolber is the former lead singer of art-rock trio To Bury A Ghost. He has performed for the likes of GoldFlakePaint and Drowned In Sound and has received two BBC Introducing Award nominations. In 2020 Stolber created The Holy Road, raising money for Mental Health Awareness with his debut single. The project would go onto gain support from the likes of Prog Magazine, Progradar, BBC Radio, Amazing Radio and Spotify’s Roadburn Essential Sounds playlist.

Scattered Red, Blue & Black is out on 26th January 2024 and will receive one bespoke vinyl pressing to be auctioned on Ebay to raise donations for Alzheimer’s Society.