On November 15th, Imperial Triumphant’s Steve Blanco (bass, keyboards) will give fans Imprints of Man: a solo record that reimagines Imperial Triumphant’s dark, labyrinthine soundworld for piano. Stripping away the chaos of distortion and brass, Imprints of Man reveals the raw architecture of the band’s compositions: haunting harmonies, jagged rhythms, and spectral dissonances laid bare on the piano. This is not just an adaptation—it’s a revelation. Each piece becomes a meditation on the uncanny beauty hidden within Imperial Triumphant’s music, refracted through the stark intimacy of solo piano. A rare chance to experience the band’s avant-garde vision through an entirely new lens.
Witness the echoes of New York’s towering darkness reborn in ivory and resonance by pre-ordering the vinyl or digital copy of Imprints of Man here: https://imperialtriumphant.
Recorded at GB’s Juke Joint NYC in November 2023, Imprints of Man was produced by Steve Blanco & Zachary Ezrin, engineered by Colin Mohnacs, and mixed & mastered by Benny Black at Solaris Sonor.
Imprints of Man track-listing:
1. Merkurius Gilded
2. Swarming Opulence
3. Gotham Luxe
4. Rotted Futures
5. Maximalist Scream
6. Crushing the Idol
7. F# Minor Fugue†
All music composed by Imperial Triumphant, arranged for piano by Steve Blanco
† – Composed by J.S. Bach
