LOS ANGELES, CA – Ever since teasers appeared in
August,
Linkin Park and
STEVE AOKI fans have been tearing apart the Internet in search of the studio version of
“A Light That Never Comes,” their first song together. Today, from their official websites,
www.linkinpark.com and
www.steveaoki.com, both artists have finally told fans how to find it: by playing the new, free,
3D Facebook game “LP RECHARGE,”which launches today at
http://bit.ly/playlprecharge.
The song was originally unveiled as a surprise during
AOKI’s performance at the
Summer Sonic festival in Tokyo last month, where he was joined onstage by
Linkin Park’s
Chester Bennington and
Mike Shinoda. The shaky, distorted cell phone recordings from the concert were the only records of the song until now. Today, fans will work to unveil the studio recording of the song, which, once unlocked via the game, will be serviced to radio and will
stream on demand exclusively on Xbox Music.
The game, a product of the imaginations of
Linkin Park and gaming giant
kuuluu Interactive Entertainment AG, is a free-to-play action/strategy game featuring band-designed characters and missions.
Linkin Park’s
Mike Shinoda, an art school graduate with a BFA in illustration, helped design the game.
“I think this song and release show where we’re at right now,” said
Shinoda. “Making the song with Steve, premiering it through the ‘Recharge’ Facebook game, and debuting it via Microsoft’s Xbox Music—I think it’s all indicative of our band’s commitment to experimentation and pushing boundaries.”
Once the single is unleashed, the audio will
stream on demand exclusively for 14 days on Xbox Music,
Microsoft’s all-in-one music service. Following the
Xbox Music launch of free streaming on all Web browsers, the new
Linkin Park/STEVE AOKI single,
“A Light That Never Comes,” will also be made available on all of its other platforms in varying capacities, including
Xbox 360,
iOS, and
Android. With a branded destination on
Xbox 360 and online at
Music.Xbox.com, fans can listen and see behind-the-scenes footage of how the collaboration came together. This association, a product of a long history of collaboration and innovation between
Linkin Park and
Xbox, marks the beginning of a new multi-faceted relationship between
Linkin Park and
Microsoft, which will combine the band’s interest in music, art, and technology with
Microsoft’s unparalleled innovation in the digital entertainment space.
“Xbox Music is really about uniting artists with their fans by bringing all the music you love to the devices you already have,” said
Jerry Johnson,
General Manager of Xbox Music. “We’re excited about this relationship with Linkin Park as it helps us expand our vision with one of the most popular bands in the world, and one that continually strives to innovate in the tech-meets-music space.”
“A Light That Never Comes” will be on the upcoming
Linkin Park album,
RECHARGED, which features new interpretations of songs from
LIVING THINGS, the band’s most recent album that
debuted at No. 1 in over 20 countries.
RECHARGED will be released
October 29 on
Machine Shop Recordings/Warner Bros (full track listing and remixer reveal forthcoming). A limited-edition version of the album will feature an interactive 3D sculpture based on
LIVING THINGS album artwork. The sculpture was derived from a digital manipulation of a lion’s head, housed in a glass globe surrounded by a magnetic liquid called ferofluid. This one-of-a-kind piece allows fans to interact with the solution via a magnetic stylus to create unique patterns and designs. Included with the sculpture is a 48-page art book, 2 CD folio pack including
LIVING THINGS and
RECHARGED, and the aforementioned magnetic stylus. All contents are contained in a custom hinged, clam shell-styled, display box. Each box set will be numbered and
LIMITED TO ONLY 500 globally. Pre-orders will begin
Monday, September 16 at
www.linkinpark.com, while pre-orders of the digital
RECHARGE album will begin on
iTunes once the new single is unlocked.
View the image here: http://bit.ly/lp-rechargedLater this fall,
STEVE AOKI is launching his
Aokify America Tour featuring
Borgoreand
Waka Flocka Flame as direct support with special guest
Pharrell Williams (The Neptunes/N.E.R.D.) appearing on select dates. Presented by
DIM MAK—the independent record label, events/lifestyle company, and apparel line founded by
AOKI—the
North American tour will travel across major venues and amphitheaters throughout the
U.S. and
Canada. In addition to
“A Light That Never Comes,” STEVE AOKI continues to lead the worlds of electronic and independent music with a barrage of hit original singles and remixes, including his most recent releases
“Boneless,”currently sitting at
#1 on
Beatport, and several upcoming projects for
Dim Mak Records as well as
Ultra Music.
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