No Signal Release "kope" From Upcoming 'venus' EP
Above: No Signal
NO SIGNAL
— ALTERNATIVE ROCK ARTIST—
RELEASES NEW SINGLE
“KOPE”
FIVE-TRACK
VENUS EP
OUT FEBRUARY 4, 2022
NASHVILLE, TN (January 7, 2022) — Colorado-based alternative rock artist, No Signal — moniker for 19-year-old Riley Schmelzer — has released his latest single, “kope.” Displaying No Signal’s arena-ready signature sound and musical ability that’s well beyond his years, the sophomore single off the venus EP (out February 4) showcases a wide palette of rock music’s greatest characteristics.
Stream “kope” here.
Reminiscent of early 2000s rock groups, “kope” and the full venus EP, contain unique and experimental production methods. “The bands that challenged traditional pop song structures but still broke through commercially really stuck out to me and were partially responsible for my epiphany to start a band,” says Riley. “It wasn’t necessarily their sound, but more so their originality in how they recorded and delivered their concepts while turning them into records. I realized all the biggest bands in the world are in that position because they sound like nobody else; they created something new and unique. This is what I’m doing with No Signal....I’m trying to break new sonic ground.”
Blending experimental elements from Tesla coil, theremin, EKG monitor, two-way radios, Moog synthesizers and members of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, venus has masterful musical arrangements and elevated production values that reinforces No Signal’s distinctive sound.
“This single, ‘kope,’ talks about loneliness but lives symbiotically with the musical aspects which has a blanket embodiment of wholeness,” shares Riley. “Songs like this help create that sense of dichotomy that we all as human beings experience within ourselves often as we navigate how we feel and the things we do, with how we are ‘supposed’ to feel and things we are ‘meant’ to do. I hope the listener takes away the sense of journey this second single continues on with.”
venus EP Track listing:
“tantrum”
“kope”
“Venus”
“aphelion”
“zero”
Above: ‘venus’ EP Artwork