Aesthetic Perfection resurrects debut as 'Closer to Human'

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Two decades after the debut album “Close to Human”, Aesthetic Perfection mastermind Daniel Graves has resurrected the album from scratch under a new title: “Closer to Human”. Out June 20, 2025, via Dependent Records, this release is a reconstruction, rebuilt with the same hardware and samples that made the original sound in 2005.

To preview what’s coming, the single “Master” has been released with an accompanying video.

“After 20 years, my debut album Close to Human is back, but not as you remember it,” says Graves. “In 2006, a hard drive crash nearly erased this chapter forever. In 2024, I rebuilt it beat for beat, note for note.”

The album will arrive in multiple physical formats, including a limited red vinyl edition and a 2CD DigiPak with a bonus disc featuring “Lost Master” by Mike Wells (Gridlock) and four new remixes.

Below is another track, “Beautiful”.

Founded in Hollywood in 2000, Aesthetic Perfection hs a sound that blends aggrotech aggression, future pop melodies, and raw industrial. Their 2020 support slot with Till Lindemann (Rammstein) went so well that this fall Aesthetic Perfection will join Lindemann on an extensive arena tour across Europe.

Aesthetic Perfection live in 2025

Old School Electronic Shows

20 APR Sheffield (UK) – Resistanz Festival
26 APR Mdina (MT) – Dark Malta Festival
30 APR Hannover (DE) – MusikZentrum
03 MAY Parsippany, NJ (US) – Dark Force Festival
24 MAY Oberhausen (DE) – Kulttempel
25 MAY Rüsselsheim (DE) – Das Rind
28 MAY Seattle, WA (US) – Mechanismus Festival
06 JUN Denver, CO (US) – HQ
07 JUN Los Angeles, CA (US) – The Paramount

Festival Appearances

23 MAY Hallig Langeness (DE) – Schwarze Wellen Festival
04 JUL Halle (DE) – Eastside Festival
05 JUL Mülheim (DE) – Castle Rock Open Air
10 JUL Bolków (PL) – Castle Party

Supporting Till Lindemann – Arena Tour

29 OCT Leipzig (DE) – Quarterback Immobilien Arena
31 OCT Amsterdam (NL) – Ziggo Dome
04 NOV London (UK) – OVO Arena Wembley
06 NOV Frankfurt (DE) – Festhalle
08 NOV Dortmund (DE) – Westfalenhalle
10 NOV Dresden (DE) – Messe Dresden
20 NOV Paris (FR) – Adidas Arena
21 NOV Düsseldorf (DE) – PSD Bank Dome
23 NOV Hamburg (DE) – Barclay Arena
25 NOV München (DE) – Olympiahalle
27 NOV Nürnberg (DE) – Arena Nürnberger Versicherung
29 NOV Wien (AT) – Stadthalle
01 DEC Krakow (PL) – Tauron Arena
02 DEC Budapest (HU) – MVM Dome
04 DEC Bucharest (RO) – ROMEXPO
06 DEC Istanbul (TR) – Ülker Sports Arena
08 DEC Sofia (BG) – Arena Armeec
10 DEC Zagreb (HR) – Arena
14 DEC Zürich (CH) – Hallenstadion
16 DEC Stuttgart (DE) – Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle

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