MELISSA AUF DER MAUR (MAdM) is set to unveil the first chapter of her multimedia solo project Out of Our Minds (OOOM) with a new album set for release on May 3rd. Dynamic, multilayered and independently produced, OOOM is a 21st century concept project that includes a solo album, short film, comic book, live performances and gallery presentations.

The album consists of 12 powerful tracks produced and mixed by top-flight creative collaborators including Jordon Zadorozny (Sam Roberts), Chris Goss (QOTSA, UNKLE), Alan Moulder (Depeche Mode, Smashing Pumpkins), and Mike Frazer (Franz Ferdinand, ACDC). The album features a notable special duet with legendary Goth rocker Glenn Danzig on “Father’s Grave.” Other standout tracks are “Meet Me On The Dark Side” and “22 Below,” which highlights MAdM’s ability to fuse her bass rifts with captivating melodies.

An essential component of OOOM is the 28-minute, HD film starring and conceived by MAdM under the direction of Tony Stone (Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America) . The film was first shown at the Sundance Film Festival, as well as at World Con’s 67th Annual Sci-Fi Convention, garnering widespread critical praise. Last October, the OOOM film was added as an installation piece and contemporary interpretation to an international showcase of pre-Raphaelite painter, J.W. Waterhouse’s work at the Montreal Museum Of Fine Arts.

The OOOM film will continue to do festival and gallery runs, and will be released as part of a deluxe box set exclusively at xmadmx.com. The limited edition OOOM Comic Book – 12 pages illustrated by Brooklyn artist Jack Forbes – and matching Picture Disc Vinyl are also currently available via xmadmx.com.

Auf der Maur says of the project, “OOOM began as a song. It was mid first decade of the 21st Century and technology had just begun to dismantle the music business towers. It was the best thing that could’ve ever happened to me. The landscape changed and I began to morph my roots in visual arts with the music. The many portals of OOOM invite listeners and viewers to discover on their own, at their own pace and in their own space. If you’re listening, Come in…”