All Men Unto Me is the moniker of musical artist Rylan Gleave, and the most personal side of his multifaceted and rich artistic universe. Already a critically acclaimed and award-winning composer, well known in contemporary classical and alternative musical circles alike for his work with Paraorchestra, class-work ensemble and avant-garde metal outfit Ashenspire, Rylan kickstarted All Men Unto Me in 2023 with debut album In Chemical Transit. 

In this album, Rylan wove together recordings of his voice from over a decade, pre-and during transition, interpreting Cherubino’s aria from Le Nozze di Figaro, critiquing the trouser role and his relationship with his former mezzo-soprano voice. Setting the tone for an uncompromising, complex, and empathetic artistic path reaching beyond personal experience, All Men Unto Me’s debut was reviewed as ‘breath-taking’ by Veil of Sound, and ‘a brave, fascinating, and triumphant view of transition’ in The Wire. 

All Men Unto Me’s sophomore album Requiem re-imagines an ancient mourning in a real, contemporary setting taking the broad emotional arcs of the Missa pro Defunctis. These structures pave way for new songs, ruminating on patriarchal power systems and the conditions of transmasculinity within them, through the haze of Queer reverence and forgiveness. Marrying experimental/noise rock and doom metal with traditional Anglican soundworlds of electro-pneumatic church organ and stacked choral vocals, Requiem marks a new chapter for All Men Unto Me’s direction.

This album has been developed via Sound and Music's New Voices programme and Paraorchestra's Musician in Residence position, and will release on the 27th of June via Scottish Label The Larvarium, following a premiere as part of the PRS’s New Music Biennial Festival in Bradford and the Southbank Centre (London). Instagram / Bandcamp / Spotify / Youtube General/Booking: rylangleave[at]gmail.com

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