Weval release “Open Up That Door” ft: KILIMANJARO”

Weval have released new single “Open Up That Door" ft: KILIMANJARO”

Weval have released new single “Open Up That Door” ft: KILIMANJARO,” the track is off the Dutch duo’s forthcoming album Chorophobia, available September 5th via Ninja Tune imprint Technicolour.

“Was super cool when Josh (KILIMANJARO) and his brother dropped by our studio in Amsterdam. We had no idea what was going to come of it” Weval commented. “Initially this vocal was laid over a different demo but we reworked it and Open Up That Door was the final outcome. Really nice to collaborate with new artists and go a bit out of our comfort zone. We also shot our first self-directed music video for this track (which will be out 12th August) so we’re super stoked all in all for this next single in the campaign.”

“Open Up That Door” follows their previous single “FREE”, “JUST FRIENDS”, and the UK-bass-infused “DOPAMINE.” the tracks saw support from Floating Points and Jamie xx. Weval have also just come off a run of UK and EU shows supporting Rüfüs du Sol – which included a notable stop at London’s Crystal Palace Park – before a headline tour in Autumn. The duo have also recently played a number of ‘Club Chorophobia’ shows, consisting of sold-out, intimate fan parties in London, Paris, Berlin and Amsterdam.

For their new album, Weval faced their fears. Despite being grouped into the dance scene since their 2013-released debut EP ‘Half Age’ and going on to play festival stages including Nuits Sonores, Lowlands, Primavera, Best Kept Secret, Pukkelpop and DGTL Amsterdam with their five-piece band, Harm Coolen and Merijn Scholte Albers have actively pushed away from being known as a floor-filling act. But, more recently, when the pair stumbled across the phrase chorophobia – which means a fear of dancing – they decided to lean into the irony and get out of their comfort zones. “Until that point, we had always worked on records with a ‘listening’ mindset,” Harm reflects of Weval’s second and third albums (2019’s ‘The Weight’ and 2023’s ‘Remember’) – “we realised that we’ve been scared of making dance music for all of our journey as producers”.

Jumping in at the deep end has resulted in Weval’s most extroverted collection to date. While they teased this new direction with 2024’s groovier ‘Night Versions’ EP for Technicolour, letting go of their inhibitions has required patient artistic evolution. “we wanted to commit in a way that still felt liberating and true to us”, Harm says, adding that calling it a dance record not only felt like a u-turn but freed them from the boundaries and cliches of certain categories.

Weval
Chorophobia
Tracklist
Technicolour/Ninja Tune

1. CHOROPHOBIA
2. MOVING ON
3. MOVEMENT
4. JUST FRIENDS
5. HEAD FIRST
6. DOPAMINE
7. THIS IS…
8. BETTER
9. OPEN UP THAT DOOR
10. MERCATOR
11. FREE

Weval 2025 Tour Dates:

26-Jul: IJzendijke, The Netherlands – Weitje Rock
16-Aug: Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands – Lowlands festival
05-Oct: Amsterdam, The Netherlands – The Loft
05-Nov: Cologne, Germany – Stadhalle
06-Nov: Hamburg, Germany – Mojo Club
07-Nov: Copenhagen, Denmark – Pumpehuset
08-Nov: Berlin, Germany – Festsaal Kreuzberg
13-Nov: Zürich, Switzerland – Dynamo
14-Nov: Lausanne, Switzerland – Les Docks
15-Nov: Milan, Italy – Circolo Magnolia
21-Nov: Brussels, Belgium – Le Botanique
23-Nov: Utrecht, The Netherlands – Tivoli Vredenburg
27-Nov: London, UK – Hackney Church
29-Nov: Paris, France – Centquatre
04-Dec: Barcelona, Spain – Razzmatazz, Room 2
05-Dec: Madrid, Spain – Teatro Magno
06-Dec: Istanbul, Turkey – Zorlu PSM
08-Dec: Athens, Greece – Universe