EORÐESLAJYR – Dublin experimental soundtracks for silent film classics
What you may need to know…
01. Loosely pronounced “earth-slayer”, this Dublin avant-garde outfit is a fringe supergroup of sorts. Synth wizard Simon Bird is joined by Spudgun vocalist Sam Burton and Turning Down Sex bassist Tom Morris on guitars.
02. Started initially as a project for providing new soundtracks and scores to classic silent cinema, the band met their match in 1922 opus Häxan (a.k.a. Witchcraft Through the Ages), and feeling the project required more, recruited a cellist, saxophonist and percussionist to fill proceedings out.
03. Streaming above is the trailer for the resulting full-length, Häxan, to be released by the band this Oiche Shamhna, on cassette, VHS (soundtracking an edit of the film) and digital download.
04. As if to summon the Quare Fella himself, the band will screen the film with their new score as a pre-release for the record, at Filmbase in Temple Bar on the 27th. Defilers, deviants, and idolaters most welcome.
Verdict: From what your writer has heard so far – abrasive and uncomfortable. Perfect for their source material.
love this video. very striking.