Next month will see the release of “Hydrogen”, the impending debut from BARDSPEC, the ambient project/band featuring ENSLAVED composer/guitarist Ivar Bjørnson and TODAY IS THE DAY's Steve Austin. In advance of its release, the stunning visual accompaniment to the fittingly-titled “Gamma” is streaming below. The video was directed by David Hall.
BARDSPEC fuses stirring, hallucinatory synth-sounds with mercurial guitar effects and hypnotic rhythms that navigate illusory landscapes. Field recordings and other found-sounds also drift and evaporate into the ether. Working intuitively with these elements and with sharpened senses, attuned to inner impulses, this is immersive music, that can exist anywhere, and anytime within the minds of the listener.
Comments Bjørnson of the band's latest single:
““Gamma” is a meditation on the magic of science, or perhaps the science of magic. The mysteries of the atom and nuclear physics have fascinated me deeply as long as I can remember. Enlightened humans have known for thousands of years that the concept of 'god' dwells within the corporal being, and with the atom bomb the proof was definite...to me at least. As scientist in charge [American theoretical physicist and professor of physics Julius Robert] Oppenheimer said, watching the first test atom bomb go off: 'I have become Shiva: Destroyer Of Worlds.' The other aspect of radiation is its communicative powers; of carrying information over enormous distances. We learn things about the universe and its early days from watching bursts of gamma ray make its way through the universe. Musically speaking it is one of the heavier songs, which I managed to sneak in a little Sigur Ros tribute into as well.”
“Hydrogen” will be released on June 23rd across all formats. The six-panel CD digipak is available as limited first pressing of 1000 and includes bonus track “Teeth”. The double gatefold LP is limited to 500 on black vinyl while the digital format will also include the bonus track. Access the “Fire Tongue” radio edits now via iTunes and Apple Music.
Preorder the limited CD, LP, and shirt here: http://bardspec.aisamerch.com/ (US) and http://aisamerch.de/bardspec/en/ (EU). Digital orders are available here: http://radi.al/BardSpecHydrogenAlbum and here: https://bardspec.bandcamp.com/.
In related news, BARDSPEC will perform a rare and special show late next month at Brooklyn's Saint Vitus Bar. The record release show -- in association with AISA and By Norse - features BARDSPEC, alongside Josh Graham's IIVII, and recent additions, GNAW. Set to take place on June 29th at Saint Vitus Bar in Brooklyn, New York, tickets are on sale now and currently available HERE.
Source: www.EarsplitCompound.Com