IRK: Everything Is Noise Premieres “Wedding, Berlin” Video From English Experimental/Noise Rock Band
IRK - photo by John Figler
IRK: Everything Is Noise Premieres “Wedding, Berlin” Video From English Experimental/Noise Rock Band; Second LP, The Seeing House, Nears September 26th Release On Nefarious Industries
“...nothing shy of a crushing rhythmic excess...” – Everything Is Noise
Watch IRK’s “Wedding, Berlin” video HERE.
Everything Is Noise is hosting a video premiere for “Wedding, Berlin,” the new song from English experimental/noise rock trio, IRK. The song marks the latest preview of the band’s intense second LP, The Seeing House, nearing September release on Nefarious Industries.
The Seeing House sees IRK taking their already rambunctious sound to even more explosive sonic territory. Ten tracks showcase the trio’s abrasive and rhythm-heavy sound, balancing the technical intensity of mathcore with the raw energy of noise rock to create a distinctive brand of angular, unpredictable music. Fans of Chat Pile, Prostitute, The Jesus Lizard, Cherubs, These Arms Are Snakes, KEN Mode, and even Meshuggah must hear IRK.
The Seeing House was recorded, mixed, and produced by Andrew Edwards and Matthew Deamer at Glide Studio in Leeds, UK, mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege in Portland, Oregon (The Armed, Locrian, Deadguy), and completed with cover art by Kazland, and design and layout by Greg Meisenberg. Additionally, the string arrangement on “Lifetime Achievement Award” was handled by Jamie Chambers with cello on the song performed by Jenn Chubb, guitar on “My Life In Bins” was provided by Jack Evans, and gang vocals on “The Great Wasp Of Reluctance” and “Wedding, Berlin” were delivered by Stewart Ramsay, Kerry Ramsay, and Jenn Chubb.
With the new video, IRK bassist Ed Snell reveals, “The music video for ‘Wedding, Berlin’ was created with our long-time co-conspirator John Figler. It’s the third video he’s made for The Seeing House and was filmed in our studio in Leeds. We think he’s done a great job of matching the visuals to the jagged, hypnotic feel of the track.”
Drummer Matthew Deamer adds, “Ed’s bass part in this track is so damn rhythmic and clanky that it felt completely intuitive to cover the arrangement in layers of metallic percussion. We recorded all sorts of clattery rhythms played on giant sheets of metal, stacks of broken cymbals and even a metal beer keg that was happily sitting outside our studio (no one knows why). When piecing it all together I was thinking - if 'Born Under Punches' by Talking Heads and 'Acres Of Skin' by Zs had some sort of awful mutant baby, it would hopefully sound kind of like this.”
Everything Is Noise writes in part, “...nothing shy of a crushing rhythmic excess... With a track that oozes sonic ambiguation, jagged rhythmic textures, and a rich, pummeling bass tone, IRK conjure a bizarre and bewildering world of noise-drenched hostility. The track is carried by a brutish bass tone that drives a minimalistic pulsation, being accompanied by metallic percussion that pervades a sense of apprehension and unease in the listener. The unstable vocal lines continue this sense of comfortability and tension sending you on a downward spiral through mounting sonic pressure. The music video’s visuals further match the bewildered and hypnotic feel to the track with the obstruse close ups on the artists that indicate a sense of shared cathartic perplexion.”
Scope IRK’s “Wedding, Berlin” video, now playing at Everything Is Noise RIGHT HERE.
The Seeing House will be released digitally and in limited LP and CD runs on September 26th. Preorders are now live at the Nefarious Industries where the videos for “Toothache In Prison” and “Idiot Plot” are playing HERE.
Self-described as “Leeds’ normalest weirdos,” IRK was formed in 2013, their driven sound the work of vocalist J.S. Gordon, bassist Ed Snell, and drummer Matthew Deamer. They released their debut EP, Bread And Honey, in 2014, followed by a split with London sludge outfit Wren in 2015, quickly attracting attention for the wild spontaneity that defines their live show.,” the group continued to hone their craft with extensive touring throughout the UK and Europe, performing at festivals like Arctangent, Wrong Festival, and Strangeforms, and sharing the stage with Liturgy, Dope Body, Pissed Jeans, Blacklisters, USA Nails, Whores, Part Chimp, Frontierer, and many more.
Recipes From The Bible, IRK’s debut album, was released in 2018, showcasing chaotic, snappy tracks contrasted against longer, more progressive songs, as well as the inclusion of guest vocals and saxophone. Recipes From The Bible was the platform the band needed to probe the stranger depths of the subgenres they sit within, capturing an uncompromising sound that makes the listener feel truly estranged and uncomfortable.
For review copies of The Seeing House and interviews with IRK, please contact dave@earsplitcompound.com.
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IRK - The Seeing House Album Cover
IRK - photo by John Figler
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