Ex-Easter Island Head
Norther
From astute use of simple ideas multiplied comes music with acute beauty, says Jakub Knera
Norther by Ex-Easter Island Head
Since their first album, released twelve years ago, Ex-Easter Island Head has been on a quest to redefine the sound of a guitar, approaching it from a unique horizontal perspective. Hailing from Liverpool’s experimental scene, they eschew digital effects in favour of physical modification and guitar preparation – a method that enhances their live performances and creates a distinct sound texture and compositional style.
Brought up on Reich minimalism, they relied on repetition, constructing their music based on patterns produced by tapping the guitar with mallet sticks, but with a process that evolved rather than just relying on mechanical repetition. They…
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