Piramida | Recording a Ghost Town.
One thing I have learned about Efterklang: They like to do things differently. When figuring out how to distribute their latest music documentary The Ghost of Piramida, of course they were not going to take the usual route. Instead, they developed a free and inspiring way to deliver their little gem to audiences around the...
Efterklang & The Major Lift Orchestra – Cork Opera House, 15.09.12
Anyone who’s been to an Efterklang gig knows about the uplift, the peculiar (the only word for it) wave of emotion created by their soulful, minimalist mini-symphonies. Their first visit to Cork in 2009 drew about 100 appreciative souls to Cyprus Avenue. They last played Cork just over a year ago (The Savoy Theatre, as...
Interview – Inni-K
How would you best describe your sound to the uninitiated? ‘A strangely evocative voice over delicate and quirky melodies’ – I had to ask a friend to help me out with this one cause I could spend all day at it and not get anywhere! The voice and the song is always the core of...
Efterklang joined by The Major Lift Orchestra
You’ll remember Conor spoke to Casper from Efterklang last week. In that interview he wondered about the make-up of The Major Lift Orchestra, who accompany the band on their two Irish dates next weekend. Casper’s answer was a little vague, in that, you see, this is an orchestra that hasn’t actually been put together by...
Efterklang – Interview
Efterklang play two shows in Ireland later this month – Casper Clausen talks to Conor about visiting the Arctic, pick-up orchestras and releasing movies… You began preparing for the new album Piramida with a visit to the Arctic island of Spitsbergen. Why did you pick that location? How did the trip come about? Just after...
Efterklang, New Album + Irish Dates
The release date of Efterklang’s new album, Piramida on 4AD, has been announced as September 21st. This is just after the band plays two pretty special sounding shows in Ireland, and a year and a bit after a monumental contribution to the Reich Effect Festival in Cork, when they joined forces with Daniel Bjarnason &...
