September 13 street date. "The Dead Don't Die" is writer/director Jim Jarmusch's unique, semi-comic take on the zombie apocalypse genre. As with his recent efforts "Only Lovers Left Alive" and "Paterson", the film's score was composed and performed by SQÜRL, the band Jarmusch and producer Carter Logan founded in 2009. The score to the "The Dead Don't Die" is a true expression of where SQÜRL stand at the center of a decade of sonic exploration. It is the culmination of their passion for analog synths, with guitar violence reverberating from the darker corners of Americana. It is at once a tribute to the classic sounds of horror and sci-fi, as well as a decapitation of traditional film scores. It is naturally supernatural.
September 13 street date. "Bloody LeMans" (red splatter on green) coloured vinyl edition, limited to 2500 copies. "The Dead Don't Die" is writer/director Jim Jarmusch's unique, semi-comic take on the zombie apocalypse genre. As with his recent efforts "Only Lovers Left Alive" and "Paterson", the film's score was composed and performed by SQÜRL, the band Jarmusch and producer Carter Logan founded in 2009. The score to the "The Dead Don't Die" is a true expression of where SQÜRL stand at the center of a decade of sonic exploration. It is the culmination of their passion for analog synths, with guitar violence reverberating from the darker corners of Americana. It is at once a tribute to the classic sounds of horror and sci-fi, as well as a decapitation of traditional film scores. It is naturally supernatural.
January 31 street date. These recordings were made by SQÜRL to provide the score to the documentary film "Living The Light" by Claire Pijman. The subject of Claire's film is Robby Müller, the unparalleled Dutch cinematographer and poet of light whose work includes: "Paris Texas", "Dead Man", "Breaking The Waves", and at least 70 other remarkable films. He also produced many still photographs, like these luminous Polaroids on the jacket of this vinyl recording. "As SQÜRL approached creating music for Claire's film, we attempted to be guided by the beautiful and illuminated elements of Robby's spirit. Just before recording, SQÜRL borrowed an unusual vintage Japanese electric guitar from the wonderful Brooklyn-based Dutch luthier, Flip Scipio. We used it for all the guitar parts, its tonal qualities also somehow channeling the spirit of Robby" - Jim Jarmusch.
May 5 street date. SQÜRL was formed by Jim Jarmusch and Carter Logan in 2009 to score Jarmusch's movie "The Limits of Control". Over a decade later and with numerous EPs and film scores under their belt, SQÜRL are set to release their very first full length record. "Silver Haze" was produced by Randall Dunn, who has also worked with the likes of Sunn O))), Boris, Earth, Zola Jesus, and Marissa Nadler, all of whom are artists that SQÜRL cite as inspirations. The album enlists Charlotte Gainsbourg, Anika, and Marc Ribot as collaborators, resulting in a communal offering that shares an energetic lineage with the New York School of Poets, a school they nod to on the track "John Ashbery Takes a Walk", which features Gainsbourg and turns two early Ashbery poems into an irresistible melodic siren's song. "Silver Haze" is a poetic journey of spoken words, dynamic instrumentals, drone riffs and distorted effects, one that features tubular bells and a cello in addition to their signature stacks of delay, encircling the listener in a warm oscillation both delicate and devastating.
May 5 street date. SQÜRL was formed by Jim Jarmusch and Carter Logan in 2009 to score Jarmusch's movie "The Limits of Control". Over a decade later and with numerous EPs and film scores under their belt, SQÜRL are set to release their very first full length record. "Silver Haze" was produced by Randall Dunn, who has also worked with the likes of Sunn O))), Boris, Earth, Zola Jesus, and Marissa Nadler, all of whom are artists that SQÜRL cite as inspirations. The album enlists Charlotte Gainsbourg, Anika, and Marc Ribot as collaborators, resulting in a communal offering that shares an energetic lineage with the New York School of Poets, a school they nod to on the track "John Ashbery Takes a Walk", which features Gainsbourg and turns two early Ashbery poems into an irresistible melodic siren's song. "Silver Haze" is a poetic journey of spoken words, dynamic instrumentals, drone riffs and distorted effects, one that features tubular bells and a cello in addition to their signature stacks of delay, encircling the listener in a warm oscillation both delicate and devastating.