{"id":5116,"date":"2021-11-19T16:17:35","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T16:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/?p=5116"},"modified":"2021-11-19T16:24:35","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T16:24:35","slug":"electric-eyes-new-lp-horizons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=5116","title":{"rendered":"Electric Eye&#8217;s new LP &#8216;Horizons&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Neo-psych rockers ELECTRIC EYE are back with their finest album to date. In this online exclusive, ELVIS THIRLWELL uncovers the band\u2019s Scandinavian charms<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Electric Eye - Put The Secret In Your Pocket (Official Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IxWUyoMS-LA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s nothing like a change of scene to set creative juices flowing. To demo what would become their fourth LP, Norwegian psych-rockers Electric Eye shacked up in a lighthouse on the remote island of Utsira; it\u2019s situated an hour&#8217;s choppy boat ride from the coastal town of Haugesund where\u00a0the band spent their youth. What once backdropped many a school trip or family holiday now fuelled an immersive, week-long session of brainstorms and experiments.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking only for meals and the odd head-clearing island stroll, the band would jam through the day then appraise their work each night. Wall projections of undersea documentaries by Jacques Cousteau and Werner Hertzog flickered as they played to further embed the group into their oceanic surroundings.<\/p>\n<p>Guitarist\/vocalist \u00d8ystein Braut describes this seclusion with dewy-eyed reminiscence: \u201cThe view there is amazing. When you sit in [the lighthouse], all you can see is ocean. It makes for pretty epic inspiration.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Electric Eye - Horizons (Full Album Stream)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qVK_kh7gShQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a cool thing, having all this time.You\u2019re off the grid, and there\u2019s nothing happening. You go into this really intense bubble. It\u2019s a relaxed, safe environment to just throw out all these ideas, knowing maybe half of it will be pretty bad, and maybe 10% will be cool stuff to work with more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Polishing these Utsira tapes in the Bergan studio of legendary Norwegian producer Sir Dupermann (aka J\u00f8rgen Tr\u00e6en), the resulting <em>Horizons <\/em>LP plunges the listener into a deep sea voyage evoking the ocean\u2019s infinite mystery in all its awesome dread. Sixties-styled keyboard blips, Frippian guitars and tremulous vocals fed through Leslie microphones \u2013 a direct nod to Black Sabbath\u2019s \u2018Hand of Doom\u2019 \u2013 all feed into the watery textures that come to define the record.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5118\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/0025900954_10-1024x799.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/0025900954_10-1024x799.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/0025900954_10-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/0025900954_10-768x599.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/0025900954_10.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While channeling the weird atmospherics of early Floyd and the propulsive drive of \u201970s Krautrock, there&#8217;s a distinct Scandinavian charm here; the conceptual prog of Bo Hansson and the melancholic folk tradition Norway \u2013 often inspired by region\u2019s dramatic landscapes \u2013 too informs the music\u2019s genetic make-up.<\/p>\n<p>Now back with the prestigious Fuzz Club label after almost a decade\u2019s absence, Electric Eye&#8217;s latest outing delivers what might be their finest and most cohesive yet.<\/p>\n<p>Horizons <em>is out now on <a href=\"https:\/\/electriceye.bandcamp.com\/album\/horizons\">Fuzz Club<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<span class=\"synved-social-container synved-social-container-share\"><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F5116&#038;t=Electric%20Eye%E2%80%99s%20new%20LP%20%E2%80%98Horizons%E2%80%99&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F5116&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F11%2Fa3317004097_10.jpg&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Electric%20Eye%E2%80%99s%20new%20LP%20%E2%80%98Horizons%E2%80%99\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F5116&#038;text=New%20post%20on%20our%20site\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Electric%20Eye%E2%80%99s%20new%20LP%20%E2%80%98Horizons%E2%80%99&#038;body=New%20post%20on%20our%20site:%20https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F5116\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neo-psych rockers ELECTRIC EYE are back with their finest album to date. 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