#PREMIERE 'Shards of Purification' Griigg
Listen to 'Shards of Purification' by Griigg taken from 'Vessels of Chaos : Mercurial Blood' out on 27th December via Over My Body
“Consumed by the Void In darkness we crawl Islands of dreams in a sea of emptiness Through mud and moonlight We celebrate noise and harshness, bliss and glitters We are the makers of stars, the grinders of chaos The glue that make everything whole Casting the sublime into oblivion Our chants make the skies cry And the mountains leak Body as a cauldron Akin we breathe into eternity Dust to dust, from flesh bags to astral bodies”
Vessels of Chaos is a musical tale - an ode to change and reconfiguration. Set in a crumbling lorescape, it explores primitive forms of collective organizations rooted in material reality and its associated imperfections.
It takes the form of a double EP, released on MONTAGE and Over My Body.
Both EPs explore different directions with similar structures. Seen as complementary, they explore the use of voice and organic noises as source material to craft hypnotizing soundscapes and cathartic rhythms. Infused with paleofuturist imagery, they imagine new forms of communities, beliefs, rituals and worships - cherishing communion, shifting perspectives and internal transformations as ways to situate ourselves in the emptiness of existence.
Mercurial Blood combines muddy subs with cavernous vocals, mutilated by fractured beats, rough textures and crystalline hits - for an abrasive harshclub exploration of friction as an integral part of dynamic change.
Griigg is a Paris-based artist exploring the interactions between space, image and sound and their ability to craft powerful narratives and imaginaries. Since 2018, he also co-runs the Club Late Music x Global URL Nation open-source and collaborative label/community, gathering worldwide artists to experiment together with collective processes of creation, organizing releases, events, workshops and more.