A-Scale are proud to present the new Eyeless In Gaza album Ink Horn / One Star. 2020 sees Eyeless In Gaza’s 40th year since inception. Astoundingly, the telepathic intensity between these two multi-instrumentalists continues to generate exceptionally creative results. In light of this, and appropriately enough, the songs/melodics and sonics of Ink Horn / One Star are seen by the band to be encapsulated within the album’s title, analogous to the inkwell and the quill/horn of the pen – with the written word invoking diverse strands of the creative impulse – the “one star” that is the focal point of creative energies.
In the music of Forndom, the past breathes with a vitality that transcends time. “Moþir” is as complex as the deities it portrays, weaving together themes of fertility and loyalty, love and betrayal, light and shadow. It is an exploration of divine ambiguity, where the nurturing embrace of a mother can just as easily turn into the cold hand of inevitability.
Here, Ludvig Swärd strips away the modern trappings of synthesisers, embracing a purely acoustic sound. The music feels as though it has been carved from the very earth, born from instruments fashioned by hand and played with reverence for the ancient…