News: EX EYE (FEAT. COLIN STETSON) STREAM DEBUT ALBUM, ON TOUR ON THE WEST COAST NOW

EX EYE makes music of power, control, motion and intention; music composed with precise, clockwork intricacy and ecstatic abandon. It is hard, heavy music – aggressive, cathartic, and thrilling. The instruments fluidly exchange roles; melody, harmony, riff, engine, anchor, fuel.  

 

Gathered at renowned, experimental saxophonist Colin Stetson’s behest in 2016, EX EYE consist of Stetson along with Greg Fox (Liturgy) on drums, Shahzad Ismaily (Secret Chiefs 3, Ceramic Dog) on synths and Toby Summerfield on guitar. Upon their formation, the group appeared at a series of prestigious festivals including Roskilde Festival (Denmark), Red Bull Music Academy (Montreal), CTM Festival (Germany), and Eaux Claires Fest (US).  Their otherworldly live performances and hypnotically heavy rehearsal demos led to their signing with Relapse Records.

 

Recorded live at EX EYE member Shahzad Ismaily's Figure 8 Studios in Brooklyn, NY (Blonde Redhead, Damien Rice, Okkervil River, Son Lux, Pussy Riot), the debut showcases a band that is without question the sum of its parts, as each player contributes not only their own particular technical prowess and expertise but also their signature compositional character. EX EYE make incredibly complex yet beautifully dramatic and emotive music which eclipses usual expectation of style or genre and takes the listener on a cathartic, thrilling journey to total transcendence.  Listen to the album in its entirety today via Stereogum.

 

EX EYE is on tour now, playing Sled Island (Calgary) today then hitting Vancouver, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles to follow.  More live performances confirmed on the East Coast in August - check out all tour dates below. 

 

EX EYE is: Colin Stetson - Alto & Bass Saxophones Greg Fox - Drums Shahzad Ismaily - Synths Toby Summerfield - Guitar

EX EYE Track Listing: 

1.  Xenolith: The Anvil

2.  Opposition/Perihelion; The Coil

3.  Anaitis Hymnal; The Akrose Disc

4.  Form Constant; The Grid

 

EX EYE Live performances:

June 22  Calgary, AB @ Sled Island

June 24  Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt

June 25  Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios

June 27  San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel

June 28  Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo

August 16 Baltimore, MD @ The Ottobar

August 17 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter

August 18 Brooklyn, NY @ Saint Vitus

August 20 Portland, ME @ Space