Templer and Incendie present ‘Pyrène’, their first release through A True Terror Corporation, a project the duo started around cathartic improvised sessions and a will to express themselves freely in their intentions. Inspired by early industrial bands, they developed their sound with references to noise, ritual and metal, incorporating modern instruments in the process.
The four tracks included in the EP are cuts originating from two improvised live sessions, then slightly edited from the recording. They explored different stories and imageries melting guitars, modular synthesizer, contact microphones and processed vocals.
For their debut EP, the duo worked around the spirit of the Pyrénées, mountains close to our hometown which fueled their minds and wanders to this day. To support this heritage, they included some of the legends associated with the area.
Additional info on the mythology :
Pyrène is associated with a myth where she gave birth to a snake before being eaten by wild animals. Hercules would have created these mountains to create her grave, and from where she rose as a fire on multiple events. Millaris is the figure of a priest that aged to his nine hundred and nine’s birthday, when the first ever snow fell on the Pyrénées, and with his death arose a new age upon the mountains. Basa Andere is an ambiguous figure pre-dating christian times, which held protection to nature and helped humans, yet she remained worrying at all times. Drac is a recurring creature referring to a devil spirit and associated to the danger of waters. While often described as a dragon, it shift shapes through the versions and ages.
credits
released March 10, 2021
Music : Thomas Chalandon (Templer), Arthur Bdt (Incendie)
Recorded in Berlin, April and June 2020
Photo/Artwork : Arthur Bdt
Master : Thomas Chalandon
Cover Design : Vince Gagliardi
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