E-L-R share new music video for the second single »Seeds« taken from their sophomore full-length album »Vexier«

Bern, Switzerland based doomgaze trio E-L-R share new music video for the second single »Seeds« taken from their sophomore full-length album, »Vexier«, set to release on March 11th, 2022 via Prophecy Productions.

Video concept and execution by Atlov and E-L-R.

The band comments: “The reverberating bass strides in from the distance, a foreign voice can be heard and, together with cavernous guitar feedback, draws the listener directly into a hypnosis. The main message of the song lies in the vocal line “Seeds will grow and thrive” – a wide reflection that a radiant colossus can emerge from a plain spark. The video for »Seeds« leaves a lot of room for interpretation and reverie, while the listener gets lost in the driving beat, reverb swathes and healing vocal choirs.
The song was written in February 2020 and is considered one of the first songs we have written for the album »Vexier«.”

Tracklist:
01. Opiate The Sun
02. Three Winds
03. Seeds
04. Fleurs Of Decay
05. Forêt

From Prophecy Productions:

E-L-R’s sophomore full-length »Vexier« oscillates elegantly between velvet darkness and flaring bursts of high energy. The style of the Swiss has been dubbed ‘doomgaze’ and ‘post-metal’ and both terms apply loosely to the trio’s meandering, down-tempo doom-epics. E-L-R’s hypnotic phrases that are constantly varied and warped in repeating loops are reminiscent of shamanic rituals imbued with psychedelic colours. The trio weaves a subtle tapestry with diligence and persistence that depicts a labyrinth full of intricate details and hidden treasures.

»Vexier« does not give up its secrets easily and there are many shifts and twists hiding in its sonic shadows as implied by the title that derives from the Latin word “vexare” meaning “to plague, to irritate” and in German a “Vexierbild” means a flip-flop image while in some dialects a “Vexier” is a puzzle game.

Photo by Ramon Lehmann

E-L-R were conceived by bass-player I.R. and guitarist S.M., who both also took on vocal duties in the German Swiss city of Bern in 2016. They were soon joined by another friend, drummer M.K., whose emotive and intricate style proved to be the perfect fit. The release of their debut album »Mænad« (2019) was greeted with widespread acclaim by critics and fans alike.

With »Vexier«, E-L-R take another decisive step forward and invite the listener on an adventurous journey through their fascinating and multi-dimensional musical cosmos.

Pre-order »Vexier« here: lnk.spkr.media/elr-vexier

E-L-R are:
I.R. – Bass, Vocals, Effects
S.M. – Guitar, Vocals, Effects
M.K. – Drums

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well