Explosions in the Sky are delivering some big news today as they unveil a surprise aural and visual art collaboration, Scenes from the Wilderness. Coinciding with the release of their first non-soundtrack album in five years, The Wilderness (Temporary Residence Ltd), Scenes from the Wilderness comes as both a visual companion to the record and a stand alone art project.
The band collaborated with multimedia designers CHIPS to add movement to nine still photographs taken by EITS guitarist Munaf Rayani. Rayani has served as band documentarian for the past 16 years, and the photos he chose for this project represent snapshots from their relentless worldwide touring over that time period.
Adam Squires of CHIPS on working with Explosions in the Sky on this extraordinary project:
We’ve been fans of EITS for years, so we were thrilled to work with them…the band gave us a folder of striking and mysterious photos from their worldwide excursions—cryptic travelogue. We chose one to go with each track, and worked with Eric Overton, an amazing animator and visual effects artist, to slowly alter and degrade it, turning it into a sort of moving painting.
Scenes from the Wilderness is on view now at TheWilderness.space. The group have also announced new dates for their 2016 tour, these being stops in New York, Chicago, and Boston.
EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY
THE WILDERNESS TOUR 2016
* New dates in bold
04/19/16 – Glasgow, UK – Barrowland
04/20/16 – Dublin, Ireland – Vicar Street +
04/22/16 – Manchester, UK – Albert Hall +
04/23/16 – Bristol, UK – Colston Hall +
04/24/16 – Brighton, UK – Brighton Dome +
04/25/16 – London, UK – Royal Albert Hall +
05/02/16 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre ^
05/03/16 – San Diego, CA – North Park Theatre +^
05/04/16 – San Diego, CA – North Park Theatre ^
05/05/16 – Los Angeles, CA – Theatre at The Ace Hotel +^
05/06/16 – Los Angeles, CA – Theatre at The Ace Hotel +^
05/07/16 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater +^
05/09/16 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot ^
05/10/16 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre +^
05/11/16 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre ^
05/13/16 – New Orleans, LA – The Joy Theater ^
05/15/16 – Atlanta, GA – Shaky Knees Music Fest ^
05/17/16 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVa ^
05/18/16 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club +^
05/19/16 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club +^
05/19-22/16 – Durham, NC – Moogfest
05/20/16 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia +^
05/30/16 – Rome, Italy – Orion
05/31/16 – Milan, Italy – Magnolia
06/02-04/16 – Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound
06/04/16 – Mannheim, Germany – Maifeld Derby
06/06/16 – Hamburg, Germany – Markthalle
06/07/16 – Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique +
06/08/16 – Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique
06/09/16 – Paris, France – Trianon
06/13/16 – Oslo, Norway – Rockefeller (with Low as Special Guest)
06/14/16 – Stockholm, Sweden – Berns
06/15/16 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Pumpehuset
06/16/16 – Helsinki, Finland – Sideways
06/17/16 – Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands – Best Kept Secret
06/20/16 – Berlin, Germany – Huxleys
06/21/16 – Zurich, Switzerland – Rote Fabrik
06/22/16 – Lausanne, Switzerland – Les Docks
07/22-24/16 – Fuji Rock Festival
09/10/16 – Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom
09/21/16 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
09/22/16 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
09/23/16 – Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre
+ Sold Out
^ with Disappears supporting
