“The lyrics are the key. You will find information about Thy Slaughter within.” Then with a look of wisdom and sympathy on her face she continued, “I cannot tell you any more.” “Yes, I do play guitar, but I haven’t played Underworld yet.” I mumbled, laughing at my bad pun. “I’ve been told who you are!” she exclaimed. I explained who I was and asked the inevitable questions, “Thy Slaughter, have you seen them? Where can I find them?” She switched to English and said, “The silver bells have a more articulated sound. The sound then changed to a bunch of tinkling bells before becoming birdsong. She said something… was it in Latin? No, I realised. She turned to me, as I stood awkwardly at her side. She was holding a silver bell up to the twilight, examining its engravings. Her hair was the colour of polished mahogany and her eyes were shockingly blue. I found her shrouded in a diaphanous bone-coloured silk, like one of Edward-Burne Jones’ reclining figures. I ran toward the sound, certain that it was Caroline. The chime floated clearly above the shouting and laughing of the market. Finally as dusk was settling into a deep violet, I heard a sound that reverberated through my heart. I caught a carriage and eventually found myself walking down that cobbled stretch of Portobello, thinking to myself, “If I were Caroline where would I be shopping?” I checked out a dozen stalls, some with beautiful glass doorknobs, others with baked goods or herbs, some with vendors hawking their watch repair skills. I would intercept her, maybe also catching Ser Daniel Harleton (aka Danny L Harle), her collaborator and friend. I had read somewhere that one of her favourite studios in London was called The Parsnip, so after charming the people at the desk with my American bravado (or maybe they just really wanted me gone) I got the information that she was likely to be shopping at dusk on Portobello Road. It was her signature cry that featured on “ Immortal”, one of the leading numbers on Thy Slaughter’s album, Soft Rock. It hit me, as I looked up at the glow of Kings Cross’ clock tower, that maybe the best place to start was with some of the mysterious group’s collaborators.įirst I would approach Caroline Polachek, whose crystal bell of a voice was so illustrious that people often wondered if it was a spiritual relic from the days before language. I paid my tab and left, buttoning up my coat. Moreover, their songcraft harkened back to a past made of noble knights, Fae realms and otherworldly emotions. It was crunchy, it was hooky and it was rife with details of their escapades as British bards. I’d have to find them the old-fashioned way, feet on the ground, questions to those nearest. It was aggravating, because I knew they were around catching tubes, playing endless guitar riffs in some windowless studio, and skulking into the occasional club night. had never responded to my emails, nor did they respond to the wax-sealed letters that I hoped would entice them. Dazed had tasked me with this interview and yet EASYFUN and A. I chewed on my Yorkshire pudding and gave it some thought. Perhaps they drew their power from druid stones, from pagan sources, where everything is timeless, powerful and immovable. In fact, I sensed something older, more ancient and more noble. There’s an unmistakable Englishness about them, but not cozy, more like the charcoal patina that seems to cling to the old stone buildings here. I had come to London to get the scoop on Thy Slaughter, an occultish new band led by two strange musicians known for quilling experimental pop hits. It was nearing Halloween and I was sitting in a pub near Russell Square waiting for a roast. Cook and Easyfun, featuring appearances by Charli XCX and Caroline Polachek Here, she pens a fictional encounter with Thy Slaughter, the collaborative project from A. Head here to check out exclusive mixes, an oral history, and in-depth profiles with some of its key players.Īlaska Reid is an LA-based artist and PC Music affiliate. Welcome to Dazed’s PC Music takeover, a two-day guest edit celebrating 10 years of pop music’s most exhilarating label.
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