Ice Sea Dead People split up

Recent favourites of mine Ice, Sea, Dead People have split up. The band had been touring around the UK as support to Traams and many other bands, and out of the blue an announcement came via the band's Facebook page that the band had split.

Starting about 2009, ISDP started with a focus to play loudly, but with an arts focus. They incorporated their music with fine arts and clever visual arts ideas on their records, not least with their 2013 7-inch single release "You Could Be A Model".



The band made a tentative start with the self released LP "Teeth Union" in 2010 but the band nailed their sound in 2013 with a thumping, squalling noise fest befitting its title "If It's Broken, Break It More".

I'm sure being totally independent, touring and releasing your own records in 2014 was a real challenge and probably brought the band members to boiling point. I am, of course, surmising as the band have given no official reason for splitting up. This is a clear example of a band with a unique sound and a unique vision about their art whom I thought deserved a bright future. Alas it's not to be. The band whose name described the plot of the film "Titanic" with the precision of a haiku is now no more.

Go over to their bandcamp page and buy some music. Check out the band's latest blaster of an album below on Spotify.

Sunday Sessions: Ice Sea Dead People

 

Ice, Sea, Dead People is a noisy British post-rock band, whose music also has a large artistic focus.

Their music is intense and yet finely nuanced. The energy of their work is palpable. This latest release of theirs is a double A-sided 7-inch single featuring two songs: "You Could Be A Model" and "Ultra Slience". The concept behind this release is that it is printed on translucent vinyl, but each record has a unique picture on each side of the vinyl. There are only 180 copies pressed, and each copy is different - there are no two exactly alike.

The cool thing is that these art pieces were drawn by hand by 18 people who drew on paper placed on working turntables, as the band played each song on the record. The band played the songs 10 times, each person made 10 spirals per song. The artwork is amazing and the music is unbelievable.

This band has taken its approach to physical product to a new level. The ideas presented in their music and their visual identity are both inspired and inspiring. This is definitely a band to keep an eye out for in the future.