Doodseskader

Doodseskader (dood - ses - kader) means death squad when translated.

Next week (5th October) they’re sharing new single ‘Alive & Not Well’ with one of the most polished and individual videos I’ve seen in a while. - Half of it describes struggling, but half of it is also grabbing misery by the throat and facing it head first.

The unique video was created by animator Anton Cla who used the lyrics to create an eclectic mediaeval universe with themes of sacrifice and suffering. Inspired by old Renaissance paintings and Polish folklore he 3D-scanned churches and playgrounds in his hometown Ghent, Belgium. To add more immersive richness to this universe he used a lot of photogrammetric scans of cultural heritage from international museums. This perfectionist and aesthetic sense of world building is prevalent in all his audiovisual work.

The two-piece is made up of singer/bassist Tim De Gieter (Amenra, Every Stranger Looks Like You) and singer/drummer Sigfried Burroughs (Kapitan Korsakov, The K), and on 18th November they’ll release debut album Year One via Isolation Records which they’ll also announce.

They are a hip-hop act in one moment and a grunge band in the next, before transforming into full-blown sludge or hardcore. Sometimes they're all those combined, and then none of them at all. Further expanding their unique sonic palette, Doodseskader did not only look back to the great bands of the past for inspiration, but also made a conscious effort to discover fresh artists from all corners of the musical realm, sharing an open mindset with genre-defying and -defining trailblazers like Show Me The Body, Ghostemane, and Ho99o9. While they kept their trademark reverb-drenched bass sound, they incorporated more production details, many of them found in techno – adding even more depth and dynamic to their crushing mix.

Two years ago they shared debut EP MMXX: Year Zero which talks about the past, butYear One is the voice of the pair are at this very moment -  It’s about growing up, fighting your demons and giving them a place to rest.