Premiere: Moddi – ‘Let The Spider Run Alive’

Live at Jakob Church of Culture...

Entirely self-taught, Moddi's compositions have a curiously surreal quality.

They never quite obey the rules. At times, his music sprints with rare abandon, before stopping immediately to focus on something else.

Curious melodic vignettes, Moddi recently took his material out on tour. Playing shows across Europe, the stripped down setting cast his material in a fresh way.

Recording his Oslo show, the Norwegian songwriter is set to release some of the highlights on his new 'Live At Jakob Church Of Culture' EP.

Out on September 22nd via Propeller Recordings, Moddi introduces the material with the following missive:

I used to think that more is always more. For many years, my main challenge was to transform bedroom-born songs into stage-ready creatures, fit for the ears of hundreds and thousands.

Lately however, I have tried to reverse that process. I skinned off the band, removed instruments and sounds, shrank the crew and production until there was only the bare bones left: me, backed only by my pocket symphony Katrine playing the cello, and my own guitar and accordion.

What happened was magical. All of a sudden, the songs sounded like they did the moment they were born. Gone was the production and hours of studio time, adjustments and compromises. Only the lyrics, the stories and the bare melodies that sparked the ideas were left. For a short year now, I’ve had the joy of touring like this: on top of the songs’ back. A new world to explore, and it’s right there in my hands.

Clash is able to premiere the video for 'Let The Spider Run Alive'. Check it out below:

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