At the end of the summer we premiered “The Butcher,” from Spectrum, 14th Century, the first of Final Fantasy’s two new EPs. (Later, it earned itself a joyfully bloody Jesi The Elder-directed video.) To recap: The five-track EP is a collaboration between Owen Pallett and Beirut. During the Flying Club Cup sessions, they recorded parts outdoors in Quebec, creating “fake fields recordings.” Each track has a kind of woodsy or open-air backdrop: Check out chirping, steel-drum and Condon-lined “Blue Imelda.” The M Blash video flits between two girls with different lengths hair but some sorta shared secret language. It also stars a smeary comet, jagged video feedback, and a creepy dude in a safari hat.

Spectrum, 14th Century is out as a CD EP and a limited-edition 10″ EP via Blocks Recording Club.

Comments (4)
  1. herbert Hoover  |   Posted on Nov 15th, 2008

    this is so great

  2. Jance  |   Posted on Nov 15th, 2008

    Final fantasy is amazing! tour dates?!!!

  3. yes here

    11/12/2008 AUSTRALIA Melbourne (The Toff)
    12/12/2008 AUSTRALIA Sydney (The Vanguard)
    13/12/2008 AUSTRALIA Melbourne (Meredith Music Festival)
    14/12/2008 AUSTRALIA Perth (Mojos Bar)

    28/02/2009 USA New York (BAM Howard Gilman Opera House)
    with GRIZZLY BEAR, NICO MUHLY, and the BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC

  4. Robin  |   Posted on Nov 17th, 2008

    I just watched this video and then I got a call telling me I had only seven days to live, any ideas what that is all about?

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