BIG|BRAVE have shared details of a new album, titled OST.
Spanning eight tracks, the band entered the studio to work on the album with the idea of making a film score for a film that was yet to be created. They also intended to use minimal instrumentation, or at least not their standard band instruments, and improvise within these parameters that they had set for themselves.
In a statement, guitarist Mathieu Ball, who created a stringed instrument using piano strings to play across the record, said: “Although this record could stand on its own, we envisioned it being paired with moving images, which introduced a fresh and exciting way of working.”
Speaking about Ball’s instrument creation, guitarist and vocalist Robin Wattie added: “The strings Mathieu used for his instrument came from a discarded piano thatch that had been laying around in the hallway of my tattoo studio for ages. It took a lot of work to get the strings off but then he made the instrument in only a few days. It blew my mind.”
Following the record’s completion, the band contacted director and visual artist Stacy Lee to provide a visual score for the project, giving no specific instructions or limitations. Select screenings of Lee’s visuals, accompanied by live performances of the album, are in the works.
Listen to lead track ‘innonimate Nº ii’ below.
Thrill Jockey will release OST on April 25, 2025.
