3epkano are the go to Irish band if you are looking for a group to soundtrack a silent or avant-garde film these days. That’s because the band’s instrumental music is perfectly suited to the space between the noise as well as providing the noise to the picture. Their music is inherently cinematic. The seven-piece have live scored films like Metropolis, Der Golem and Pandora’s Box and worked with Donal Dineen and Hector Cassells.
They have three full-length albums under the name already and towards the end of the year, they will turn their attention to their recorded output once again with a new album on the way. From which, the free download ‘ My Unshaped Form’, a brooding, menacing dolorous instrumental
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.
