“Wedding, Berlin” from English Experimental/Noise Rock trio Irk is the latest preview of the band’s intense second LP, “The Seeing House,” out September 26, 2025 on limited runs of LP and CD.
Watch the official video for “Wedding, Berlin” via the YouTube player below:
With the new video, Irk bassist Ed Snell reveals: “The music video for ‘Wedding, Berlin’ was created with our long-time co-conspirator John Figler. It’s the third video he’s made for The Seeing House and was filmed in our studio in Leeds. We think he’s done a great job of matching the visuals to the jagged, hypnotic feel of the track.”
Drummer Matthew Deamer adds: “Ed’s bass part in this track is so damn rhythmic and clanky that it felt completely intuitive to cover the arrangement in layers of metallic percussion. We recorded all sorts of clattery rhythms played on giant sheets of metal, stacks of broken cymbals and even a metal beer keg that was happily sitting outside our studio (no one knows why). When piecing it all together I was thinking – if ‘Born Under Punches’ by Talking Heads and ‘Acres Of Skin’ by Zs had some sort of awful mutant baby, it would hopefully sound kind of like this.”
Purchase “The Seeing House” here: https://www.nefariousindustries.com/collections/irk-the-seeing-house
“The Seeing House” takes the band’s already rambunctious sound to even more explosive sonic territory. Ten tracks showcase the trio’s abrasive and rhythm-Heavy sound, balancing the technical intensity of Mathcore with the raw energy of Noise Rock to create a distinctive brand of angular, unpredictable music. Fans of Chat Pile, Prostitute, The Jesus Lizard, Cherubs, These Arms Are Snakes, KEN Mode, and even Meshuggah must soak in the deluge of salty creativity that is Irk.
“The Seeing House” was recorded, mixed, and produced by Andrew Edwards and Matthew Deamer at Glide Studio in Leeds, UK, mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege in Portland, Oregon (The Armed, Locrian, Deadguy), and completed with cover art by Kazland, and design and layout by Greg Meisenberg. Additionally, the string arrangement on “Lifetime Achievement Award” was handled by Jamie Chambers with cello on the song performed by Jenn Chubb, guitar on “My Life In Bins” was provided by Jack Evans, and gang vocals on “The Great Wasp Of Reluctance” and “Wedding, Berlin” were delivered by Stewart Ramsay, Kerry Ramsay, and Jenn Chubb.