MORE EPHEMEROL Los Angeles synth act More Ephemerol consists of members Sea Fjerstad and Tamara Sky. Though the project has one previously released LP, Fractal Bath, featuring an array of experimental compositions by Sea, the new material ditches all digital instruments and adds the voice and presence of Sky to the equation, establishing More Ephemerol as a strictly analog synth duo, delivering a newly focused sound inspired by the likes of proto-new wave/minimal wave favorites such as Experimental Products, The Modern Mannequins, Turquoise Days, Oppenheimer Analysis, and early Human League. We’d like to thank More Ephemerol for their time for the interview. For the unfamiliar readers, can you tell us a little bit about the history of More Ephemerol and the meaning behind the name? Around 2007 I began toying with synth-centric compositions and chose the name More Ephemerol for my works. Ephemerol is the fictional drug which plays an important role in David Cronenberg’s 1980 film, Scanners. In the most specific sense, the name More Ephemerol means “more to attain less”, considering the drug is primarily used as a suppressant to suppress the psychic abilities of individuals. Though the name feels like some sort of glimmering juxtaposition, it’s about finding balance. In a broader sense, the name focuses on drugs as a wider concept. The purpose of drugs are to www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be - 12 - stimulate us, and for so many of us, whether it’s through drugs or through other sources, the mission to stay stimulated or find greater forms of stimulation is one that will last us a lifetime. More Ephemerol represents that mission & that desire. The new video, “Obituary Templates” has a very 80’s appearance to it. Were there any particular videos in the 80’s that sparked your inspiration or that you found to be particularly unique? There’s no specific video that inspired this. However, it is unabashedly a nod to the styles and aesthetics of several groups from the beginnings of new wave. A couple of acts I haven’t mentioned prior to this that seem relevant would be Gary Numan and Rational Youth. And, I feel like it goes without saying, but the legendary music videos of both Eurythmics and The Human League will always be an inspiration. Can you tell us a bit about the making of the video? There’s not much to it. It was a really quick production. We had the smallest crew possible - just us, a camera man, and a P.A. I wanted to do something minimal. We’re just introducing our new band to the world. Right now, it’s “Hello. Hi. This is the band & this is what we intend to do”.
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