New music released from late Cork musician Eoin French, known as Talos
Eoin French, best known as Talos. Picture: Brendan Canty.
The first music released from Cork-born indie electronic musician Talos since his untimely death earlier this year is available to stream now.
‘Sun Divider’ is a four-track collaborative EP by Icelandic composer Atli Örvarsson and the Irish singer, musician, performer and architect Eoin French, best known to many as Talos.
The release is the first music from the Cork man since his passing in August of this year, aged 36.
The project was completed in advance of his death and is being released in accordance with his wishes.
‘Sun Divider’ is the first of three projects that will see the light of day and is the result of a year-long collaboration between the producer pair, split between sessions in Atli’s native Iceland, Eoin’s home in West Cork and London.
The four songs on ‘Sun Divider’ delve deep into the intersection between their respective musical venn diagrams: Alti is a BAFTA-winning, Emmy-nominated modern classical composer and producer who specialises in film and TV soundtracks, while Talos was a renowned singer and producer who has released three albums, including the Choice Music Prize nominated debut, Wild Alee.
Their combined talents encouraged the pair to explore different corners of their work, resulting in the mesmerising short collection of songs that immediately draws the listener into their world.
Speaking about the release of the EP, Alto said: “Organic is probably a slightly generic term to describe the process but I can’t think of a better word.
"We mostly would come into the studio with either no preconceived ideas or something very basic and just see what would happen.
“The process of making it felt very effortless and natural. I hope that comes through in the music.”
Speaking about the project ahead of his death, Talos said: “The songs are dynamic and twist from small whispers to grand cinematic sweeps. They paint pictures of lost loves, lost spaces and reflect on lessons learned from hardships.
“They are sung from a place of sturdiness, from a place where life’s lessons have created solid foundations from which new life can sprout from.”
The EP was written and produced by Atli and Talos, with additional production and programming by Ross Dowling, who mixed the release.
Strings were recorded with Sinfonia Nord in Akureyri, Iceland and the EP was mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis in London.
The EP is available on Spotify here.
