Blood Wizard - Imaginary House - EP '2022

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       Out on 16th September, Blood Wizard releases the follow up to their
critically acclaimed debut record Western Spaghetti - a chaotically triumphant
new EP Imaginary House.

With a fascination for dissonant chords and jolting rhythms, the music of Blood
Wizard provides a space for Cai Burns to express a side to their writing
unrestricted by the pressures of genre. Having grown up surrounding themselves
with punk and metal, it was not until Burns began collaborating with others that
they found themselves falling more and more in love with the world of folk. And
this was a love cemented when he stumbled upon the works of Bert Jansch.

“I’m not sure how I first stumbled upon Jansch, but I was blown
away by him. I was never taught how to play guitar so my technique is pretty
sketchy and hearing the liveliness and clunkiness of his playing really spoke to
me. I saw him as my bridge into playing folk guitar.”

And whilst Jansch acted as an entry point into the world of folk, it was the
persona of Blood Wizard that proved to be the biggest gateway for Burns. Under
the guise of the mystical cloaks and robes of the wizard, Burns had found a home
for his experimentation. Floating between both the subcultures he was raised
within and the ones he presently found himselfwanting to explore, Blood Wizard
sits between the worlds of art, punk and folk. Influenced by the likes of Cate
Le Bon and Arthur Russel, Blood Wizard was born out of a fascination with
folk-lore and a desire to challenge their creative limits as a writer.

“There’s almost something to live up to with the name Blood Wizard.
You can’t have this name and not make eccentric music. It almost forces
you to be Avant Garde.”

An artist who straddles genres to create a sound uniquely their own, Blood
Wizard’s brand of ‘Wonky Folk’ blends components of classic
folk with this aforementioned avant garde to create an environment to which his
distinctive character can wander freely. Drawing similarities to the narrative
led by murmurings of Kurt Vile as well as the unpredictability of Crack Cloud,
it’s less about fitting in for Burns and more about developing a world,
where the mystique and sheer eccentricity of Blood Wizard can be fully let
loose.

1.01 - Blood Wizard - Imaginary House (2:56)
1.02 - Blood Wizard - Too Late for the Disco (3:46)
1.03 - Blood Wizard - The Slip (3:21)
1.04 - Blood Wizard - Drew the Line (3:19)
1.05 - Blood Wizard - A Whole New Sensation (3:31)
1.06 - Blood Wizard - Worm Universe (3:50) 

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