Eric André aka BLARF Previews New Album ‘Film Scores for Films That Don’t Exist’
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BLARF, the musical project of Eric André, returns with Film Scores for Films That Don’t Exist. No one knew what to make of BLARF’s debut, the plunderphonics album Cease and Desist, when it was released in 2019. Pitchfork wrote, “The frenetic, sample-heavy album from Eric André’s clown alter-ego is hard to take seriously, which is probably the point.”
Was it the point, though? Maybe the costume gave that impression, and of course, Eric is best known as an actor and surreal, boundary-pushing comedian. The clown outfit went to landfill, and Eric began work on his magnum opus – the epic, sweeping album Film Scores for Films That Don’t Exist.
If Ennio Morricone conducted performances of his score for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly using a stick of dynamite instead of a baton, it might sound something like this record. Film Scores for Films That Don’t Exist is a work of outsider art by an OG provocateur, where the symphony meets the mosh pit – an album for people who love both Vangelis’ iconic Blade Runner score and pie-throwing shenanigans.
When Eric smashes a piano before setting it on fire, is he playing a prank or paying homage to burning piano players like avant-garde composer Annea Lockwood and free jazz musician Yōsuke Yamashita? After all, Eric attended the prestigious Berklee School of Music, where he specialized in standing bass. He enlisted full orchestras to record Film Scores for Films That Don’t Exist in Los Angeles and Budapest, collaborating with co-writer and co-producer Prateek Rajagopal. He also likes to make strangers drink ranch.
All will be revealed when Film Scores for Films That Don’t Exist is released on Stones Throw on May 1st. BLARF will be at Zipper Hall in Los Angeles on April 27th, where he’ll perform Film Scores for Films That Don’t Exist with an orchestra. His tuxedo may or may not have the ass cut out.
Film Scores for Films That Don’t Exist Track Listing:
1. The Final Shootout2. What’s For Dinner3. Stars Without Light4. Piano Concerto No. 05. Mercury Dripping Down My Spine6. Run For Your Death7. Dead Ballerina8. 1869 Overture
Eric André (aka BLARF) ‘Film Scores for Films That Don’t Exist’ album artwork
