For a number of years now, experimental and atmospheric noise-rock Splintered have played a sporadic selection of live shows in London and Poland following a lengthy hiatus that commenced in 1998. Because of this, they worked on new material between 2021 and 2024 which culminated in their first album since 1996, Between Scylla and Charybdis, being released by Fourth Dimension Records in May 2024. While their recorded work is less pulverising than their earlier releases, on the whole, the group counter this in a live setting by cranking the intensity up several notches and maintaining the blend of hypnotic rhythms, often savage guitar work and layers of electronics that they have long sculpted their sound from.
New recordings are being discussed but in the meantime the six members of the group are finalising work for an expanded vinyl edition of the latest album that should appear later in 2025.
The appearance at OTO will once again bring together old and new material, plus promises to be a powerful and immersive set.
Splintered are: Paul Wright, James Machin, Paul Dudeney, Richard Johnson, Steve Pittis and Stuart Carter.
Listen to 'The Horrors of Linden' from Between Scylla and Charybdis here:
