Magic Hours
Posted by Richard Paul on April 3rd, 2008 @ 10:25 pm


In honor of Explosions in the Sky playing Magic Hours live for the first time in six years two nights ago in Chicago. I’m revisiting a short film that I took a liking to a while back. Jenna’s cousin, Dennis Aspiras, is the maker of the film and a slightly-altered Magic Hours serves as the soundtrack. The past two nights’ performances by EITS, in Chicago and Grand Rapids, have been incredibly magical hours for me, to say the least. They’re music was recently described as a “universal language” by local avid gig photographer, Kirstie, whom provided the shot of Michael James, above. Universal. That is what makes Explosion in the Sky’s music so everlasting. Below is “Social Experiment 9″ which may have been titled such for a school project but the name is somewhat fitting to the plot of the film. And below the video is a live audio recording of Magic Hours performed a little over six years ago in Dennis’s hometown of Toronto. Enjoy!

Explosions in the Sky – Magic Hours (live at Lee’s Palace in Toronto on March 16, 2002)

Video

4 Comments

  1. Philler
    said,

    April 4, 2008 at 9:03 am

    Say whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?!

    Just wanted to say thanks for enjoying the video, and giving it a plug.

    I actually caught EitS playing here about a year ago. Amazing experience.

  2. Richard
    said,

    April 4, 2008 at 9:10 am

    Hey Dennis!

    You’re welcome! You do some brilliant shots in that movie. Are you still making films? I’d love to see more of your work.

    And yeah, EITS live is definitely an amazing experience, every time.

  3. Philler
    said,

    April 4, 2008 at 10:43 am

    Thanks! Much appreciated.

    Yep, I’m still doing films. I plan to do a short feature film this summer, actually. Got high hopes for that one.

    http://phillerfilms.blogspot.com
    That’s where I put up updates on the projects and things I’m working on right now. There’s links to my older stuff there, so you can check them out there.

  4. Jenna
    said,

    April 4, 2008 at 11:27 am

    haha, aw, you guys are funny

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