Xenis Emputae Travelling Band

Xenis Emputae Travelling Band Is Mr. Phil Legard Of The Hallowe'ed Borough Of Yorkshire England. He Has Been Hard At Work Since 2001 Making Psychedelic Folk-Concrete Inspired By The Psychogeography And Mythology Of Various Secret Regions Of The British Countryside. The Project Is A One-Man "band" With Occasional Collaborators Dedicated To Playing An Avant-Folk Music Which Draws Mainly Upon Psychogeographic Practices And Folklore In Order To "channel" The Physical And Psychic Landscapes. The Initial Cornish Recordings Which Were Carried Out Subsequent To Crawling Through The Ancient Holed Stone At Men-An-Tol Are Documented On Full Moon June. From That Point The Main Intent Of XETB Has Been To Use The Genius Loci Of Places Local Folklore Psychogeography And Intuitional Observations Etc. As The Starting Point Of What Coul Be Called "ether-Folk". With The Exception Of The Aforementioned Release And The Suffolk Workings Other Excursions By XETB Have Been Closer To Home Concentrating On The Ridings Of Yorkshire. XETB Has Released Plenty Of CDRs And Tapes Over The Years All Limited Editions Long Sold Out Etc Etc . Mr. Legard Is Also A Writer On Various Occult And Esoteric Matters His Most Recent Publication Being A Contribution To The New Translation Of "The Consecrated Little Book Of Black Venus" Waning Moon Publications . He Also Has Several Other Music Projects Most Notably The Neon Death Slittes And Pneumonic Consort. He Is Also A Frequent Collaborator In Ashtray Navigations. read less