The View From Here #18: Drowning Horse

RTRFM’s award-nominated short film series The View From Here concludes its second season with Episode 18, featuring Perth’s kings of doom, Drowning Horse. Playing on the hallowed stage of the Perth Concert Hall, the five –piece band run though a 20 minute, 2 song set that defies their location.

The sheer sight of a band like Drowning Horse in a venue like this is breathtaking, pushing the decibel meter beyond that of a jumbo jet and filling the room with haze. Drowning Horse have been rarely seen on a stage since releasing their second full-length album Sheltering Sky in 2015, but it’s easy to see here why their live show is the stuff of legend.

Every note and every beat is imbued with tectonic weight. Vocalist Kim McConchie empties his lungs with each guttural scream. Every moment is brimming with either anticipation or catharsis. The Perth Concert Hall has never been home to so much tension.

SET LIST:
Dying Words
Sacrifice

CREDITS
Filming by Lewis Potts and David Smith.
Animation by Sam Price.
Editing by Steve Browne.
Produced by Chris Wheeldon.
Audio mixed and engineered by Adrian Sardi.
Production by Alex Spartalis.

Filmed on location with thanks to the Perth Concert Hall. Season 2 of The View From Here was produced with assistance from the Community Broadcasting Foundation and APRA/AMCOS.