Ten points if you know what a meader is.

BEAK>, the motorik outsider-rock outfit comprising Geoff Barrow, Billy Fuller and Matt Williams, are gearing up to release a split EP with their alter ego <KAEB, who are very much like BEAK> except with more members.

Among the four tracks on the new release is ‘The Meader’, a BEAK> original that finds the Bristol trio in zombie-shuffle mode aided by streaks of dissonant guitar in the vein of early Sonic Youth and no wave. James Hankins directed the video, which stars Marc Bessant, James Trevarthen and BEAK> themselves and follows another ace visual for EP track ‘When We Fall’ by Ex Machina director Alex Garland.

Tune in above and grab the EP, which features Californian rapper Jonwayne, on July 31 via Invada Records. Meanwhile BEAK> have a few tour dates left in Europe and the UK and recently completed a score for the Tom Geens’ psychological drama Couple In A Hole.

Tour dates:

June 26 – Brussels – Out Loud @ Beursschouwburg

June 27 – Paris – Petit Bain

June 28 – Metz – Tcrm-Bilda

June 29 – Amsterdam – Muziekgebouw Aan Tij

June 30 – London – Roundhouse (with Godspeed You! Black Emperor)