listen to the sound of the necropants. 👖💀🔊

Inspired by the dark, dark Icelandic magical practice of making a pact with someone who will allow you to dig their body up, flawlessly skin their lower half and immediately wear that second epidermis over your own, then activate that skin by stealing a coin from a poor widow to place in its scrotum with a magic stave which will then always generate more coins invisibly stolen from those around you, the ritual of which the Necro Pants pedal grabs its name from.

Known as the Nábrók from the 17th century Icelandic grimoire Galdrabók, this effects pedal's namesake and artful outline is taken from the hanging legs at the Galdrasýning á Ströndum (Museum of Sorcery & Witchcraft) in Hólmavík, where the exhibit has a reproduction of the necropants in a case.

While one might perhaps imagine a semi-draugr-like dry skin-rubbing/chafing shuffle sound from wearing them, this effect pedal's been characterized as a filthy ripped speaker garage fuzz sound, which also seems invasively unpleasant, but if you're in the market for creepy experimental noise casting this might be the audial money machine your band needs.

[effects pedal from October Audio formerly available here.]

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Guillermo Maytorena IV knew there was something special in the Norse Lore when he picked up a copy of the d'Aulaires' Norse Gods and Giants at age seven. Since then he's been fascinated by the truthful potency of Norse Mythology, passionately read & studied, embraced Ásatrú, launched the Map of Midgard project, and spearheaded the neologism/brand NorsePlay. If you have employment/opportunities in investigative mythology,  field research, or product development to offer, do contact him.