Explosions in the Sky [SEP] location of formation
exchange his electric guitar for a bass guitar. The band has later added a fifth member to their live performances. The band's music is almost purely instrumental.
History.
Originally called Breaker Morant, Explosions in the Sky was formed in Austin, Texas in 1999. Drummer Chris Hrasky is from Rockford, Illinois, and the rest of the band hails from Midland, Texas. The new name of "Explosions in the Sky" came from a comment Hrasky made in reference to the noise or sight of fireworks when
in the Sky — After leaving a performance on KVRX on July 4, 1999, when the band was still operating under the name Breaker Morant, drummer Chris Hravsky compared the fireworks outside to explosions in the sky.
F.
- The Fall — The band took their name from the 1956 Albert Camus novel of the same name.
- The Fall of Troy — The band reportedly picked their name by "opening a history textbook and pointing at a random location until [they] found a selection they liked".