CATS AGAINST THE BOMB
– LONG DIVISION WITH REMAINDERS EP VERSION 4 (FRONT AND FOLLOW)
Cats Against The Bomb
is Adam Flood who originates from Ipswich and takes great joy in warping and
distorting as many sounds as possible in as many directions as feasible. In many ways he is trickster, taking true
glee in mutating recognised motions and presenting them in corrupted form.
The offering here from
CATB is the product of a collaboration with filmmaker Patio Sprintette and
soundtracks his latest work, a short film entitled “A14: Massive Blowout”,
which is very much an autobiographical work born of fear and a near death
experience.
The EP begins with
what appears to be the frenzied call of avian culprits, of birds in distress
and what could well be a percolating rotator of despair awaiting them. As such there is something almost cyber
Hitchcock about what appears to be going on.
It’s a mystery for the listener to unravel.
Continuing the vibe of
mystery track two begins with the feel of creeping footsteps before the
sensation turns frenzied and in the background appears to be some kind of
scream. As the energy build bigger it
also grows louder and the torment rises right upside the listeners grill. By the mid point there is a sense of
purgatory, of transition and a job being done.
The short sharp shock
of the Cats Against The Bomb take on track 3 proves the shortest contribution
to the project, the only to clock in at under a minute. Within such economy comes tribulation and
frustration, a gesture made at the expense of the listener.
Finally with track 4
comes one of the loudest takes of the project as the original string piece is
lifting to the outer regions of the mix while as the cowbell rattles a
frightening and foreign force encroaching on proceedings suggesting something
very nasty about to happen at any moment.
Then suddenly it all calms, detaches like Roy Batty.
The EP ends.
Thesaurus moment:
vicissitude.
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