Giant Claw / The Cats’ Orchestra split
Cae-sur-a
Split tape here featuring Giant Claw, consisting of Keith Rankin and Chris Mengerink from Ohio, and The Cats’ Orchestra, made up of Nicholay Syrov from Russia.
The A Side features Giant Claw, titled "Righteous-Injustice-Hellearth", and was recorded in 2011. Things start off with some initially crackling, rising and falling/enveloped synths droning, arpeggiating, oscillating. The arpeggiating begins to get more serious as the other noises simmer down a bit, meaning more hypnotic, psychedelic and focused. Other synth noises enter the mix in a more free-form manner, and are somewhat chaotic. Some blown out, distorted, bass synth drones enter underneath the arpeggios, which at this point have also gotten a great deal louder and distorted. The distortion and crackling become almost as loud as the arpeggiating melody, which eventually succumbs to the crackle, pop, and oscillating synth.
Side B by The Cats’ Orchestra, titled "Tail Tale", features some minimalist organ melodies and shimmering/wavering drones that sound like they are in a middle eastern mode or scale. There is also a lo-fi drum machine playing a very slow rhythm. The harmonies between the melody and the drones or washes of electronics are somewhat dissonant, and the rhythm between the melody and drum machine are bit off-kilter. The dissonance, free rhythm, and electronic washes of sound all contribute to a suspenseful and sinister aesthetic.
Cassette for purchase: http://www.cae-sur-a.com/giantclaw/
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