Scalping - Void Tracklisting: 1 Blood Club2 Caller Unknown3 Tether (feat. DÆMON)4 Silhouettes5 Cloak & Dagger6 Flashforward7 Desire8 Over the Walls9 Remain in Stasis (feat. Grove) Bristol techno, noise and hardcore supremos SCALPING arereleasing their highly anticipated debut album “Void”.Void comes on the heels of an extremely exciting 2021 for theband, which saw them play to sold-out crowds at the Roundhousetwice in two weeks - both on tour with Squarepusher and atPitchfork Festival London - as well as releasing two widelyacclaimed EPs titled “FLOOD” and “FLOOD Remixed”, the latter ofwhich featured treatments from producers Hodge, Azu Tiwaline,object blue, AQXDM and Laurel Halo, and Scottish instrumental rocklegends Mogwai.SCALPING are heavy metal in 4D; the sound is moody, distortedand rhythmic, but the use of electronic techniques gives the finerdetails room to breathe, making more space for experimentation.Tracks such as “Tether”, featuring Oakland rapper DÆMON, puts amodern, metal twist on Bristolian trip-hop, whereas album closer“Remain in Statis” features fast-rising artist Grove, a Bristol-basedrapper and self-professed metalhead whose commanding presencesets the track alight.In the heat and darkness, it’s a swarm of low-end frequencies andripping guitars, somewhere between Black Sabbath-esquepsychedelica and The Bug’s sub-bass headfuckery. Live, the effectis immense. SCALPING play continuously for the duration of theirsets, generating a storm of metal-and-techno through a risingbeats-per-minute count;This February, “Void” will be put to the test, as the band kicks offan eight-date UK headline tour, culminating in a live performance atfabric on May 5th. As live shows return in 2022, SCALPING willcontinue to prove themselves as one of the UK’s most impressive,ambitious, and original new live bands.
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