Chosen by Monk
The more astute of you will have noticed that the deathdecks at the Singles Club have been a bit silent for the past week or so. The reason for that is simple: we took a well deserved break away from the rambunctiousness and rowdiness of the rock ‘n’ roll Überverse to recharge our batteries. Now, back suitably refreshed and reinvigorated, we are BACK, the amps have been suitably warmed up, the volume once again turned up to neighbour-annoying volumes and the ‘PLAY’ button pressed as hard as we can hit it…
And what better way to come storming back into action than with a good old-fashioned double ‘A’ side, just like they used to produce back in the day, except in modern digital format. And it features the final two tracks to served up as a taster of the upcoming second album from the Bristol-based instrumental mathcore duo with one of our favourite band names around at the moment.
Commenting on the on the melodic slow-build atmosphere of A side, ‘Milk43’, guitarist Leo Calamati told me
This song started from a simple tapping loop idea which I didn’t expect to evolve into what is probably the most emotional song that we have. I’m very happy with how powerful and epic it has turned out to be, although it has been a challenge to get the track to blossom.
Drummer Katy Helfenbein added:
In the early stages of developing this song I had a tribal rhythm in my mind that ended up becoming a more punchy and dynamic flow.
I’m particularly happy with the change in the second half, with the bass punching in. For those who heard it live before release, this song seemed to be a fan favourite!
AA side and album closer ‘The End of Fiona’ is, by contrast, a lurching rhythmic oddity that pushes the boundaries of the band’s guitar and drum-centric sound.
This is one of my favourite pieces on the album, enthuses Calamati.
It came to life during a cabin trip in the middle of some Finnish forests with just a tiny acoustic guitar and a drum machine. It might be a divergence in style from what we usually do, but I feel like we learned a lot from this song, expanding on mood and tone—and a bit of hilarity.
This song has a different vibe than most of our other pieces, confirms Helfenbein.
It combines synths, groovy bass sounds and floaty guitars, so I wanted to keep the drumming simple but energetic. Don’t get fooled by the animal sounds, it’s just us being silly.
- ‘A Bit Jumpy’ will be released on Friday 27 September.
- Socks And Ballerinas play JT Soar in Nottingham on Friday 4 October.
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