D/A A/D, "Rats / Cats /Bats"

Like a dirty precursor to a system imploding, D/A A/D offer synth module commotion from Canada. A muddy trench of hand manipulated squelch and roar, the tracks here combine space with a great range of bass sounds as well as absconding treble tones.

 

Angel’s Blood

The constantly collapsing particles of 'Rats/Cats/Bats" sometimes cement to form loops that slowly melt and restructure. "An End to a Means" is a gritty crush of almost industrial noise and the result of the stress and strain of gears against gears. The crawling force of D/A A/D's immoveable object vs. unstoppable crawling force is an insistent punch and crumple. The grim bass of "Untitled" is ripped apart by sharp steel and then beaten to death by spades, the melodic stalled groove seeming in pain as it moves. There's a pretty heavy Wolf Eyes vibe across “(die) Hipster Scum," huge bass pulses that never launch into an assault but plough the song along. There are great sloughs of slow thrashing that leave the material rough and scavenged through maltreatment.