{"title":"Cuts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCuts is an innovative artist who has made a significant impact on the music industry. With a unique blend of electronic and alternative sounds, Cuts creates captivating melodies that resonate with listeners. Drawing inspiration from various genres, Cuts has developed a distinct style that sets them apart from other artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSimilar to *Lxst Boy* and *Cavasoul*, Cuts pushes boundaries and explores new sonic territories. Their music is characterized by intricate production techniques, thought-provoking lyrics, and mesmerizing vocals. Each track tells a story, taking listeners on a journey through emotions and experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith their undeniable talent and passion for music, Cuts continues to captivate audiences worldwide. Whether performing live or producing in the studio, they consistently deliver powerful performances that leave a lasting impression. Discover the enchanting world of Cuts today.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"exist-1-and-2","title":"Exist 1 and 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eCuts, composer and filmmaker Anthony Tombling Jr, releases music from his experimental film \u003ci\u003eExist\u003c\/i\u003e for the first time. Inspired by a poem by HP Lovecraft, \u003ci\u003eExist \u003c\/i\u003eexplores night terrors and sleep paralysis. The 40-minute film, described by Cuts as a “existential journey into nowhere” features narration from cult graphic novelist Alan Moore (Watchmen, V For Vendetta, DC Comics, 2000AD). Since the film was premiered at Dark Outside, the unique 24 hour site specific festival in the Galloway Forest Dark Skies Park, in 2015; the music hasn’t been made available until now. On \u003ci\u003eCuts EP 1\u003c\/i\u003e released by Invada, The Quietus wrote “the buzz and hum of fed-back electronics get underscored by the undoubtedly sinister-feeling creep of industrial percussive mechanisms”. \u003ci\u003eExist 2\u003c\/i\u003e includes the track \u003ci\u003eBunsen Burner,\u003c\/i\u003e in original and Redux form, which can be heard on the Ivor Novello winning original soundtrack to Alex Garland’s sci fi masterpiece Ex Machina, featuring in the film’s memorable climactic final scene. 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The former remould the tune in their image by adding a pulsating heartbeat and swathes of atmospheric guitar while on the flip Chatwin transforms the tune almost beyond recognition, into a rumbling monster decked with cascading analogue synths and distorted percussion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12\" - Heavyweight Vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Village Green","offers":[{"title":"12\"","offer_id":50497736999243,"sku":"1039919","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a9e46953-3286-4b69-ab3b-eb3d67897e64_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727731281"},{"product_id":"a-slow-decay","title":"A Slow Decay","description":"\u003cp\u003eLead single from upcoming album \u003ci\u003eA Gradual Decline\u003c\/i\u003e alongside two exclusive B-sides. A stark sense of urgency permeates the music on \u003ci\u003eA Slow Decay \u003c\/i\u003e- sometimes chaotic and alarming, with siren-like melodies, volatile, stuttered beats and synthetic gales of melody that wrap themselves around glacial percussion. Elsewhere the sense of precarity is subtler, enveloped in gaseous chords that swell and evaporate, or ethereal and dense guitars and distant vocals - all hallmarks of previous Cuts material, here honed into a concise conceptual set.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12\" - Heavyweight 180 Gram Vinyl with Download.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Village Green","offers":[{"title":"12\"","offer_id":50497947074891,"sku":"1043890","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/98e6bb4c-e540-431e-8356-4e677feef46d_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727735424"},{"product_id":"unreal","title":"Unreal","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith a clutch of deeply conceptual albums on subjects as diverse as the anthropocene and sleep paralysis after a major car accident, Cuts' latest album, \u003ci\u003eUnreal,\u003c\/i\u003e is a cathartic and mournful meditation on pandemics, populism and disinformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnreal\u003c\/i\u003e is the second full-length album by musician and filmmaker Anthony Tombling Jr’s Cuts moniker. 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