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Scalping \u003c\/i\u003eare heavy metal in 4D; the sound is moody, distorted and rhythmic, but the use of electronic techniques gives the finer details room to breathe, making more space for experimentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracks such as “Tether”, featuring Oakland rapper DÆMON, puts a modern, metal twist on Bristolian trip-hop, whereas album closer “Remain in Statis” features fast-rising artist Grove, a Bristol-based rapper and self-professed metalhead whose commanding presence sets the track alight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the heat and darkness, it’s a swarm of low-end frequencies and ripping guitars, somewhere between Black Sabbath-esque psychedelica and The Bug’s sub-bass headfuckery. Live, the effect is immense. 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Over the past few years, they have become an unmissable live act and gained notoriety as one of the essential, electrifying new bands in the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScottish post-rock icons Mogwai step up to remix ‘Cloud Burst’. Stretching and expanding the track, creating new drum patterns, and continually ratcheting up the drama inherent in the original; a naturally sensational slab of post-rock.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFellow Bristolian, Hodge remixes ‘Monolithium’, a hybrid of hefty bass, tribal techno and sophisticated, polyrhythmic drum interplay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pre-eminent genius, multi-instrumentalist and composer Laurel Halo supplies a remix of ‘Deadlock’, a single originally released in 2020. Laurel’s slick addition of a tight 808 groove underneath the bombast subtly tweaks the atmosphere, creating a juxtaposition of futuristic club and rock with vintage electro.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTokyo-born, Beijing-raised, London-based producer and DJ object blue’s remix is a typically high-calibre experimental club cut, which puts the propulsive drum beat front-and-centre underneath an eery whispered vocal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Empty Cascade’, remixed by the rising producer Azu Tiwaline, leaves almost no elements of the original untouched, creating a blissful and complex dub percussive driven ecosphere almost unrecognisable from the source material.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAphex Twin favourites, AQXDM, deliver a raucous, rambunctious flip of the single ‘Deadlock’. Packed full of blown-out breaks, maximalist bass shots, icy synths, and cascading trance fragments; perfectly excavating the elemental rave substance at the core of Scalping’s music.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Houndstooth","offers":[{"title":"Clear | LP","offer_id":50512768696651,"sku":"1135712","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/cc8e4789-5a4b-4ac6-aa45-80e25a819b1a_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727906771"},{"product_id":"flood-2","title":"Flood","description":"\u003cp\u003eScalping have quickly established themselves amongst the UK’s most sensational acts, drip-feeding explosive shots of techno, punk and hardcore into the world and igniting venues and festivals across UK and Europe with a precise, unrelenting energy. 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The pneumatic crushing weight of ‘The Perimeter’ is constantly cranked up, increasing in volume, depth and power eventually forcing out a trance-metal hybrid gemstone, once again displaying Scalping’s remarkable ability to forge anything they choose to from whatever they feel like.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Cloudburst’s throbbing acid synth line provides a more straightforward dancefloor orientated sound whilst still maintaining dizzying energy and ruthless propulsion. ‘Empty Cascade’ is an epic mission statement, a perfect combination of rave fundamentals and straight up system blowing sludge that could legitimately only be pulled off by Scalping.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Houndstooth","offers":[{"title":"Purple | LP","offer_id":50913529233739,"sku":"1117727","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/b5ce79f3-367d-4882-8209-1ccae8669c97_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1732976567"},{"product_id":"loam-new-symbols","title":"Loam \/ New Symbols","description":"\u003cp\u003eBristol four-piece SCALER release a new single titled “Loam” which was produced by critically acclaimed electronic musician and DJ, Daniel Avery. 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