{"title":"Scorn","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScorn is an electronic project hailing from Birmingham, England, UK. Originally formed in 1991 by former Napalm Death members Mick Harris and Nik Bullen, Scorn was initially associated with industrial and experimental music. However, after Bullen's departure in 1995, the project became solely led by Harris. Known for its minimalist beats and deep bass lines, Scorn's sound often incorporates elements of dub and trip-hop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout its history, Scorn has collaborated with various session\/live musicians including Justin K Broadrick on guitars for their album \"Vae Solis\" in 1992 and James Plotkin on guitar and guitar synth for their album \"Evanescence\" in 1994. Pat McCahan also contributed live guitars during the early years of the project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a hiatus in May 1997, Scorn resumed activity in March 2000 only to pause again in November 2011. However, the project officially restarted once more in January 2019. Current member Mick Harris handles electronics and drums while Nicholas Bullen served as a former member responsible for vocals, bass, and electronics until his departure in April 1995.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"cafe-mor","title":"Cafe Mor","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first LP from Scorn since 2010’s Refuse; Start Fires, Cafe Mor is Mick Harris in his happy place. Which just happens to be in studio, demolishing all standards and rules for electronic bass music, and embodying the darkest, deepest sound in dub. Cafe Mor takes risks outside of the conventional Scorn apparatus, and with these risks come substantial rewards. The album is comprised of powerful dub excursions, from the deep dark dank of the front two tracks Elephant and The Lower The Middle Our Bit, and gaining steam towards the ultraviolence of Mugwump Tea Room to Never Let It Be Said to the CRUSHING DEATH KICK of Who Are They Which One. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA quick drive under the lights with a lasered out snare on Dulce, then we come across the appearance from Sleaford Mods frontman, Jason Williamson, on the standout track on the LP, “Talk Whiff”. A cruise around the Midlands sighting the Broke Fridge and Tinder Surprise, with an instant classic refrain: “Talk Whiff \/\/ I’m a busy person \/\/ I’ve had enough of it” Cafe Mor culminates in the all-in-one dub affair SA70, letting rip all the new mixer and fx techniques of Harris’ most recent incarnation of Scorn. The album is the official soundtrack for all smoked out backroom deals, situations and arrangments, cancelling all small tours, and mongoose rhinocharging the bass to level 24\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ohm Resistance","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50498593849675,"sku":"1078119","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/4bbd406d-0b4d-4644-a962-5044797376e9_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727750336"},{"product_id":"the-only-place","title":"The Only Place","description":"\u003cp\u003eMick Harris is one of the world’s greatest compositional treasures. Starting his career as the energy dynamo behind the drum kit of the UK’s Napalm Death, he made the term Blastbeat a household reference, wrote the band’s music on his mother’s one string guitar, and joined the Guinness Book of World Records for composing the world’s shortest song. In the decades succeeding, he has re-invented music several more times, from the wild abstract jazz of Painkiller with John Zorn and Bill Laswell, to the drowning ambience of his Lull project, all while continuing to build a world that he can truly call his own - the dark post-dub of Scorn. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Reaching 54 this year - this won’t stop the challenge, driving me more so now than ever” - says Mick Harris, commenting on the recent phase in his creativity. The pandemic isolation and lockdown pushed the work of the maestro more than anything else could have. In 2021, his output is ever-increasing, releasing the newest collabs with Justin K. Broadrick and the single \u003ci\u003eDistortion\u003c\/i\u003e, featuring one of the most outstanding voices of hip-hop - Kool Keith - his closest collaborator, Ohm Resistance founder - Submerged. Commenting on the release of \u003ci\u003eDistortion\u003c\/i\u003e, Mick Harris said to mxdwn: “I enjoy collabs – they bring something different to the swim.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorking on his own and collaborating with everyone from Sleaford Mods’ James Williamson, on the previous Scorn release or with Kool Keith and Submerged on \u003ci\u003eDistortion\u003c\/i\u003e, Mick Harris never had problems with putting energy into beats and sound landscapes, combining various surreal elements with three basic elements that always push Harris further, that are extremely crucial for both Mick Harris and Scorn as a project - frustration, anger and anxiety. Combining the signature soundscapes of Scorn with tartareous textures, the newest album \u003ci\u003eThe Only Place\u003c\/i\u003e reaches a psychedelic groove, based on what Harris calls “Pushing an original idea further” with his own shades of light and dark and celestial electricity of what Scorn is. These 10 new tracks add elements unheard in Scorn since \u003ci\u003eEvanescense\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGyral\u003c\/i\u003e - ethereal ambiences and floating, near-melodic-but-not-quite moments, a signature of Harris’ abilities to generate feelings in a lost world of his own creation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ohm Resistance","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Black","offer_id":50512952983883,"sku":"1123827","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/853cffa9-78ea-4b82-bdba-8b7a653be43f_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727911553"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/collections\/test_8f50a1fa_thumbnail_4096_31ce0fa7-96c4-497b-a422-1030ba93aab1.jpg?v=1727750319","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/scorn.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}