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Taking inspiration from free-jazz, New York no-wave, gonzo journalism, and Film Noir, the project weaves elements of performance art in their live shows, making a reputation for themselves across the Bristol DIY\/experimental scene. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Collapsing Drums","offers":[{"title":"Tape","offer_id":52498533384523,"sku":"R4300-1144","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a1747748758_16.jpg?v=1750745662"},{"product_id":"collapsing-tape-experiments-in-rupture-and-repair","title":"Collapsing Tape: Experiments in Rupture and Repair","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Collapsing Drums tells the stories that matter in a post-pandemic world\" - The Wire \u003cem\u003eCollapsing Tape\u003c\/em\u003e is a sprawling 23 track compilation which celebrates 5 years of the Collapsing Drums label via a diverse pool of artists working across experimental music. It’s really hard to condense the amount of sounds going on in the 90 minutes — but here’s a brief attempt: there’s abstract vocal play (Elaine Mitchener), warm squishy electronics (Luke Sanger), frenetic turntablism (Mariam Rezaei and Dali de Saint Paul), Bristol freejazz-adjacent art-rock (Ex Agent), non-linear hiphop (Mr AKA Amazing), and a track in which you can hear the washing up pile collapsing (The Collapsing Beat Mix of The Jonny Halifax’ Invocation). There’s irreverent, dubby house music from DJ Marcelle, haunting post-Tropicalia vocals from São Paulo (Fantasma do Cerrado) and two angles on pure percussion — Valentina Magaletti and Fanny Chiarello’s urgent ‘Migraine’ and Dan Johnson’s bottle-based ‘Pictures of the Actual Objects’ What this isn’t is a random compilation without shape. 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