Share new single and video ‘Remain In Stasis’ (feat. Grove), from soon to be released 'Void', out April 29th via Houndstooth!
For our pleasure, SCALPING share a new single and video ‘Remain In Stasis’ featuring Grove, taken from the band’s highly anticipated debut album ‘Void’. The video, recorded on location in the iconic fabric club, is a visceral and raucous live performance which captivates the energy and brutality of the track.
‘Remain in Stasis’ features fast-rising artist Grove; the Bristol-based vocalist, producer and self-professed metalhead whose commanding presence sets the track alight. Grove's 2021 release ‘Spice’ launched them into prominence with high praise from a multitude of credible publications.
Grove comments on their intertwining:
“Me and SCALPING met at Mickey Zogg's in Bristol since our Noods radio shows are one after the other. I've admired their artistry for time and was gassed to be asked to work on a tune together. After a few pints and good conversation on the concept of memory, we got to work warping and playing with their track demo. I landed on lyrically exploring the duality of memory. It has the power to be beautiful/terrifying, reminiscent/ traumatising and all the shades of mundane in between. This is a cathartic exercise of that. "
Scalping go on to say:
"It's very exciting to share our first music with vocals. This was our first time collaborating musically with someone outside of the band, and working with Grove was amazing. The energy they brought to the process and the way they evolved the song was incredibly refreshing; especially after working on our music remotely through various lockdowns for the best part of two years. Although Remain in Stasis is musically the most straightforward track on the album, it took us the longest to finish. We finished the mix while in the van on the way to London to master the album."
On ‘Void’, SCALPING are heavy metal in 4D; the sound is moody, distorted and rhythmic, but the use of electronic techniques gives the finer details room to breathe. Their early lust for “all loudness, no nuance” has cooled, too, making more space for experimentation. Tracks such as “Tether”, featuring Oakland rapper DÆMON, puts a modern, metal twist on Bristolian trip-hop.
Due out 29th April via Houndstooth, the record comes on the heels of an extremely exciting 2021 for the band, which saw them play to sold-out crowds at the Roundhouse twice in two weeks - both on tour with Squarepusher and at Pitchfork Festival London - as well as selling out their own headline date at Peckham Audio, and releasing two widely acclaimed EPs titled “FLOOD” and “FLOOD Remixed”, the latter of which featured treatments from producers Hodge, Azu Tiwaline, object blue, AQXDM and Laurel Halo, and Scottish instrumental rock legends Mogwai.
