Feral
Five – Neurotrash (Primitive Light Recordings)
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Disco
punk duo return with their new single.
It’s
been quite a trip for Kat and Drew Five (aka Feral Five) since the release of
the classic Skin single nearly two years ago which has resulted in almost
becoming darlings of Radio 6 with their past two releases Angel Road and 3D.
On
the new single, the pair take us on another high powered disco punk mash-up
inspired by brain science wars. Names
checks are given to Baroness Greenfield, the British scientist and broadcaster whose
research into the treatment pf Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease is
coupled with a fascination in neuroscience, and also to Rosalind Franklin the
English chemist responsible for contributions into our understanding of DNA.
As
ever the subject matter is serious indeed but let that not detract from what is
yet another highly addictive three and a half minutes. Its vicious stuff from the opening beats with
their trademark post-punk dance feel and some cute semi-hidden dub effects for
good measure.
Screeching
guitars intertwine with breakneck beats as Kat’s voice sounds better than ever,
and the chorus is yet another catchy affair that will fly around your head for
the rest of today.
The
song was recently featured in the drag queen film Dressed A As Girl which
premiered recently and serves to give Feral Five a further leg-up on their
current quest.
Never
ones to shy away from using technology on their tracks (last single 3D
contained the sound of a 3D printer as the backing thread), Kat has just
returned from the Music Tech Fest in Sweden where her hand-built instrument
attracted the interest of Matt Black from Coldcut and Warners Head of
Technology. Also present were representatives
from Abbey Road who described it as sounding like ’Seasick Steve on crack’.
Neurotrash
is available as a free download from Soundcloud here.
Links
Feral Five website
Feral Five on Twitter
Feral Five on Facebook
Feral Five on hiapop Blog
Published on Louder Than War 7/06/15 - here
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