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Available on 180gm vinyl and CD. CD version includes beautiful 12pp booklet with expanded texts.Visit product page →
Originally premiered in its earliest state at Tate Britain by William Bennett and Mary DeBlois in 2010, the SIXTEEN WAYS OUT magnum opus reflects over a decade’s work of compositional refinement and elaborate studio expansion, and is the first Cut Hands release since 2014’s highly-acclaimed FESTIVAL OF THE DEAD on the Blackest Ever Black label.
The end result is a mystical showcase of musical esoterica, its seventeen tracks fusing the most arcane elements of subliminal extralinguistics, avant-garde transformational hypnosis, and dark self-help secrets.
You will never hear anything quite like it.
Tracklisting:
1. inka
2. mamba muntu
3. witness the birth of a dream
4. grasp reflex
5. navillera
6. witness the spread of the dream
7. immanence
8. curl up and die
9. river mumma
10. anima sola
11. snool
12. the mechanical horse
13. interfusion imperfect
14. seal water
15. silent illumination
16. nzyoko
17. secret of elegua -
It is said that the gods of the dead demand you ritualistically commit to each intensely hot beat of the ceremonial drum. Now, here, is the music for their celebration of death, music to dance together with, to oblivion, a music both spectacular and ecstatic where, like never before, the spirits of santerÃa and vaudou mix with raw electricity into burning diabolical polyrhythms. We here present Cut Hands and Festival Of The Dead.Visit product page →
This is Cut Hands' third album to date: the acclaimed Afro Noise I introduced the project in 2011, and 2012's Black Mamba expanded its feverish vision, preceded by a single of the same name on Blackest Ever Black. 2013 saw the release of the similarly fiery 'Madwoman' and 'Damballah 58' 12"s (on Downwards and BEB respectively).
Festival of The Dead is without doubt the most potent distillation yet of Cut Hands' malign percussive energy, with pieces like 'The Claw' and 'Vaudou Take Me High' leading the irresistible polyrhythmic assault, in pursuit of one thing: a final rapturous celebration of oblivion.
Written and produced by William Bennett. Original veve artwork by Mimsy DeBlois. Mastered by Noel Summerville. 2xLP (BLACKESTLP010) housed in high gloss gatefold sleeve.
Tracklisting:
Side A:
1. The Claw
2. I Know What I Must Do
3. Damballah 58
Side B:
1. Parataxic Distortion
2. Festival Of The Dead
3. Belladonna Theme
Side C:
1. Vaudou Take Me High
2. Inlightenment
3. None Of Your Bones Are Broken
Side D:
1. Madwoman (Festival Mix)
2. Fruit Is Ripe
3. Fire Ends The Day
