Split/Lop marks the first in a new series of DAAM releases, focussing on experimental song-writing: where the label has built a reputation around drone, sound-art, and experimental electronic music, this new series explores the weirder side of more 'traditional' forms of composition.
To kick the series off, Split/Lop features Column of Trout - a solo alt / experimental art rock project helmed by Ben Wiggs (One Eyed Ancestor / Kerchiefs) was born out of an urge to scratch a very specific creative itch; one which melds simple, melody-driven compositions with a quietly off-kilter aesthetic. More vocal-led than Wiggs' other projects, Column of Trout celebrates the purity found in raw, stripped-down song-writing and a decidedly un-polished approach to its production. Complimenting this, label-boss Distant Animals showcases his own more 'musical' project: Partager - blending elements of neo-folk, grunge, and lo-fi art-pop into a (in)cohesive mass of autoharps, harmoniums, synthesizers and drums.
Together, both acts have created a beguiling split album - actual songs, but somehow still eschewing the comfort of genre.
Released as a limited cassette tape with mini art-print and DL code.
Split/Lop marks the first in a new series of DAAM releases, focussing on experimental song-writing: where the label has built a reputation around drone, sound-art, and experimental electronic music, this new series explores the weirder side of more 'traditional' forms of composition.
To kick the series off, Split/Lop features Column of Trout - a solo alt / experimental art rock project helmed by Ben Wiggs (One Eyed Ancestor / Kerchiefs) was born out of an urge to scratch a very specific creative itch; one which melds simple, melody-driven compositions with a quietly off-kilter aesthetic. More vocal-led than Wiggs' other projects, Column of Trout celebrates the purity found in raw, stripped-down song-writing and a decidedly un-polished approach to its production. Complimenting this, label-boss Distant Animals showcases his own more 'musical' project: Partager - blending elements of neo-folk, grunge, and lo-fi art-pop into a (in)cohesive mass of autoharps, harmoniums, synthesizers and drums.
Together, both acts have created a beguiling split album - actual songs, but somehow still eschewing the comfort of genre.
Released as a limited cassette tape with mini art-print and DL code.
