Scalping - To release new album 'Void'

April 29th 2022

Album Release

Scalping release amazing Trip Hop / Dance / Electronic single with Grove

Scalping released and shared their current single and video ‘Remain In Stasis’ which features 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, and if you hear the new track you will see why they are making waves.

“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. - Grove

"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." Scalping

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. The album is due out on the 29th of April via Houndstooth, the record comes on the heels of an extremely exciting 2021.

2021 saw the band playing to Sold Out!!! crowds at the London, Roundhouse twice in two weeks, both on tour with Squarepusher and at Pitchfork Festival which is also in London. As well as selling out their own headline date at Peckham Audio, and releasing two widely acclaimed EP's 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. As Scalping's sound becomes more adventurous, so has their aesthetic, the technically impressive animation uses richly coloured and textured sequences to compliment the bands darker narratives: of paranoia and surrender, with cinematic elements of Science Fiction, Body Horror and technology’s dominance over man.