Black Cat in Heat
by Mezzanine Swimmers
Lost in a Sea of Sound
Lost in a Sea of Sound
Mike Green has cultivated his own variety of resonance. Melodies crossing the creek on genre stones, touching one, then two, then none.
Favorite track: Sterile Sublimity.
Reecola
Doyle Armbrust
Cacophony
martianelmtree
idiot_vehicle
John Fenn
The Fishermen & the Priestess
p090
Nate Thorne
Courtney Baum
jmob4
Stagger
Pariahmary
pulan
Nate Hopkins
Audrey
Daniel Beckwith
Brian Gunderson
darlingnikkinasti
𝖙𝖍𝖊✶𝖌𝖗𝖎𝖒✶𝖔𝖓𝖊
timndi
Robert B
Eggy!
superhitops
band-in-aesthetics
razfelix
Adam Shanley
all_knee
stanimosity
Eric Busiek
rymy
Drake Jensen
Samantha Debord
put in the name for your bandcamp
Spontamar
poliwhirl
rumorazzi
Chris Diehn
larsmr
Cocoa Headache
ill butler
justin randel
melplutonium
Brendan Landis
Eric Menees
Christy
bukezilla
Kate Mohanty
MP
Sean Grip
julian moore
DJ Ol' Dirty Shoe
coldpizza
Karen Janas
mcascardi
Steven G.
snarkkkkkkk
Crawlz
Mr. November
Gus Knowlden
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Cinnamon Gurl
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Black Cat in Heat
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Louis Warship
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The Antidote
02:31
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#night #death
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Bathwater Solider
05:27
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Sterile Sublimity
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Little Freak
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Liminal Laws
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about
Co-release with Fire Talk
"Heavy on synthesized sounds and sampled loops while light on hummable melodies and lyrics (many tracks consist of only a few lines of distorted vocals repeated as necessary), 'Black Cat in Heat,' the latest release from New York’s Mezzanine Swimmers, is a noisy affair which may initially seem inaccessible and cold yet gradually over repeated listens reveals itself to be mesmerizing, even warm ‘n’ fuzzy.
Kicking off with the ominous “Cinnamon Gurl” (not anything like the Neil Young song and spelled like Big Star’s “September Gurls”), side A is a largely unsettling set of songs. The opener segues into the title track which follows in similar baleful fashion. By track three when sole member Mike Green brings the listener aboard “Louis Warship,” this seems like a dangerous place, despite this cut possessing an absolutely hypnotic soundscape. The side’s last two tracks, “The Antidote” and “#night #death,” sound like early industrial music, the former more on the Throbbing Gristle end of things and the latter almost like Current 93 with its slightly folky loop.
While side B opener “Bathwater Soldier” isn’t exactly Herman’s Hermits, it may be the hookiest number thus far. “Sterile Sublimity” goes a step further and practically sounds like it could be a song from Arizona synth-punk outfit Digital Leather, Green’s voice sounding not unlike Shawn Foree on this particular cut. It’s actually difficult to tell by this point if the songs are growing more accessible as the album progresses or if one simply becomes accustomed to the rather unique sonic world of Mezzanine Swimmers the longer one is immersed within its walls.
“Little Freak” is the sparsest piece on the album, gentle yet haunting, the “Planet Caravan” of 'Black Cat in Heat.' This is followed by the final track, “Liminal Laws,” the most triumphant and danceable track of the set. The vocals are hazy and distorted like much of the rest of the record but it sounds like there’s an urgent but catchy song, perhaps in the vein of Public Image Ltd. or The Fall, hiding below the surface. A wonderful closer.
An unforgettable outing. Headphones recommended for maximum experience."
- Peter Cook, Already Dead Tapes, 2018
"Heavy on synthesized sounds and sampled loops while light on hummable melodies and lyrics (many tracks consist of only a few lines of distorted vocals repeated as necessary), 'Black Cat in Heat,' the latest release from New York’s Mezzanine Swimmers, is a noisy affair which may initially seem inaccessible and cold yet gradually over repeated listens reveals itself to be mesmerizing, even warm ‘n’ fuzzy.
Kicking off with the ominous “Cinnamon Gurl” (not anything like the Neil Young song and spelled like Big Star’s “September Gurls”), side A is a largely unsettling set of songs. The opener segues into the title track which follows in similar baleful fashion. By track three when sole member Mike Green brings the listener aboard “Louis Warship,” this seems like a dangerous place, despite this cut possessing an absolutely hypnotic soundscape. The side’s last two tracks, “The Antidote” and “#night #death,” sound like early industrial music, the former more on the Throbbing Gristle end of things and the latter almost like Current 93 with its slightly folky loop.
While side B opener “Bathwater Soldier” isn’t exactly Herman’s Hermits, it may be the hookiest number thus far. “Sterile Sublimity” goes a step further and practically sounds like it could be a song from Arizona synth-punk outfit Digital Leather, Green’s voice sounding not unlike Shawn Foree on this particular cut. It’s actually difficult to tell by this point if the songs are growing more accessible as the album progresses or if one simply becomes accustomed to the rather unique sonic world of Mezzanine Swimmers the longer one is immersed within its walls.
“Little Freak” is the sparsest piece on the album, gentle yet haunting, the “Planet Caravan” of 'Black Cat in Heat.' This is followed by the final track, “Liminal Laws,” the most triumphant and danceable track of the set. The vocals are hazy and distorted like much of the rest of the record but it sounds like there’s an urgent but catchy song, perhaps in the vein of Public Image Ltd. or The Fall, hiding below the surface. A wonderful closer.
An unforgettable outing. Headphones recommended for maximum experience."
- Peter Cook, Already Dead Tapes, 2018
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released January 19, 2018
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Already Dead Tapes and Records Los Angeles, California
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