Somewhere out there, a new sound known as Next Level Music exists.The hot and humid Amite River basin of Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the unlikely, albeit natural inflection point for such a sound - created by a duo with a driving penchant for originality, known as SPLLIT. The story of Spllit begins with a fun challenge of sorts: to write and record split sides of an album in under a day's time. Enter Urq and Marance, and their arsenal of odd-shaped guitars, synthesizers, glass and metal percussive gadgets, marimbas, and so-on."Spllit Sides" slowly rises from a cacophony of tape splicing into clear and concrete Next Level Music. Like an acid tableaux vivant ~ a swirling sonic whirlwind of loose and odd time signatures come into play along with the occasional pop sensibility. Originality remains key in Spllit's formula, but let's establish some sonic kinship - maybe a Devolved, Deep South version of The Flying Lizards. Or a deep fried Eno sitting in with The Magic Band. This Heat from a place that's actually hot and has quietly housed eccentrics like The Zoomers for decades. Freaky shit from a fun(ky) new cloud. Spllit's first album features seven brand new cuts and a fresh coat of ether applied to their previous "Spllit Together" cassette, with a vibrant mastering job courtesy of Caufield Schnug (Sweeping Promises).Spllit Sides comes packaged in a 20pt. reverse board sleeve with full color insert and download code.
1 | Chihuahua | 01:48 |
2 | Heavy Headed Time | 01:28 |
3 | In Half | 01:32 |
4 | That's not It | 01:25 |
5 | Cold Rinse | 01:56 |
6 | Darlene | 01:42 |
7 | Hope I Make You Proud | 01:14 |
8 | Next Level Music | 01:14 |
9 | Planet Spllit | 01:02 |
10 | Sorehead | 01:32 |
11 | Urq's Heart | 00:40 |
12 | Amite River | 01:42 |
13 | How Long Can Delight Hold? | 01:55 |
14 | Spllit Sides | 01:49 |
15 | The Joke (But Who's Laughing) | 03:09 |
16 | T Hanks | 00:54 |
Tracks 1-7 recorded December 2020 - February 2021 in Presidio, TX and Baton Rouge, LA
Side B - "Spllit Together"
Tracks 8-16 recorded May 2019 - December 2019 in Baton Rouge, LA
"Spllit Sides" come packaged in a reverse board sleeve with full color insert.