Guillermo Scott Herren, best known for his work as Prefuse 73 and Savath y Savalas, has formed a new project with drummer/producer Zach Hill, drummer for avant-noise group Hella and producer for Marnie Stern, Cex and others. The group is called, oddly, Diamond Watch Wrists. Their album, Ice Capped At Both Ends, drops May 4 on Warp Records.
Guided by two artists with slightly disparate backgrounds, Ice Capped At Both Ends blends the wintry (or summery, depending on how you hear it) folktronica of Savath y Savalas with the propulsive drumming and indie-rock sensibility of Hill’s work. Meanwhile the vocals, contributed by Tyondai Braxton, are very sardonic and surrealist, hence…uh… Diamond Watch Wrists. The project is the second installment in a trilogy of albums Herren plans to release this year.
Here’s a somewhat-unhelpful explanation from Mr. Herren’s blog:
The forthcoming album dropping on WARP are a definitive collection between Zach Hill, Myself and Tyondai Braxton pulling together songs chosen to see the light of day.
I’d like to say that Zach really came into this at a crazy time for me and was beyond encouraging about seeing this through and making it happen. I am so thankful for his amazing contribution and Tyondai’s beautiful vocal additives, duets and straight up boosting my own self doubts about everything I release.(very true)
- 1. “My Last Time In This Place”
- 2. “Politely”
- 3. “One Second Early”
- 4. “Onward Push Me Out”
- 5. “Diamond Falling Off My Grill”
- 6. “Dot Org Green Consumed”
- 7. “Start Wrong”
- 8. “Simple Love Notes”
- 9. “Speculative Forensic Investigation”
- 10. “Epedemic Epedemics”
- 11. “Taped Up Swagger”
- 12. “Ending”
- Japanese bonus track: “My Spirit”
