Dead Channel Sky (CD)

Because of their mix of hellified gangster shit and progressive compositions, I once jokingly called Clipping “Deathrow Tull.” Well, it’s not a joke anymore. While their last few projects have been record-long concepts like the classic prog rock of old, Dead Channel Sky is mixtape-like, a carefully curated collection of songs in which every track is a love letter to a possible present. Like a mashup of distinct elements, the overall concept is there, but the result is brief glimpses into a world rather than an overview of it. It sounds crisp and classic at the same time. When something strikes us as retrospective and futuristic at the same time, it’s a reminder of how slipshod our present moment truly is.

Tracklist

1. Intro
2. Dominator
3. Change the Channel
4. Run It
5. Go
6. Simple Degradation (Plucks 1-13) [with Bitpanic]
7. Code
8. Dodger
9. Malleus [with Nels Cline]
10. Scams [ft. Tia Nomore]
11. Keep Pushing
12. "From Bright Bodies" (Interlude)
13. Mood Organ
14. Polaroids
15. Simple Degradation (Plucks 14-18) [with Bitpanic]
16. Madcap
17. Mirrorshades Pt. 2 [ft. Cartel Madras]
18. "And You Called" (Interlude)
19. Welcome Home Warrior [ft. Aesop Rock]
20. Ask What Happened