Smalltown Supersound
2008
Cream Cuts
About This Album
Working with new bassist Tomo Yasuda and producer Thom Monahan, on Cream Cuts Tussle find ever more sophisticated ways to build, and deconstruct, their massive grooves. Taking a more overtly organic approach than they did on Telescope Mind, Tussle make the most of Monahan's punchy, roomy production with some of their most elaborate, yet unfussy, rhythms and an atmosphere that suggests Telescope Mind's sleek machinery after being abandoned in a jungle for a few years. "Transparent C" piles creaking and decaying synths on top of a tribal beat that is undeniable but not too oppressive, and "Rainbow Claw"'s dystopian groove is briskly metallic, hurtling guitar shrapnel and shrieking keyboards in its wake. The ebb and flow of Cream Cuts' tracks feels more natural than ever as well: "Night of the Hunter" evolves from a pulsing Krautrock bassline and rippling pianos into an ominous swamp thing full of percussion that croaks like frogs and sonar-like pinging keyboards, with Tussle's rock-solid rhythmic skills uniting these drastic changes as they unfold. As on Telescope Mind, Cream Cuts offers a few shorter interludes that provide breathers from the band's deep-grooving epics.
Track List (try tracks 2,4 and 6)

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