It’s hard work being obsessed. Take it from me: I’m literally EXHAUSTED from how much Greek yogurt I eat on a daily basis. Or, maybe take it from Pittsburgh, PA’s Cloning, the ominous, creeping, droning solo project of Dana Matthiessen from White Suns? Yeah. Yeah. Let’s definitely go with the Cloning example.
In addition to his band’s more or less continually-uncontested reign of high-octane ass-kickery and an entire tape of new Cloning music coming soon on Refulgent Sepulchre, Mattheisen has, meanwhile, found time to team up with D.C. audio/visual artist and director Patrick James Cain to create a pulsing, hypnotic video for a new track called “217xh,” which we have the pleasure of premiering today. Now that’s some serious dedication right there.
But that’s not even all, y’all. The track is due to appear on a new self-released split with D.C.-based electro-psych band Radiator Greys (whose new PJC video we also just premiered), a release that’s being made available this month on a tour of the U.S. (several dates of which include appearances with “superstar module-masher” Unguent).
Check out the clip for “217xh” down below, as well as the list of specific coordinates from which you can procure your own copy of the glorious fruits of Matthiessen and his cohorts’ obstinate mania for continuously unearthing cutting-edge new sounds and images.
Cloning on tour:
05.12.16 - Philadelphia, PA - South Philly w/ Suicide Magnets **
05.13-14.16 - Chapel Hill, NC - The Nightlight (Savage Weekend VI) **
05.15.16 - Richmond, VA - Gallery 5
05.16.16 - Baltimore, MD - Myspace
05.17.16 - Philadelphia, PA - the Vat
05.18.16 - Brooklyn, NY - Legion
05.19.16 - Meriden, CT - Superposition
05.20.16 - Amherst, MA - Dollhouse
05.21.16 - Providence, RI - Tommy’s Place
05.22.16 - Montreal, CA - Brasserie Beaubien
05.23.16 - Toronto, CA - Ozzy’s Palace
05.24.16 - Buffalo, NY - Sugar City
05.25.16 - Pittsburgh, PA - The Rock Room
05.26.16 - Columbus, OH - The Mothership
05.28.16 - Chicago, IL - Club Rectum
05.29.16 - St Louis, MS - CBGBs
05.30.16 - Dayton, OH - Smiles 4 Miles
05.31.16 - Lexington, KY - Al’s Bar
06.01.16 - Asheville, NC or Chattanooga TN - TBD
06.02.16 - Washington, DC - TBD
** Cludge (Cloning + Unguent)
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