Giant Claw - “Tunnel Mind” cassette - Digitalis 2011

Giant Claw - “Tunnel Mind” cassette

These freaky funny ala 'Supermarket in California' flowers look brutal at the second glance, ha? And I do understand the disgust one can feel to this tape though I do understand how one can like this disgust. Wow! Stop rising, flower! Emerging electronics raisin is yet wet and full of juicy moonlight. The rebelling spirit of 60s and then 80s with all those post-s and neo-s and then Ed Wood's movies and Italian zombies.. whahh.. all these pictures and smells... aren't they freaky funny? Aren't they freaky fast-minded and dramatic? Aren't they worth contemplating suicide i. e. leaving this pink planet and approaching the red east hiding in all those black holes which really start their lives under your own nails. Check you hands.
Buy this phantasmal dystopia created by amazing Keith Rankin from Digitalis.    

Giant Claw - Mortal Earth/Morbid Earth - Retrograde tapes 2011

Giant Claw - Mortal Earth/Morbid Earth Cassette

There is a good music that perfectly fits in with your feelings. There is also a good music that forces you to step on a new way and go wherever it takes you. And there is a goddamn good music that makes both. This Giant Claw tape gives you a fresh example of such goddamn good music. Deep heaving synth groaning intersperses with straight-from-the-shoulder electric squashes and sploud pauses. Two long but impetuous tracks easily zonk you out with beautifully arranged telegraphic sound phrases. Nevertheless, overtly and covertly outlined idea of composition-based music piece makes this record sound almost as academic-like stuff. Synth orgasm!
Buy this cassette from Retrograde tapes. 

Giant Claw - Midnight Murder, Orange Milk 2011

Keith kindly sent me one of the latest cassettes released on Orange Milk label.
Here it is:

Giant Claw - Midnight Murder, Cassette

This 7-track album is something very special. Here are all three kinds of music I love: synth/electronic journeys, dancy compositions built on mouthwatering beats, and psychedelic (and a bit tropical) soundscapes.
The sound on this tape is almost always well-calibrated. Classical synth constructions suddenly fall from the skies and show a real earthy drama. Each track is full of climactic points instantaneously mollified by the nimble and clear tones. Nevertheless, rad and hard-hitting jar and jarring lap up tranquil electronics, which fondly peep from between the theurgic sound curtains and make us dance twitchy summer dances!
This is a smart, masterful and at the same time absolutely bright, summerish record. 
My favorites: dramatic drums in the second half of the second track and mysterious vibes of 'Aqua bats'.
You can watch a video on 'Big Crush' by Moduli TV here.

Giant Claw is a project led by Keith Rankin. He also co-runs Orange Milk and edits Tiny Mix Tapes.
Buy this tape from the label.