Rodriguez-Lopez has stated that the album will be “heavier” and “mostly guitars,” and the song snippets hold true to that statement, sounding like a funkier De-loused In The Comatorium but with more straightforward lyrics and an ever-so-slightly more accessible hyper-Latin jazz-infused maelstrom beneath it.
One of Cedric’s more decipherable phrases in the piece is I won’t get tourette’s if you don’t get tourette’s- a somewhat fitting declaration, given the several vulgar occurrences in the clip’s 1:13 running time- a relative first for Cedric, whose lyrical undecipherables are just as recognizable as his inimitable vocals.
For those who aren’t familiar with Zach Hill’s work, a good example of his percussive blizzardry can be found in this unaired Vans commercial from a few years back. It’s a breathless four and a half minute pummeling, featuring only Hill, his kit and the ocean rocks he set up on. If the one-shoed performance doesn’t kick your ass, you better check your cynicism gauge.
While the standard definition of Cryptomnesia is “inadvertent plagiarism,” there’s a deeper meaning to the word that seems a bit more applicable: hidden memory. The term was coined a century ago by psychology professor Théodore Flournoy and is used to explain the origin of experiences that people believe to be original but which are actually based on memories of events they’ve forgotten. It seems likely that most so-called past life regressions induced through hypnosis are manifestations fueled by cryptomnesia.
Apply that as you will, but in a word, we’re excited.
The album will drop on May 5th with a vinyl release exclusive for Indie Record Store day on April 18th. Presale news and more info coming soon.
