Gnod Shit And Shit Collission

Realistically it was only a matter of time before Gnod and Shit & Shine shared a slab of vinyl together, and it only seems fitting that this ‘meeting of minds’ is the latest instalment of Rocket Recordings Collisions series, following splits by The Heads/White Hills and Oneida/Mugstar.

The first track to kick off this Collisions is Shitting through the eye of a needle in a haystack by the mighty Gnod. For the uninitiated, Gnod are an ever changing collective from Manchester that centres around four key members, who have been exploring and pushing repetitive experimentation through the filters of kraut, drone, space rock and industrial rave for several years now. Rightly earning themselves the title of one of ‘the best live bands in UK right now’. This track see’s Gnod replace their usual live drumming with drum machines. Mixing heavy sounding rhythms with the heavy echo and studio effects of dub. The track recalls the great ‘This Heat’ and ‘PIL’ as well as the Wax Tracks bands of the late 80’s and the post dub-step sounds of artists like ‘Shackleton’, while still remaining entirely all Gnod.

Next up is Shit & Shine with their track Ladies Circles. Shit & Shine have been disembowelling the underground music scene for several years now with impressive albums on labels such as Riot Season, Load, Southern etc. Originally based in UK now in Texas USA, Shit & Shine like Gnod is an ever changing beast that means you are never quite sure what you are going to get. For this Collisions LP, which is their first release for Rocket, they have delivered possibly one their finest tracks to date.