the taupe press kit
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Taupe’s concoction of free(math)avant(skronk) shifts between sour sonics, effervescent improvisations and sludgy doom-laden riffs. This Glasgow-based trio wield an almost spooky telekinesis, veering into taut metronomic precision from turbulent & unwieldy chaos.
Ever-informed by a DIY ethos, there is a wonky charm to Taupe’s music, bridging the nostalgic no-wave disorder of DNA or James Chance with the squeaky-clean precision of contemporary groups like goat (jp) or Horse Lords. Their performances rumble and pulse with a fun anarchic spirit which takes any pretensions or self-seriousness out to the woodshed.
It’s no wonder that their exhilarating sense of discovery has won them support from the likes of BBC 6 Music’s Freak Zone and BBC Radio 3’s Late Junction and Freeness, as well as support slots with acts such as Deerhoof, Richard Dawson & Circle and Melt Banana.
Fizzing with ideas, Taupe prize surprise over all else.
Taupe featured on Adjunct Ensemble’s Sovereign Bodies / Ritual Taxonomy, The Guardian’s Contemporary Album of the Month May 2023.
“A radical expression of empathy, as stunning as its themes are crushing.” - The Wire
“A disorienting act of resistance” - The Guardian Contemporary Album of the Month, May 2023
