I cannot vouch for whatever Craig Scott was on when he wrote his new single, ‘Technicolour Yawn’. In fact, listening to it again now, I’m not sure I even want to know what gave him the crazed thoughts that make up this song.
What’s most appealing (the suitability of that word depends entirely on your own sanity / musical preferences) about ‘Technicolour Yawn’ is the hints of standardised instrumentation that are present throughout the track. In another life, one senses that Craig Scott might have made his Lobotomy project sound almost normal...but not here. ‘Technicolour Yawn’ may start off innocently enough but it isn’t long before Scott starts mangling instrumental sounds beyond recognition and the melodic elements of the track begin to dissolve into a haywire succession of dissonant scrapes and squeals.
That isn’t to say that ‘Technicolour Yawn’ is unlistenable. In fact, despite the rabid deconstruction that occurs throughout much of the duration, this is a fine example of the phenomenon of defiantly experimental and difficult music that remains highly enjoyable. Despite its somewhat avant-garde rationale, ‘Technicolour Yawn’ is curiously human in execution. The fine balance between creating interesting music that intrigues both fervent experimentalists and ordinary listeners may be pretty near where ‘Technicolour Yawn’ ends up.
Even if not, trying to identify which instruments have resulted in which odd noises is a game for the whole family surely? No, oh...
'Technicolour Yawn' is yours to own from 31st May, although you can actually listen to it here now so why wait? Craig is also running a remix competition to go with the single release so if you want to make a version even more batshit crazy than his check out his site for details.
