Pop Music by Cringe Fantasy
Is this really... POP music?
Well, if pop music can pull influence from Dazzling Killmen, DEVO, This Heat, and Voivod ...then yes!
CRINGE FANTASY’s latest EP hits like a molotov cocktail—U.S. Maple-like guitar riffs slash and stumble, while a throbbing, insidious muscular grooves slither beneath with unrelenting, hypnotic energy. Guitars and basses bend like rubber, contorting into shapes both mesmerizing and unhinged courtesy of guest guitarist Chris Trull (Yowie/Terms) and new full-time fretless bass player Roland Mosseury (Nonzoo).
Vocal duties are split three ways: band leader, Brandon Bordenkircher, channels a dose of the angular pop of the Art Bears with a large serving of vocal harmonies; vocalist Dominika Em (Chaser) delivers a manic sermon reminiscent of Nina Hagen's raw fury; and David Kuzy (Microwaves) performs his trademark post-apocalyptic yelp. This is sonic anarchy—a volatile pop music brew that is jagged, unpredictable, and dangerously addictive.
Tracklist
Credits
CRINGE FANTASY is...
SAX: Doug Abram
SAMPLER: Ben Fairbank
GUITAR, VOX: David Kuzy
FRETLESS BASS: Roland Mosseury
GUITAR, VOX, CELLO, VIOLIN: Brandon Bordenkircher
with guests...
GUITAR: Chris Trull
VOX: Dominika Em
OBOE: Kyle Bruckmann
1. Pop Music Ruined My Life (ft. Chris Trull)
2. Messenger (ft. Dominika Em, Chris Trull)
3. This Modern World (ft. Chris Trull)
4. Open the Rose (by David Kuzy)
#1-3 Music and Lyrics by Cringe Fantasy and Chris Trull
#4 Music by David Kuzy
#2 Lyrics by Dominkia Michalowska
Photograph by Shiyah Allan Bordenkircher.
Mixed by Brandon Bordenkircher & Ben Fairbank.
Mastered by Ben Fairbank.
