Scalatrax – Drummer on the Loose!
By day, Florian Haas-Schneider – is the drummer in bands like Audio Dope, Nicole Bernegger, Emilia Anstazja and many others. By night, he is an alchemist dreaming up all sorts of weird and beautiful new sounds – a vision he has now shaped into an artistic alter ego named Scalatrax. “Scalatrax” is also the title of the first public manifestation of this alter ego, an EP released on 10 April 2020 via Radicalis.
To create the basic rhythm tracks for this experimental/urban/hip hop project, the drummer smashed plates on the floor, bashed about with rubbish bins, books, and a suitcase, dropped bags of nails on the floor, and trampled on carrots, apples and other fruit. Having carefully recorded the ensuing noises, he used the results to construct a new set of sounds that in no way resembles those of his usual array of tools. Synth and piano are the only other instruments used on the record, apart from properly human vocals. Amongst the numerous guests adding their own touches are Pablo Vögtli, Ryler Smith, Legion Seven, Black Cracker and Niko Seibold.
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