Two of Melbourne’s very best electronic acts have come together to create the gripping ‘Spit::Flesh::Splinter’, a collaboration between friendships and HABITS taken from the former’s brilliant new debut record Nullarbor 1988-1989.
A song with a distinctly split personality, it opens with HABITS vocalist Maia laying arresting vocal lines across Nick Brown’s sparse metallic percussion, until the shit well and truly hits the fan midway through, a machine gun firing glass shards into an industrial fan as HABITS’ other half Mo takes over vocal duties – “Could ya fuckin’ not!?”
“This is an anthem for honesty, a theme song for strength,” friendships visual half Mischa Grace tells Earmilk of the track and video, “a chaotic reminder to strip down to your realest self. Create you space, own it, let your identity be known and demand for it to be respected. This video is a visual spew of that.”
Visual spew, startling reminder, ‘Spit::Flesh::Splinter’ is a continuation of the immaculate run both of these artists have had of late, and a brilliant amalgam of what we love about each.
Nullarbor 1988-1989 is available now through Remote Control.
