Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

ROK027


Colour

Black

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Black Vinyl in Fold-out Concertina Sleeve.


Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-01-20

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cargo

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5055869549684


Total Cap

1 / 7" / Black

Artist

Teeth Machine

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

Ra Ra Rok

An anachronism in
current times where individualism reigns supreme, Teeth Machine are a rare band knitted together through close camaraderie: a
collective in the truest sense of the word, whose intricate, improvisational style resolutely resists being reduced to one single
contributor. Teeth Machine found its beginnings in the close friendship and musical collaborations of Arthur Bently (saxophonist/lead
guitarist) and Gray Rimmer (lead vocals/guitar). Having played together in various other projects since the age of 17 and disaffected
with the music industry, the pair’s first furtive experimentations with the music that would later become Teeth Machine took place at a
deliberate distance from the Outside world. This early incubation period, and the music made through endless bedroom sessions and
demos recorded on laptops and tapes, became the spine of the project, fostering a sound that still retains both a precious intimacy and
a large, expansive sonic scope. The band’s lineup as it stands today features long term friends and collaborators Anthony Boatright
(Bass), Jamie Staples (Drums), and Ciara Reddy (Vocals/Synth). On their first self-assured, recorded offering to the wider world, Teeth
Machine still bear the imprint of their origins, the band’s sound firmly grounded in the ethos of mutually weighted contribution, as well
as the closeness cultivated in their early experiences, always retaining an air of uninhibited creativity and adolescent intimacy.
‘Gumball’, their first release on RaRaRok (Wulu, The Goa Express) was self-produced, mixed by Dilip Harris (King Krule, Mount
Kimbie). It’s a song that conveys the tension and impossibility of communication and language, even when attempting to connect with
those closest to us. Despite this, and however much the track itself bristles with an unmistakable air of friction, the listener gets the
strong sense that there has not been a love lost, but rather one renegotiated, even expanded. Speaking about ‘Gumball’, Teeth
Machine said: “‘Gumball’ is about the impossibility of talking. It was written during quite a chaotic period, and the lyrics came about after
we had a big argument in the kitchen while trying to record a demo at the time - it tracks the madness and intensity of trying to make
sense to someone you care about, or to yourself in your head. There’s a kind of antagonistic self help mantra that resonates
throughout; it’s about internal and external conflict. It’s angry, but it’s also full of love too


Gumball

Music GB