London shoegaze quartet Cheatahs are back like they never left after releasing February’s fierce Sunne EP. The band hits us with the title track off their new four-song EP, Murasaki, and if this kickoff is any indication, it will be an unstoppable driving force. The strict conceptual EP is inspired by Japanese poet and novelist Murasaki Shikibu. “Murasaki” in particular is inspired by a pivotal moment in Shikibu’s novel A Tale Of Genji. Just as Murasaki blended the style and techniques of the Chinese narrative poetry and Japanese prose of her time to imprint a distinctive stamp on her novel, Cheatahs have used their signature dynamic rhythms and percussion, and winding delicate sounds to interpret Shikibu’s scene in a way only they could.
Posts Tagged ‘Sunne EP’
CHEATAHS – ” Murasaki “
Posted: April 4, 2015 in MUSICTags: Cheatahs, London, Murasaki EP, Shoegaze, Sunne EP
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CHEATAHS – ” The Swan “
Posted: November 28, 2014 in MUSICTags: Cheatahs, Sunne EP, Wichita Recordings
Taken from Extended Plays – Having just released their debut full-length this year on Wichita Recordings, London-based Cheatahs is the newest band on this list. They’re from the heavier, more athletic Swervedriver school of shoegaze (as opposed to the dreamy pop of Lush or swirling soundscapes of MBV) but don’t flirt too much with the alt-rock that would eventually do in their forebearers by 99th Dream. They’ve got a brand-new EP entitled Sunne coming out in February, and it looks to continue the aggressive, noisy, ethereal sounds they’ve been perfecting on tour across Europe and the States all year.
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