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Bad Hammer’s "Mystified" constitutes a holy trinity for troubled times: a song, a scent, a commercial. It‘s a threefold play of the senses, captured in a pyramidal facon, an object of desire as intricate and in demand as “The Maltese Falcon”, and its contents contain a scent as intriguing as Joel Cairo‘s chypre perfume in John Huston‘s 1941 film.
The propulsive single’s recurring line “until you’re mine” makes plain the composition’s intention: an ultimate longing for possession, be the desire of the material, physical, emotional or spiritual realm. Concurrently, "Mystified" reacts to the commercial alliance between pop icons and a cosmetics industry perpetually on the prowl for new markets. Hence "Mystifed ́s" music video (
www.youtube.com/watch?v=41gwhDoVjNw) doubles as a commercial for a limited edition luxury fragrance that can be purchased.
The musical aspect of the "Mystified" trinity is completed by three remixes from Berlin based contemporaries Chikiss (
chikissecrets.bandcamp.com), Giraffi Dog (
doomchakratapes.bandcamp.com/album/giraffi-dog-lexistence-du-r-ve) and Sami Toroi (
long-sam.bandcamp.com/releases).
"Mystified" sees cassette release via Doom Chakra Tapes (
doomchakratapes.bandcamp.com) on May 27, 2020, backed with B-side iphone-recorded unreleased material. A CD-single will concurrently be released via ITALIAN ISLAND.
released May 27, 2020
Written, performed, recorded and produced by Bad Hammer. Vocals recorded at Miami Nice Studios. Mixed by Sami Toroi.
Thanks a million times to Chikiss, Giraffi Dog & Sami Toroi for the beautiful remixes. They were fully produced by them - so much appreciation <3
All tracks mastered by Tasos Karadedos at
stereotype.gr.
Cover photography by Julian Moser.