Northern Irish electronic artist, filmmaker, printmaker and photographer Mount Palomar has teamed up with Choice Prize-nominated artist Karla Chubb (lead singer, guitarist Sprints) on a single that further blurs the lines between the post-punk, acoustic and electronic realms; something that is becoming a staple of the artist’s ethos with production credits for up-and-coming Belfast punk outfit Enola Gay and previous collaborations with critically acclaimed folk singer-songwriter Joshua Burnside and Harry Wilkinson of Maruja. ‘L’Aliment’ follows previous single ‘Drag’ which featured Naomi Banks and focuses on sexuality exploration and the power dynamics within an intimate relationship between men.
‘L’Aliment’ is an immediately pulsating cut of hardware-driven electronica brimming with raw and raucous energy; inspired by the mental angst that only romance can stir. Mount Palomar shares more on the track:
“When writing the song, I sketched out a couple of initial verses, drawing on a vocal rhythmic sensibility that in some senses reminded me of early Janet Jackson material. Not an obvious starting point when working with the front woman of an indie guitar band but I like to carve out something a bit different with collaborators. I then asked Karla to come up with lyrics that personified mental anguish, as though it were a partner or lover and she arrived at the studio in Dublin with a strong lyrical narrative that felt apt, suited the tone of the track and hopefully shows a different side to her as a singer.”
“I decided to call the track ‘L’Aliment’ as a reference to the “eats me inside” lyric as I could immediately envisage the artwork, and also because my mum was a French teacher back when I was jumping up and down on my bed as a young teen, playing Cannonball badly on my Black Hondo H76 Strat.”
Mount Palomar has showcased a strong diversity across a variety of line-up slots, including support for Or:la, Objekt, Fat Dog, Ibibio Sound Machine and Maruja, and further radio support from BBC Radio 1 and BBC ATL Introducing.
Mount Palomar Live Dates
May
12 – Moth Club, London
with Adult DVD, Flat Party
20 – Shacklewell Arms, London
supporting Jagged Baptist Club
30-31 – Titanic Slipway, Belfast
AVA Festival
with Underworld, Overmono, Ewan McVicar and more tba
For more information on Mount Palomar please check his facebook and instagram.
