Geared Up: Thotcrime on the Challenges of Using Technology to Create a Distinctive Sound

US/UK-based cybergrind group Thotcrime recently released their third album, Connection Anxiety, through Prosthetic Records. Their blend of whiplash-inducing breakdowns and edge of your seat blast beating combined with warehouse rave makes for a sense-wrecking listen but one guitarist Melody Jane from the band describes as a “a logical evolution from our previous one and I hope listeners have as much fun listening to these songs as we did making them.” Turning from a studio project in 2023 to something altogether more tangible, Thotcrime pushes the boundaries of the genre with their sound despite the challenges of producing music with a fairly large band of water between the various members. Distance has not stopped the band, though, and their use of technology mixed with their individual c...

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