CLOUDKICKER rhythmically, is heavily influenced by “Nothing” and “Catch Thirty-Three” era MESHUGGAH. Many of the fundamental drum patterns and the heavy use of syncopation should feel instantly familiar to the fans of either of the above albums, as well as the ultra-tight gridlock between the drums and guitars. However, on top of the angular riffing and the mechanical rhythmic patterns are layers upon layers of atmospheric melody that makes this music come across as some kind of ethereal math-metal/post-metal hybrid. Think a mixture of the rhythmic permutations of MESHUGGAH, the strangely dystopian melodic flights of TEXTURES (“Drawing Circles” more so than any other album), and the winding atmospherics of bands like ISIS and LONG DISTANCE CALLING.
I initially hadn’t planned on making prints of this painting, but i gratefully recieved a handful of emails asking me to make some prints of it, so……….
(now sold out)
High Quality Archival Giclee print on 100% cotton watercolor style paper.
An edition of 10.
approx 10 x 22″
Thomas Hooper 2010.
Thankyou to everyone who bought these, untill next time.
As is the atom, so is the universe.
As is the microcosm, so is the macrocosm.
As is the human body, so is the cosmic body.
As is the human mind, so is the cosmic mind.
(from The Upanishads “Yatha pinde, tatha brahmande”)
Its composed of found photographs from various old family albums, I wanted to represent the hidden language inside lost memories recorded in photographs.
I made it in 2003, the record was released in 2004 and they used some of the visuals from the film for the record labels.
My name is Thomas Hooper. I tattoo, paint and live in New York City.
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