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Simon Somatic is a London based lo-fi producer who has been churning out abrasive, home-made mashups of Industrial, Punk, Thrash and Alternative for going on 10 years. His lyrics stole primarily from Zappa, Morrissey & Mark E Smith, and were delivered via sarcastic talk-singing, or with the rage of a Tom Araya struck down by self-awareness.

His 12th record, Pope On a Rope brings this tinpot M.O. to some kind of a close, stripping away the distortion to reveal the cheap noises beneath, in a self-set challenge to try and leaven these sounds with organic material and render them soulful. Influences this time include Syd Barrett, Squarepusher, & Ivor Cutler.

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