Hypnotic Floor Premiere “Toxo” Video; Odd Conjectures Due in Sept.
Vienna quirk rockers Hypnotic Floor will release their second full-length, Odd Conjectures next month through StoneFree Records. The first single from the outing is the bouncing, fuzzy-but-mathy “Toxo,” premiering below in a video that’s suitably weirdo in its vibe, with a claymation storyline playing out that’s probably a metaphor for something about violence but I’m not even sure what and I think that might be the point to start with. It goes like that.
I’m a fan of not knowing things sometimes, and the proggy underpinnings here, the sense of control Hypnotic Floor exhibit as they hop from one measure to the next, the vocals of Julian Streit recalling some lost krautrock incantation about traveling inside your brain, lets you know they’re in charge of the procession, thoughtful about the song’s movement and indeed that of the clay accompanying. I don’t know who in the band — whether Streit, guitarist Jonas Biesenbender, bassist Andreas Gnigler or drummer Serafin Eiter — is down with stop-motion photography, but the “Toxo” clip is, like the song itself, a work of very specific skill and precision. It reminds me of an old Sesame Street interlude, except longer, and instead of spelling out letters the clay alien creatures seem to kill each other and lay eggs on corpses. Okay, so maybe not Sesame Street. You get what I’m saying though.
So what does the rest of Odd Conjectures hold? I don’t know that either. Haven’t heard it. But based on “Toxo,” I’d expect it to be aptly named, since the spirit in which the song is brought to bear seems very much forward-looking and is, as noted at the outset, in no small part defined by its quirk. But we’ll see when we get there.
Until then, enjoy the video:
Hypnotic Floor, “Toxo” Video Premiere
Toxo is the first single from the upcoming album “ODD CONJECTURES” which will be release via StoneFree Records early September.
The Vienna quartet HYPNOTIC FLOOR combines influences of Psych-, Kraut- and Progressive Rock. Their music is shaped by fuzzy riffs, spaced out synths and changing timesignatures and covers a varied range of sounds. The contrast between complex melodic lines and hypnotic and repetitive grooves is predominant throughout their meandering songs.
In February 2020 they released their debut album „Foggy Bog Eyes“ via “Ultraviolence Records”.
Members:
Jonas Biesenbender – Guitar
Julian Streit – Guitar, Vocals
Andreas Gnigler – Bass
Serafin Eiter – Drums
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