Conquering Animal Sound
Comprising Anneke Kampman and James Scott, both residents of Glasgow, CAS’ brand of pop (and it is pop, make no mistake) is rendered through a kaleidoscope of clicks, tape hiss, synths and a myriad of micro-electronica to produce something that’s bewitching and entirely immersive.
Anneke’s voice is the most flexible and affecting instrument of all though: harmonised and restless, her layered vocals wax, wane and shapeshift in such gloriously inventive waves that for it all to form part of a debut seems almost rude. That debut was entitled ‘Kammerspiel’ – released via Gizeh Records in February 2011, it stormed to all kinds of high-praise and was nominated in the Top 10 records for Scottish Album of the Year.
After a busy year touring Kammerspiel, CAS settled down in the studio to work on album number two and signed to Glasgow’s Chemikal Underground records. New album ‘On Floating Bodies’ is released in March.
“a typically thrilling set of choral electronica, ambient rapture and local resonance… The new songs advance Scott and singer Anneke Kampman’s knack for techno with a warm pulse, an exquisite voice and a big pop heart and the duo seemed more in command of their intricate technical live set-up than ever. Kampman’s arresting, self-manipulated vocals remain impressively measured (her words and elocution are crucial), but here they appeared to lead the songs, where once they interwove” (Nicola Meighan, The Herald)
“With Kammerspiel, Conquering Animal Sound have simultaneously managed to capture on record the full depth of their creativity and imagination, as well as the inherent beauty of their sound. It is a wonderful piece of work which deseves to be cherished, and gives us far more than we might reasonably expect from anyone’s debut album” (Drowned In Sound)
“a diverse and imaginative piece of work” (The Skinny)
Check out this video of the band performing The Future Does Not Require at Limbo in March ’13.
