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Vymethoxy Redspiders, aka Urocerus Gigas of Guttersnipe, has recorded what will probably become the year's most striking album, Psychonautic Escapism. Mariam Rezaei talks to her about a "synaesthetic acid bath" of grind, trance, hyperpop, shoegaze and breakcore
The Quietus has long been of the opinion that Guttersnipe are one of the most exciting live acts in the UK underground, if not the entire world. Now with debut album My Mother The Vent due out next month on Upset The Rhythm, they have recorded material to match. Kevin McCaighy talks to Urocerus Gigas and Tipula Confusa about their incendiary sound. Garden and living room portraits by Abby Banks