COLD PUMAS specialise in pounding, motorik repetition that grabs the groove for dear life. Running rings around themselves with exultant abandon, these three spirited men from Brighton are haunted by grand visions, combining cyclical, harmonised guitar riffs, impressionistic vocals and interwoven rhythms to great effect.

At times recalling the metronomic tendencies of Abe Vigoda and the extended, mesmerising pulse of !!! or Boredoms, Cold Pumas echo in a cave very much of their own, with the last year seeing a split record with Male Bonding through Faux Discx and a 12" RMX EP with Hungry For Power.

'BEAT MYSTERY / PARTY DRIP'

UTR039 | 7" | 2 tracks, 8 minutes | April 2010

This 7" finds Cold Pumas at the zenith of their dance orientated weird-outs. 'Beat Mystery' is an epic growing repeato-jam, echoing guitar driven along to euphoric heights with a propulsive energy. The drums hit hard into a kraut vault, shimmering away into cymbals just at the right breathing moments before the guitars pull you onwards. Towards the climax of the song Cold Pumas unleash some haunted vocal blurring before it finally shudders into a grave.

'Party Drip' is equally as restless and relentless in it's kinetic punch, but certainly channels a more heavy club-based ecstacy. Tumbling drums punctuate the sweet clang and lilt of the guitar work, allowing the track to slip inside a (slightly) more conventional song form occasionally, without losing it's four-to-the-floor spirit.