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'Jarsua' - Loooooongish Cat feat. McGuru 11:27
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'Nifty Proposal' - Loooooongish Cat feat. McGuru 02:21
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'Peaceful Heart' - Loooooongish Cat feat. McGuru 02:20
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'The Other Poet' - Loooooongish Cat feat. McGuru 03:53
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'This is a Love' - Loooooongish Cat feat. McGuru 03:09
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In a Heuristic way — for project No. 55 — songs, insightful words and painting suddenly bust out from nothing. A cyborg cat accompanied by bardic swoon musically soothes the soul. From miasmic mists on into persona and from the sublime womb of femininity step-out people penetrating a dance that imbues the scene with masculine goodness. Opposites coalesce giving breathe to heavy dancing light as “No. 55” celebrates Beijing-grown music art by Loooooongish Cat and Mc Guru.

Musical influences include early nineties hip hop and drum and bass. Almost all of the tracks were recorded using a vintage Boss DS330 drum machine and Eowave Domino monosynth to get a warm retro tone, while Mc Guru’s vocals were hauled off to the Loooooongish Cat’s tape lair and run through circuit bent cassette players, half broken tape loops, and reel to reel recorders to create a tapestry of magnetic ghosts swirling around the listener. Welcome to No.55.

Loooooooongish Cat

Since the summer of 2020, the glitch’d out tape mashing electronic beats of Loooooongish Cat have been swirling around the dance floors of Beijing, with the occasional foray outside of the Northern Capital. The Loooooongish Cat demonstrates what can be done with a pile of old cassette tapes, a poorly maintained reel to reel, and some lo fi drum and 8-bit samples. The Loooooongish Cat takes no prisoners, so get involved in the feline fine party!

Mc Guru

Joshua Kinney paints making collage, using mildew canvas, and directly onto picture frames. He is inspired by abstract expressionism and classic Chinese ink. As a Massachusetts native who visited Jack Kerouac's grave, Josh writes poetry but less smartly. His stage name is Mc Guru and he likes to perform spoken word, shakuhachi, unrehearsed harmonica, and with half-broken KTV mic. Especially when there are break beats or wub.

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released January 12, 2023

Vocals, flute, harmonica by McGuru.
Beats, bass, guitar, synths, and sampling by Loooooongish Cat.
Lyrics by McGuru.
Music by Loooooongish Cat.
Mixed and mastered by Loooooongish Cat at Daftpop Sounds in Beijing, China.
Artwork by McGuru.

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Daftpop is a London (formerly Beijing) based music and events label that focuses on bringing sounds and experiences off the beaten track to new audiences through digital releases, CDs, vinyl, cassette tapes, and events. The Unicat Attack! live electronic music/DJ parties are the brand’s flagship event, while previous productions include China’s edition of International Cassette Store Day. ... more

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