Skinny Puppy founder cEvin Key — aka Kevin Compton — has announced a new album of previously unreleased archival material, bRap and fOrth, vol. 9, and shared the song “House Tried to KILL ME.”
bRap and fOrth, vol. 9 continues Key’s ongoing “Back and Forth” series, which culls demos and recordings from the industrial pioneer’s vast archive of unreleased material. For the ninth iteration, he exhumed old four-track tapes hailing from Skinny Puppy’s Bites era — some of his earliest work.
A dance-y four-minute instrumental, “House Tried to KILL ME” is certainly reminiscent of the sound on Bites — old-school drum machines, ’80s sound effects, and homespun production abound — making it required listening for hardcore Skinny Puppy fans.
“‘bRap And fOrth 9’ is a collection of some of my earliest recordings recently discovered on four-track tapes,” Key remarked via Bandcamp. “Most are from 1985 from the infamous ‘Bites’ apartment, a couple more from later but still made on a four-track. Something about the collection of gear and this vibrant time made for a lot of writing. Enjoy the time capsule <3.”
cEvin is making the most out of 2023. Skinny Puppy recently announced a fall leg for their final North American tour, and in addition to prepping the archival album, Key is also working on the score for the upcoming survival-horror video game Silent Hill: Ascension.
Pre-order bRap and fOrth, vol. 9 via Bandcamp. Below you can stream “House Tried to KILL ME” and see the full tracklist and artwork.
bRap and fOrth, vol. 9 Artwork:
bRap and fOrth, vol. 9 Tracklist:
01. Help Me Good
02. False Start
03. Sonic Interlude
04. Scratchpad
05. Seagull Sniper 2
06. Chip Dip
07. Wako Ambo
08. House Tried to KILL ME
09. Chip Dip the Witch
10. Ambient World Christian
11. Sweetness
12. Kenny Wack