SUMAC & MOOR MOTHER - The Film DLP Progressive while the gatefold cover art

while the gatefold cover art harkens back to the iconic graphics of earlier classic records like Slow Riot For New Zero Kanada and Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven

whose real name was Amal al-Atrash

Conor's voice is impersonated in the interview by Todd Fink of The Faint and Commander Venus

The original lineup included vocalist Garçe (Simon) Allard

it also scratches some of the same itches as Old Chestnut and will definitely reward listeners who spend time with its soaring sonic inventions

SUMAC & MOOR MOTHER - The Film DLP Progressive while the gatefold cover artWhat happens when you combine SUMAC: a band that uses the volume, distortion, and guitar centric approach of metal to make music that has the malleability of jazz and textural exploration of noise with Moor Mother: a poet and sound artist that has deconstructed hip hop to a point where it"s less about rhyme and rhythm (though obviously both are present in her work) and more about oratorical cadence and power. The Film is an album that takes attributes