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TL Premiere #2066 (2025.11.24) : C.L.A.W.S - Don't Flip The Crystal Ship [Dark Entries]

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For this 235th Premiere of 2025, we have a track by C.L.A.W.S titled ‘Don't Flip The Crystal Ship’, taken from his LP "Splat City II" on the record label based in San Francisco (California, USA) : Dark Entries.

The LP is available in 12" vinyl + digital.

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C.L.A.W.S - Splat City II [Dark Entries // DE322]

C.L.A.W.S. comes to Dark Entries with a new ripping LP, Splat City II. C.L.A.W.S. is the solo project of musical luminary Brian Hock, who has been a key figure in the Bay Area underground for over two decades via his involvement in projects like Bronze and The Vanishing, as well as helming the record labels Squirrels on Film and Immortal Sin. With C.L.A.W.S., Hock takes on the dancefloor, picking up cues from the Hague’s Giallo-dipped electro, the skewed minimalism of Chicago acid, and the mind-rending forays of San Francisco post-punk icons like Chrome and Tuxedomoon.

Following 2019’s inaugural Splat City EP, Splat City II continues to map the psychogeography of a metropolis both alien and immediately recognizable, one where life is cheap, but so are the thrills. Previously released on Squirrels on Film in digital-only format, this expanded vinyl edition of Splat City II features two new cuts.

Things kick off with “Route 505” and “One Tear,” a duo of rompers that vibe like Tom Ellard and Chip E locked in a room with a vial of liquid. Next up, Bay Area deckmaster Tyrel lends his editing chops to “Vigilant Slimy Monsters,” sculpting a moody space disco beast. Squirrels on Film co-founder Solar teams up with Hock for “Black Magic Carpet Ride III,” a cavernous downtempo banger. The slow-mo pace continues with “Wild Slugs United,” which features the no wave-esque clarinet work of Paul Costuros. Closer “Don’t Flip the Crystal Ship” pays homage to Bayview venue Bay Area 51 with melancholic strings and a quartz-solid electrofunk bassline. Splat City II comes in a sleeve with artwork by Bert Bergen, which features a vampiric cat and sci-fi cityscapes.

Tracklist : 
1. Route 505
2. One Tear
3. Vigilant Slimy Monsters (Tyrel Edit)
4. Black Magic Carpet Ride III (feat. Solar)
5. Wild Slugs United (feat. Paul Costuros)
6. Don't Flip The Crystal Ship

released November 21, 2025

Credits:
Recorded and produced by C.L.A.W.S.
Mastered by Anne-Marie Suenram
Art by Bert Bergen
Drums on Black Magik Carpet Ride III by Solar
Bass Clarinet on Wild Slugs United by Paul Costuros
Edit of Vigilant Slimy Monsters by Tyrel Williams

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