• format LP/CD/DL
• release date 6. 3. 2026
• cat. # MIN75

Produced by Taupe & Luigi Pasquini
Executive producer: Daniel Dudarec

Recorded and mixed by Luigi Pasquini at Dystopia Studios, Glasgow, Scotland
Mastered by Andreas Lubich at Loop-O Mastering, Berlin, Germany

Cover artwork © Fritz Welch, 2025
Cover design © Carton Clan, 2025

Lacquer cuts by Andreas Lubich at Loop-O Mastering, Berlin, Germany

Album is pressed on 180 gram audiophile vinyl at Pallas Group GmbH, Diepholz, Germany

Each vinyl copy features download coupon with a code to download FLAC version of the album

Mike Parr-Burman ― guitar, bass guitar, electronics
Jamie Stockbridge ― alto and baritone saxophones
Alex Palmer ― drum kit, percussion

"Fun, freeing and as good for your nervous system as a cold plunge, Taupe demand earplugs and a sense of adventure." ― THE GUARDIAN

"The circular motifs drill their way into your head, splintering and shattering; and although it appears chaotic, there is definitely some sort of demented order." ― FREQ

"Definitely a very special sound. Complex and heavy, waxing | waning is a refreshing antidote to the current, regrettable pressure towards blandification in the music industry. More please." ― SCOTTISH JAZZ SPACE

"Those who stay the course, however, will be rewarded with moments of righteous clarity, where everything aligns into a great heaving kaleidoscopic battering ram capable of knocking holes in your psyche, dashing your tender lobes with volleys of unadulterated cosmic sludge. Those lunatics." ― THE QUIETUS

"This is a release that combines punk rock with free jazz in an exciting way. There is no doubt about where these musicians have their background, but they have moved on in their exploration of freer forms of expression, and end up returning to their starting point. They have made an exciting record that I am convinced has the potential to draw many alternative young people into free jazz. Raw and tough from start to finish!" ― SALT PEANUTS

"The Glasgow trio return on Minority Records with a record that trades refinement for friction, leaning hard into an industrial palette of clanging textures, scorched sonics and hammering rhythmic insistence." ― UK VIBE

"On this album, the classic rules on harmony, melody and rhythm are ripped up, reconstructed, reconfigured and reimagined. No wonder John Zorn is quoted as one of the band’s influences." ― JAZZ VIEWS

"Taupe marshal their uncompromising music with skill, conviction and imagination and the playing is crisp, crunching and razor sharp throughout. It’s highly recommended to anyone who likes a bit of good, honest ‘skronk’." ― THE JAZZ MANN

"Speaking personally, this music hits a sweet spot for me, featuring so many of the qualities I love in music all thrown together. It’s got tricky rhythms cleverly put together between the three players, it’s got unfettered improvisation, weird electronic manipulation, heavy guitar, and technique balanced with imagination." ― EXPOSÉ ONLINE

"De plaat is als de uiteindelijke neerslag van de nummers zoals ze na veel spelen zijn gaan klinken. Helemaal uitgedacht en uitgekristalliseerd tot alles tot in de kleinste details klopt." ― LUMINOUS DASH