Alt-pop group CIEL release cover of electro-punks CLT DRP's single 'Aftermath'
Brighton-based alt-pop group CIEL have released their cover of hotly-tipped electro-punks CLT DRP's single 'Aftermath'.
Stream here: https://listen.smallpondrec.com/aftermath-ciel-remix
CIEL comment: “It was a great joy for us to be asked to work on a remix for CLT DRP. We had never made a remix together so it was a completely new realm to explore and very exciting! We took different approaches of working on the song and ended up stripping it back quite a lot and adding new synths. We cut parts of Annie’s vocal lines which we sampled and made into new instruments, sampled different parts of CLT DRP’s song and tried to combine them with elements that are typical for our own songwriting.”
CLT DRP comment: "We’re blown away with CIEL’s remix of 'Aftermath'. They’ve taken this song to new territory, and it slaps!
Thank you for taking the care and time to make this so awesome."
Watch CLT DRP's 'Aftermath' video here: https://youtu.be/qBRRoTviKz4
CIEL's remix is an extension of CLT DRP's Aftermath 7'', which includes a B-side cover of the song by The Big Moon.
Stream here: https://listen.smallpondrec.com/aftermath-the-big-moon
Purchase the 7'' here: https://listen.smallpondrec.com/aftermath
'Aftermath' is centred on themes of sexual assault and gendered violence, and the internalised guilt and frustration that can follow in the wake of sexual assault.
CLT DRP's Annie comments:
"Generational grief’s discourse within feminism is something that I don’t believe gets paid much attention to. There’s been so much progress culturally around the education of sexual health, consent and intersectional feminism while I’ve been growing up. Unfortunately even within that progress - it feels as though a lot of disconnect surrounding the victim blaming narrative has stayed the same. The onus continues to remain on the women to solve the problem of sexual assault / gendered violence and I notice that there is still a slight trace of resentment clashing between generations. There are all these conversations around how lucky my generation is that culturally, these topics are being spoken about and normalised in our lifetime. The reality surrounding that is most of these women and victims of sexual assault have carried this generational trauma and grief and passed it down. Men are learning about power dynamics and trying to be better but the women in this world have been left to pick up the pieces. More emotional labour, more time forgiving their perpetrators than themselves. Shame, that’s never been erased from family tree to family tree. Trauma that’s never been paid for and then becomes recycled on to our children.
'Aftermath' was a way to process how I felt about the conversation around sexual assault. I’ve been a bystander before because I was too scared to speak up, I’ve second guessed accusations because it was too painful to believe the truth or blocked out my own experiences because I didn’t want to admit that I was a victim. When you pride yourself on independence it’s really hard to paint yourself in that light, as not in control. When someone starts sharing their story it almost holds a mirror to you and your experiences that you’ve managed to bury, it’s triggering and so many women I know were never taught how to deal with that conversation or that trauma. I used to be so jarred by women my mother’s age in how little they spoke about their trauma and how little empathy they had sometimes for women/LGBTQ+ individuals younger than them. I soon realised that that’s how they processed their experiences and who was I to judge or ask of them to be anything more than okay with how they chose to deal with it at the time. If anything, I admire them now in a way I never used to. It fills me with more love and empathy than I could have imagined having when I carried so much anger and judgement."
CLT DRP will be releasing a zine to accompany Aftermath - a visual lyric book with perspectives from the band on the wake and reality of dealing with sexual assault. It touches on victim-blaming, gendered violence, and notions of responsibility. Confronting the sense of self-reflection that trauma instils in victims, the song and zine are a vital moment from a truly special trio.
Pronounced 'CLIT DRIP' for those confused or too shy to ask, CLT DRP have been turning heads since 2017. The genre-bending trio's non-apologetic and yet playful approach has seen them garner praise from TheLineOfBestFit, Gigwise, and plenty more. Their music gets you moving, invites you in with power, and makes you question your environment and yourself.
In their time, CLT DRP have already supported Nova Twins, Warmduscher, among others, and performed at 2000trees and ArcTanGent festivals.
For more information:
https://www.facebook.com/CLTDRP
https://www.instagram.com/cltdrp/
