Giant Claw for Progressive Electronic

Wielding synthesizers, samplers and MIDI, Giant Claw's early works - demonstrated on releases like 2010's Erasers Fantasy and 2011's Midnight Murder and Tunnel Mind - continued the Yes and ELP-influenced maximalism of Yakuza Heart Attack, combining symphonic prog, library music, synthpop, chiptune, drone and the spirit of Klaus Schulze's Innovative Communication label into an idiosyncratic whole (as distinctly recognisable as Rankin's surrealist cover art). Like his contemporary Oneohtrix Point Never, Giant Claw's later works took his odd approach to prog-electronics into more avant-garde realms, incorporating footwork, jazz and R&B influences into its psychedelic plunderphonics sound collage. The plastic timbre of digital cello and the cut-up voices of Mýa, Toni Braxton and Ginuwine were fragmented and pureed into Rankin's warped postmodern vision across albums such as 2014's Dark Web, 2017's Soft Channel and 2021's Mirror Guide, expanding his listening audience significantly and receiving the most positive critical press of his career.

Giant Claw comes highly recommended to fans of Oneohtrix Point Never, Pulse Emitter, James Ferraro, Stellar Om Source, Clara Mondshine and Black Unicorn.