Headphone Highlights

Psapp

Domino Recordings, UK

Psapp is the collective experiences of Carim Clasmann and Galia Durant, a London based pair of happy anoraks whose mutual obsession with odd noises and heart-prodding pop has resulted in a sound that slips between genres like an excited snake in a margarine tub. Noise fanatic and self-confessed philistine Carim, a veteran engineer and producer whose talents have taken him all over Europe working with the likes of Einsturzende Neubauten and Natacha Atlas, met with Casio enthusiast Galia; and their shared love of nonsense and clicks soldered them together for good. Sampling anything they could lay their greasy hands on, the pair pinched sounds from snowy carparks, cats, bike sheds, sitting rooms, fathers and cookery, and nestled themselves away using binary to stitch and snip their analogue finds. The results are an unlikely mix of heartfelt songs and surprising bursts of noise. Psapp has distilled this couple's talents - Carim's production prowess, and Galia's penchant for warm hooks and quirky world musings.