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From the minds of Haley Himiko (Pleasure Leftists), Noah Anthony (Profligate) and Christopher Brown (Cloud Nothings), Disintegration's Time Moves for Me EP transcends the post-punk and synth pop sounds of the past into something entirely new and futuristic. The Cleveland group recorded these four songs in summer 2022 and self-released them on cassette shortly after. Himiko's soaring vocal range carries the EP forward atop a mix of sounds that draw from the worlds of minimal synth, programmed percussion, noise rock guitar, and pure pop melody to create an incredible seventeen minute debut. Feel It is proud to present Time Moves for Me on a vibrant 45 RPM 12" and cannot wait to hear what Disintegration does next!
Our take: Feel It Records brings us the debut four-song EP from this new group from Ohio featuring members of Pleasure Leftists, Profligate, and Cloud Nothings, among many others I’m sure. If you’re a Pleasure Leftists fan, you’ll recognize Haley Himiko’s distinctive vocals, but rather than Pleasure Leftist’s more “rock” approach to post-punk, Disintegration relies more on synths and mechanical rhythms (though I hear guitars and acoustic drums in the mix, too). Stylistically, these four songs are in that New Order-ish space where dance and pop music meet, with insistent, propulsive rhythms, but with the proverbial hat hung on big vocal and instrumental hooks rather than the beat itself. And boy can Haley Himiko deliver a vocal hook, as she displays on “Time Moves for Me,” the most memorable of these four songs. While I can imagine Disintegration on a bill with bands like Soft Moon, Riki, Fatamorgana, or even Boy Harsher, the gritty production on Time Moves for Me makes it feel like one of those secret records that only you know about, and love all the more for it.
Our take: Feel It Records brings us the debut four-song EP from this new group from Ohio featuring members of Pleasure Leftists, Profligate, and Cloud Nothings, among many others I’m sure. If you’re a Pleasure Leftists fan, you’ll recognize Haley Himiko’s distinctive vocals, but rather than Pleasure Leftist’s more “rock” approach to post-punk, Disintegration relies more on synths and mechanical rhythms (though I hear guitars and acoustic drums in the mix, too). Stylistically, these four songs are in that New Order-ish space where dance and pop music meet, with insistent, propulsive rhythms, but with the proverbial hat hung on big vocal and instrumental hooks rather than the beat itself. And boy can Haley Himiko deliver a vocal hook, as she displays on “Time Moves for Me,” the most memorable of these four songs. While I can imagine Disintegration on a bill with bands like Soft Moon, Riki, Fatamorgana, or even Boy Harsher, the gritty production on Time Moves for Me makes it feel like one of those secret records that only you know about, and love all the more for it.