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Blake's Tape

by Dragged Up

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Full length version only available on Bandcamp and ltd edition cassette and CD from the band. For further copies (with radio edit) visit rarevitaminrecords.bandcamp.com/album/blakes-tape

"..commencing with squalls of glorious feedback and noise, in a manner not too dissimilar to the likes of The Velvet Underground and Spacemen 3. Things then start to settle down a little and you are met with the more melodic yet punchy strains of 60's Nuggets style Garage Rock/Psych..the band demonstrate that they have barely missed a beat since last year's aforementioned full-length.." - Reza Mills, Clean Sheets
rezamills.wixsite.com/clean-sheets-reviews/post/dragged-up-blake-s-tape---clachan-dubh

"You really need the full five-minute version of ‘Blake’s Tape’ to take it all in, to bask in the glory of the epic intro of churning feedback and rumbling discord which eventually gives way to a stomping, rambunctious indie tune which brings in elements of post-punk and folk, a collision of UK 80s and US 90s, and with the verses and choruses sounding like they belong to different songs, the dynamic is strong, switching as it does from nonchalance to pumping energy. And both are magnificently executed."
- Christopher Nosnibor, Aural Aggravation
auralaggravation.com/2025/06/16/dragged-up-blakes-tape-clachan-dubh/

"Riding a relentless wave of restless creativity and blessed with a punishing knack for chaos and groove, Glasgow art-punks Dragged Up return with new single Blake’s Tape.
Combining the fun and fluidity of nineties indie with the pulsating drive of post-punk, Blake’s Tape is an absolute blast. Front loaded with fuzz-heavy riffing and enthralling rhythmic shifts, the track twists the band’s uniquely genre-defying sound into their most focussed statement yet.
B’side Clachan Dubh dials up the intensity, its pounding guitar attack fighting furiously against duelling vocals dripping with attitude. Every Dragged Up release is a huge deal around these parts, and this might just be my favourite yet." Fran Carylon - Heavy Metal Kids
heavymetalkids.music.blog/2025/06/23/dragged-up-blakes-tape/

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released May 5, 2025
Eva Gnatiuk - guitar & vocals
Simon Shaw - guitar & vocals
Stephen Mors - drums
Alpha Michelle - bass & backing vocals
Sophie Sexon - flute, violin & backing vocals

Recorded, mixed & mastered by Tommy Duffin,
16 Ohm Studio, Glasgow, May 2025
Artwork by Lauren Peters
Written by Eva Gnatiuk
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Dragged Up Glasgow, UK

"Glasgow art-punks riding a relentless wave of restless creativity and blessed with a punishing knack for chaos and groove"
- Heavy Metal Kids

'Maybe your new favourite Velvets / Black Sabbath / Crass inspired group, ok? Another one of those groups you think you’ve got the gist on before they turn on a dime & dive into a different pool of sound'
- Monorail Music ... more

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