The BRAINDANCE EP marks a first outing on Throne of Blood for veteran Philadelphia dance music weirdos Pink Skull. This EP, featuring the a druggy, analog take on electronic dance music introduced on their recent DEFINITIVE GAUZE EP for Toronto�s MY FAVORITE ROBOT label, marks a new direction for the band, who have a lengthy discography of genre-defying releases blending elements of post punk, noise, krautrock and more on labels like TONE ARM and I GET RVNG. This is a new incarnation of Pink Skull, leaner, meaner and crackling with a lysergic energy informed by decades spent djing well outside the mainstream. The A side features a collaboration between Pink Skull�s Julian Grefe and SCHEMATIC RECORDS� Joe Lentini that pays tribute to the erstwhile microgenre known as Braindance. Recalling the tearout edits and frenetic pacing of mid-90s SQUAREPUSHER or REPHLEX RECORDS, �John, I�m Only Braindancing� blends classic rave stabs and breakbeats, aggressive edits and an atmosphere soaked in mdma to delirious effect. Toronto�s JOKERS OF THE SCENE take the tempo down, replacing the original�s anthemic stabs with a menacing bass thump and a steady 4/4 groove.On the flip, Pink Skull bring down the tempo still further, turning out a slo-mo groover �Brown Acid.� Analog synths and thunderous claps meld with spooky atmospherics to evoke a trip out of bounds. JACQUES RENAULT and Australia�s DAS MOTH preserve that vibe with their bass-heavy remix, which injects a heavy dose of old school house into the proceedings thanks to a circular synth loop and some discoid drum programming.