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The Blowback (Single) is the latest addition to the growing Kobold discography. Representing an artistic liminal space, it is a shift from an old-school industrial aesthetic to glitch / IDM whilst acknowledging elements of its origins.

BLOWBACK (single)

1] Blowback (Untermenschen)
2] Blowback (Asunder)
3] Dressed Dark States
4] Torn

“Blowback” is a term describing unforeseen, or unwanted repercussions after an “investment.” U.S. involvement in Afghanistan immediately comes to mind - financial and military support of the mujahideen until Soviet withdrawal and our subsequent abandonment led to unforeseen and undesirable consequences - but there are other examples. Considering the current state of affairs, particularly in the American global political context, we felt it appropriate it respond artistically with this single.

It should be understood that this short single is the result of a tremendous amount of progress over the past year and a half during which a strong new artistic bond has formed. Kobold is now Mike Heighway and Swante J. The upcoming full-length is a strong amalgam of tracks. We hope you are pleased with what you hear and that you are as excited as we are for the new material. As always, thanks to our fans for their kind words and support.

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Kobold initially began as an experiment between Cody Cast and Mike Heighway who shared an affinity for experimental electronic and industrial music. The first, driving concept behind Kobold was that it was to be instrumental project that emphasized an IDM or electronica “sound.” Initial demos tracks were clearly more industrial sounding than initially intended, but the project continued in this direction yielding the promo, “A Taste of Copper.” This was “a taste” of things to come. It featured early versions of the tracks:
Human Cages
The Taste of Copper
Rubicon
Resonant Echo - A Mentallo and the Fixer cover.

The promo was free to anyone who wanted a copy. It ended up catching the eyes and ears of Artoffact Records, who signed the band in early 2007. About 7 additional tracks and various iterations were developed for the full-length, “The Taste of Copper.” The freshman release was well received:

"The music is downright dark; the content is haunting, spine-tingling, exactly what industrial music and gothic culture purport themselves to be. Kobold's vision is balanced by a sense of seriousness--and a sense of ironic immediacy--which is overpowering."

The Taste of Copper has been released and is available for purchase @ Storming the Base, or the iTunes store.
01. The Other Side (Of A Broken Mirror)
02. Puzzlebox
03. Intrinsic
04. Extrinsic
05. Rubicon
06. Blowback
07. Human Cages
08. Failure
09. The Taste Of Copper
10. Murmur
11. The Other Side (Biaxial Creep Mix)
12. Human Cages (Biaxial Creep Mix)

The follow up single “Blowback” is completed and to be released on February 24th, 2009. It is available for preview on Amazon.com iTunes link come on the day of release.

Kobold is now Mike Heighway and Swante J.