The origins are murky, but Gnarled Horse Throat started in 2008 at either the Garfield Artworks in Pittsburgh or ‘Breakcore Pancakes’ at the From the Gut loft in Detroit. Regardless, Dave 8cylinder and Nick Breinich have been trawling the electronic sewers for odd sludge since.

Their debut release A Futile Stream of Commands, recorded in 2018/19 represents the two protein bags on the brink… strapped into a disorderly room full of spasming modulars and a drum machine.