Paul Claro Of CINEMA CINEMA

Zig At The Gig podcast

CINEMA CINEMA was established in 2008 by Brooklyn-born cousins, vocalist/guitarist Ev
Gold and drummer Paul Claro. They’ve been described as “experi-metal punks” by the Village
Voice, a “jolt of adrenaline” by BrooklynVegan, and “feral and unrelenting” by Big Takeover.
Touring extensively through the past 15 years, CINEMA CINEMA has performed over 475
shows across 11 countries. Multiple treks alongside SST Records founder Greg Ginn, including a
45-date North American tour opening for Black Flag in 2014, select dates supporting Black Flag
in 2013, and shared dates in 2010, 2011, and 2012 with Ginn’s other outfits: The Royal We and
The Taylor Texas Corrugators. In addition, the band has half a dozen European tours to their
credit, including a 2013 stint in support of Martin

CINEMA CINEMA returns, this time with polymath percussionist Thor Harris (Swans, Angels
of Light, Shearwater) in tow, to release their seventh full length, “Mjolnir”. Recorded at historic
BC Studio in Brooklyn, NY with legendary noise producer Martin Bisi (Sonic Youth, John Zorn,
Boredoms). The album will be released July 28 as a red 12” vinyl LP, digital download and via
streaming platforms by Nefarious Industries.
Inviting multi-instrumentalist Harris into the fold inspires new direction for the ensemble.
Exploring his creative repertoire, Thor makes use of BC’s synth collection along with an
assortment of drums and arcane percussion pieces to leave his fingerprints on the proceedings.
The trio submerge themselves in the strange beauty of chaotic sound, captured inside BC’s
cavernous recording space. Tracked just before the pandemic, Bisi spent time cultivating the
sessions in the months that followed, helping shape one of the band’s most expressive records to
date. This marking the third time that CINEMA CINEMA and Martin have worked together
(2014’s A Night at The Fights and 2017’s Man Bites Dog), the familiarity breeds wild results.

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