Gum Takes Tooth

As Gum Takes Tooth the duo of Thomas Fug and Jussi Brightmore plot an adventurous, idiosyncratic and wilfully unpredictable trajectory. Formed in East London in 2008, early material coalesced primitive Silver Apples electronics, thrashed live drum kit blast beat mayhem, and experimental noise from the raw energy of their gigs across the East London underground music and art scene. From these beginnings the outfit has continued to explore and mutate with an ever more nuanced approach while maintaining a staunch commitment to non-conformity, stubbornly eschewing genre constraints and modes of comparison. Released in 2023 the album ‘Recovery Position’ represented a clean slate for Gum Takes Tooth when the band began experimenting live, channelling the sparks from all-electronic jam-driven spontaneity whilst also moving away from rock dynamics in favour of a more kaleidoscopic meld of ideas. Here we enter a kaleidoscope of industrial grime aerobics, 808 protest music and rave bangers. 2024’s ‘Recovered EP’ series saw the band advancing further into the dark club pounding pressure touched upon in their previous album. While ever remaining free of genre restraints, inflections of industrial dub and noise washed post-footwork are enveloped by an ethic of exploratory but ever more refined club moving experimentalism.