Two forces of Australian alternative music collide as electro-punk-rap duo WOLF WHISTLE WOUNDS join forces with ARIA Award-winning hip-hop trailblazers RESIN DOGS for their explosive new single Reliable Narrator, out today.
With sharp-edged lyricism, heavyweight beats and uncompromising sonic experimentation, Reliable Narrator sees the two acts bring their respective worlds together in a collaboration that refuses to play by the rules. Saddled today with a simple but effective live, one-take video masterfully shot by Jason Millhouse at Recordworks, the single also lends its name to a forthcoming collaborative EP, set for release December 9 (presave here).
For WOLF WHISTLE WOUNDS, the collaboration marks another bold chapter in a rapidly gathering wave of momentum. Comprised of Buffy Prescott and Flames Benson, the duo have been building a reputation for their fearless collision of hip-hop, punk and industrial energy, pairing innovative riffs, brooding soundscapes and razor-sharp storytelling with a high-impact live show.
Their recent single Imposter Sindrone has helped propel the duo to new audiences, attracting more than 13,000 monthly listeners on Spotify and cementing their place as an exciting new force in Australia’s alternative music landscape.
Now, teaming up with RESIN DOGS, WOLF WHISTLE WOUNDS take things into even more unpredictable territory. Renowned for their genre-defying approach to hip-hop and electrifying live performances, RESIN DOGS bring decades of sonic experimentation and underground credibility to the collaboration, making for a natural creative fit.
Speaking on the single, WOLF WHISTLE WOUNDS vocalist Buffy Prescott said: “On the original version of this song, I emulated classic hip hop beat juggling with home-made loops and it came off sounding like a modern Def Jam Rick Rubin. But I also knew the traditionalist in me needed to pay tribute to that style more authentically, so I handed it over to one of the best homegrown turntablists in Resin Dogs’ DJ Katch.
And he smashed it. His version sounds like mid-90’s Brooklyn and it’s beautiful. There’s extra pride weaved into this one because we’ve been trying to manifest this collaboration for a long time. It was a real honour for us, Katch’s production brought a moody dimension to the track, and the result is something that connects the old school with where WOLF WHISTLE WOUNDS likes to land sonically.”
The Reliable Narrator project was created in collaboration with ARIA-winning producer Jeff Lovejoy, whose celebrated production credits include Powderfinger, Regurgitator and The Cruel Sea, and mastered by Matt Gray (Violent Soho, Powderfinger, Giorgio Moroder, Charli XCX). The resulting EP is a meeting of creative forces that pushes both acts beyond familiar territory, embracing the restless energy, fearless experimentation and left-of-centre attitude that define them.
“Working with Resin Dogs was a dream come true,” continues Buffy. “C’mon – these guys helped shape the Australian hip-hop landscape. So having DJ Katch bless ‘Reliable Narrator’ with his mixmaster skills and Dave Dogg literally tub thumping his way through ‘Imposter Sindrone’ on this EP was a privilege we still can’t believe actually took place. And watching Jeff Lovejoy elevate songs that we already loved into goosebump territory never gets old. His ear for combining the emotion with the technical is first class.”
With the Reliable Narrator EP arriving December 9, the collaboration signals an exciting new chapter for WOLF WHISTLE WOUNDS, bringing together two distinctly Australian musical identities in a release that is as uncompromising as it is unapologetic.
Reliable Narrator is out today. The collaborative EP Reliable Narrator is set for release on December 9, and available to pre-save now.