Rotten Bliss is the hypnotic, violent, warm and weird visions of art rock cellist and vocalist Jasmine Pender. Dystopian harbours, amorous fishes and nightwatchmen inspire songs that combine drone, weird folk, art rock, sound art and noise, with traces of Diamanda Galas, Laurie Anderson, Nico and Arthur Russell.
Jasmine’s voice, at times processed into fearsomely dissonant chords and at other times completely unamplified, is backed by brutally bare cello noir bass riffs, appearing from and disappearing into layers of exploratory cello noise, creating a fiercely intimate, seasick and transcendent listening experience.