Scissorgun share ‘Gone Rogue’ and ‘Bad As Bingo’ ahead of 4th album “Scream If You Wanna Go Faster”
Scissorgun
Manchester-based electronic trio Scissorgun will release their fourth album, “Scream If You Wanna Go Faster”, via Dimple Discs, with the digital edition out on October 10, 2025 and LP/CD following on November 14, 2025. The band already previewed the very attractive track “Bad As Bingo” ahead of release and now add “Gone Rogue”.
“Gone Rogue” builds on a busy electronic bassline and addresses the distraction economy. “We dwell on the impact of the fight for our attention on the individual and the damage done… We’ll all feel better if we dance,” comments Clarkson.
And this was the first teaser, “Bad As Bingo”. “Bad As Bingo” arrived from a “go-go beat” sketch; Hempsall describes it as “broad brush observations of a situation gone bad coupled with a mawkish sentimentality for what’s lost.”
The trio describe the record as urban electronica with fuzz/wah guitar, mixing songs and abstract soundscapes. “We always operate on instinct and improvisation is the key starting point. Some ideas become structured songs, but others remain as first recorded, with the music finding us and not vice versa. The title is a soft attempt at social comment, intended to be inferred rather than overt.”
Scissorgun Live dates
- November 19, 2025 – London, Amersham Arms
About Scissorgun
Scissorgun formed in Manchester in 2016. The current lineup is Dave Clarkson (synths, rhythms, tapes, percussion), Alan Hempsall (vocals, treated guitar, samples, loops) and Adrian Ball (light show and projections).
Dave Clarkson started out in White Cube, followed by Triclops from 2000 to 2015. He also boasts an extensive catalogue of solo work in the electronic and experimental music world.
Alan Hempsall was the vocalist in Crispy Ambulance, who were signed to Factory Records in the early ’80s. He famously appeared on stage with Joy Division in April 1980, standing in for Ian Curtis at a show in Bury that descended into a riot. He also spent five years in the mid ‘80’s playing percussion… in a Brazilian Samba band.
The project emerged after Clarkson and Hempsall reconnected following their work in Triclops and Crispy Ambulance respectively. Scissorgun’s release history to date is: “Assault Two” (Aural Assault Records, 2017; limited 10″+CD package), “All You Love Is Need” (Aural Assault Records, 2020), and “Psychological Colouring Book” (Cue Dot Records, 2021).
The new 2025 album marks their first release on Dimple Discs.
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