God Bomb - LITMUS - “Live in the Studio“

The studio version of “God Bomb“ was released as a 7-inch vinyl single earlier this year. It was our first official release for approximately 3 millennia and marked our return to public life. This live version comes in slightly pacier than the single and features the second special guest appearance from the most excellent Neil Whitehead on Audio Generators (Ta, la!). Short and punchy (like a wicked older sister), God Bomb began life as a riff. Then, a mantra emerged over that riff and then, instead of perpetuating that vibe ad-infinitum (as we might usually do) we instead elected to have it blasted to smithereens after about three minutes. So, there you have it, a three-minute warning, perhaps? Channeling the haunted words of Oppenheimer and the bleak apocalyptic dramas of the 70’s and 80’s that were seemingly preparing the UK for the impending nuclear apocalypse - (Threads, Edge of Darkness et-al). Growing up, we had regular air-raid-siren tests and could readily witness regular RAF rapid-deployment exerc