Imagine the inner working’s of a delusional mind that is able to conceive an elaborate machine, a ‘human influencing machine’, if you will, capable of remotely manipulating and influencing the thoughts of its intended victim. Such a machine, “The Air Loom“, emerged in the 18th century, from the mind of James Tilly Matthews, a Bedlam inmate who had previously been embroiled in political intrigue during the french revolution. Matthews writes of the formidable arsenal of tortures that “The Air Loom” could deliver, which included: Kiteing, Bomb bursting, Lobster cracking, Thigh Talking, Fluid Locking and Lengthening the brain.

Matthews paranoia’s and irrational beliefs were considered to be the first fully documented case of paranoid schizophrenia. His evil and morbid ideas are what spawned High Rankin’s track entitled “The AirLoom”, and the inspiration for the dark and fantastic video.

“The video was the brain child of director Rowan Costello who was looking to do something a little dark and so naturally i was his first phone call”, says Will Rankin. “We had originally wanted to use masks of Kerry Katona’s face but after trying some bits out we found that she looks so ordinary that it was hard to distinguish who it was. So we decided to scrap the drugged up, talentless moron in favour of a a nice scary face.

The vocals are being read from an 18th century book about a human influencing machine called “The Air Loom”. It was conceived by James Tilly Matthew and he believed it could do all sorts of evil things to people. Someone recently built one for the purpose of ‘art’. Check the site, The Air Loom, as it explains in detail.”

“The Air Loom” appeared on a 6-track EP, entitled ‘You, Me & The Devil’ released May 2008 on High Rankin’s label, Suicide Dub. It will be re-released as a VIP rework for 2009, as part of an EP in September 2009 on Cheap Thrills Recordings.

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