ARTISTS / Man Eating Sloth

Man Eating Sloth
Schitzengigz

Catalog Numbers: FH-006
Release Date: May 29, 2012
Genre: Trip Hop / Ambient Electronic / IDM
Type: EP
Purchase: Bandcamp
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pressing information

Digital: Worldwide

Release Biography

Man Eating Sloth is the moniker for producer/sound designer/multi-instrumentalist Gabriel McFarland. The soundscapes he shapes are strongly influenced by things here on Earth: nature, culture, art, love and life; as well as things not so of this Earth: dreams, space, psychedelia, love and life. 

In May of 2012, Furious Hooves digitally released Man Eating Sloth’s debut EP ‘Schitzengigz’ for the world to hear. The EP premiered on Secret Decoder and “The Way (You Make Me Feel)” was included on the June 2012 BIRP!. It continued to climb in recognition with praise from Bandcamp Hunter and Hearing Gold.

Man Eating Sloth has also released songs on two releases in the Furhoof Halloween Split series.

Nowadays, McFarland finds himself in Richmond, VA as the guitarist in Jouwala Collective – creating a blend of Gnawa music, traditional African and spiritual songs characterized by trance inducing chants and rhythms, with modern influences of funk, jam, jazz, rock, soul, reggae, blues, chaabi and electronic. They have played alongside The Wailers, Turkuaz, Pimps of Joy Time, Dopapod, Toubab Krewe, and Tauk, to name a few.

Press & Accolades

• “The Way (You Make Me Feel)” was included in BIRP!’s June 2012 Playlist.

“Constructed almost entirely out of sounds manipulated from samples or made from scratch, McFarland layers elaborate looped rhythms over synths, deliberately cultivating what he calls a ‘jungle on the moon’ vibe.”
– Secret Decoder, review of ‘Schitzengigz’ EP.

“Digging the Man Eating Sloth sound – chilled electronic explorations that remind me of Cluster at times. 10s all around.”
– Bandcamp Hunter, review of ‘Schitzengigz’ EP

“His song ‘Summer Morning Skytoucher,’ off his new ‘Schitzengigz’ EP, is so simple in its execution but so good. With an almost child-like sound to it and the captivating sounds of a flute carrying you along for the whole ride, it’s impossible not to get lost in this soothing soundscape.”
– Hearing Gold, “Some Kind of Awesome” feature.

“Gabriel McFarland (props to the Misfits t-shirt) is the man behind the Man Eating Sloth moniker, infusing classic electronic sounds with interesting ambience.”
– Happy TV, feature on Man Eating Sloth.

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