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This is no doubt one of the most obscure King Gizzard tracks in the band’s entire history. Part of Dorsal Fins’ debut release Gripless, “Nothing Left To Hide (King Gizzard Remix)” is exactly what its title suggests. Starting the second side of the EP, Gizzard’s take on the song is abstract, with a bunch of stuttering loops, strange mechanical whirring sounds and high pitch static. Halfway through a slow beat begins with guitars soaked in reverb (reminiscent of some Eyes Like the Sky guitar parts) as the stuttering continues. It ends with the entire track being filtered through tremolo. The track is incredibly unique with no great comparison within the band’s discography. It remains one of the most challenging and experimental pieces the band has ever created.

This was not Gizzard’s first crossover with Dorsal Fins as Jarrad Brown helped the band create Float Along — Fill Your Lungs as well as the Oddments song “Sleepwalker,” which was released a few months before Gripless.
Gizzard’s circle was heavily involved in the EP’s release. Jason Galea created the cover art for both the EP and the single for the song “Fell.” He also created the music videos for the release, the first being “Nothing Left To Hide” and the second being “Fell.”
As for Gizzard’s remix, Liam McGorry described it to Tone Deaf as a way to collaborate with more artists. “When we finished our songs and we were talking about how to put it out, the thing I loved about this whole band was the sense of working with different people in new ways to get new results. In continuing that idea, I thought we should get each track remixed for a 12” release. When thinking about who to work with, it wasn’t very long before thinking of the King Gizzard crew. Probably one of the best/most loved/most prolific bands ever, they just get better and better. Stu and Joe graciously accepted the challenge of their first remix and the result is actually incredible. I really think they got the mood of the song and flipped it into such a frustrating, glitched take on in [sic]. I just love the doom-western outro section…so good.” The track’s Bandcamp page credits Joey and Stu while the EP itself credits Joey and Stu alongside “the King Gizz Crew.”
Gizzard’s version of the song was released on April 3rd, 2014. That same day Stu DJ’ed at the EP’s release party, which was also Dorsal Fins’ first show.

No performances of the song are known to exist but it’s assumed that it did appear during the launch party.

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