# AMMO Presents ‘A Cold War City’, a Submergence in Deep Dark Reverie

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/ammo-presents-a-cold-war-city-a-submergence-in-deep-dark-reverie/
- Published: 2022-02-03T18:00:00-06:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

**AMMO presents ‘A Cold War City’, a submergence in deep dark reverie**

_“Lying somewhere between a rapturous dream and an esurient nightmare… one of the
most haunting propositions in recent times”_ ~ **Ringmaster Review**

_“Melancholic loaded reverie, entrancing you into Lynchian territory”_ ~ **The Spill
Magazine**

_“Glorious and amazing… A very emotional approach” _~ **White Light / White Heat**

_“Addictive blend of Chromatics-style whispers and Phantogram melodicism”_ ~ **Amplify
Music Mag**

_“Dark dreamery in sonic form with tantalizing and euphoric escapism. Ethereal and
lush, the rhythm, full-hall sound and haunting creates a stunning atmosphere”_ ~**
The Record Stache**

_“Melancholic escapist dreamery… ‘a must-hear”_ ~ **Big Takeover Magazine**

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**_Photos by Jenny Baumert_**

Dark ethereal dreanweaver [**AMMO**](https://www.musicbyammo.com/)** **has revealed
the spellbinding video for her new single [**‘A Cold War City’**](https://musicbyammo.bandcamp.com/track/a-cold-war-city),
recently released via California-based** Mourning Sun Records**. This cavernous 
offering, just short of 5 minutes, unfolds like a **Lynchian **lullaby, as does[** the video**](https://youtu.be/syobMtl-Ihk),
which was directed and edited by AMMO with cinematography by [**Jenny Baumert**](http://www.jenny-baumert.com/).

“A Cold War City is an exploration of human memory and its fickle nature. We rewrite
details of past experience over and over until eventually a fiction replaces our
recollection. We are the authors of our own memoirs which are under constant revision,”
says **AMMO**.

“The video for this song represents the relationship I have with my own experiences
and the frustrations of recollection. I wanted to convey the feeling of being trapped
in pursuit of clarity among a murky and unclear tangle of memories – what it’s like
to drown in one’s own emotional chaos tied to the past.”

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**‘A Cold War City’**

Co-produced and recorded with [**Alex Posell**](https://www.discogs.com/artist/57446-Alex-Posell)**,**
former Black Flamingo bandmate, who also contributes drums and percussion, this 
single was mixed and mastered by **Robert Duncan IV** at Mourning Sun Records in
Los Angeles.

In 2021, AMMO released the single **[‘Rose + Crown’](https://musicbyammo.bandcamp.com/album/rose-crown)**
with an [**accompanying video for the title track**](https://youtu.be/lMEA4fwNIG0),
directed by AMMO and co-filmed by **Christopher Slater**. B-side[ **‘Total Recall’**](https://youtu.be/86Vf2ksBweQ)
pays tribute to **Adrian Borland **of influential 1980s UK band **The Sound**.

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**_Portrait by AMMO_**

Currently based between Los Angeles and New York City, AMMO’s distillate aesthetic
can be described as otherworldly ethereal shoegaze, driven by the pulse of primordial
percussive rhythms that provide a backdrop for haunting vocals and lush, atmospheric
guitar lines. Siouxsie and the Banshees, Rudimentary Peni, Dead Can Dance, Cranes,
Cocteau Twins and Enya act as the influential foundation, supporting the lens through
which AMMO channels her art.

AMMO’s world is enveloped in a number of music, photography and film projects. Her
band [**Brass Box**](https://www.facebook.com/brassbox) released their full-length
LP [**‘The Cathedral’**_ _](https://brassbox.bandcamp.com/album/the-cathedral)in
2019.  Past music projects include **Black Flamingo, Darklands** and** Tête. **Her
music has been said to “shackle the living or free the dead…” by creating mystical
magnetic soundscapes – “the kind of music that should soundtrack a sand-dune-to-
shoreline road movie by David Lynch”. A rock and roll photographer, musician and
songwriter, AMMO spent her youth ditching school to delve through record store bins
and scour the LA music and art scene in hopes of running into like-minds.  Pushing
boundaries and challenging the status quo is a constant in her life. She has produced
a feature film, co-founded [**PLAG Presents**](http://www.plagpresents.com/), a 
platform for women musicians and the LGBTQ community voices to be heard. Her storied
history in shooting fashion editorials and directing short films and music videos
has allowed her to achieve a deeper connection with her listeners. These artistic
mediums empower her exploration of illusive and melancholic topics, offering listeners
an emotional and visceral experience by creating a dialogue between the imagined
and physical.

‘A Cold War City’ is out now, available across online stores and streaming platforms,
including** [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/1ACr4NjPUStbHIPsj68wha)**,
[**Apple Music**](https://music.apple.com/fm/artist/ammo/1527311179) and [**Bandcamp**](https://musicbyammo.bandcamp.com/album/rose-crown),
where it can be obtained directly from the artist.

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**CREDITS** 
Written and performed by AMMO Drums and percussion by Alex Posell Produced
by AMMO and Alex Posell Mixed and mastered by Robert Duncan IV Released by Mourning
Sun Records Recorded in Los Angeles, CA Video directed & edited by AMMO Cinematography
by Jenny Baumert

**FOR FANS OF:** 
Fever Ray, Daughter, David Lynch soundtracks, Chromatics, Julee
Cruise, Cocteau Twins, Slowdive, This Mortal Coil, Tamaryn, Emma Ruth Rundle, Chelsea
Wolfe

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| [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/1ACr4NjPUStbHIPsj68wha) |  [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/fm/artist/ammo/1527311179)

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