'Cataclysmic Pink' is the fifth single to be produced by multi-instrumentalist/composer Tim Scott

Tim Scott (guitarist)

Timothy David "Tim" Scott is an instrumental recording artist primarily known for his solo instrumental guitar compositions...

, first released on iTunes December 17th, 2010.

The cover features a picture of the fashion model Anne Dos Santos holding Tim Scott’s

Tim Scott (guitarist)

Timothy David "Tim" Scott is an instrumental recording artist primarily known for his solo instrumental guitar compositions...

 custom sparkly pink Jackson signature guitar shot by the photographer Bernie Cavanagh.

This single was recorded, mixed and produced by Tim Scott

Tim Scott (guitarist)

Timothy David "Tim" Scott is an instrumental recording artist primarily known for his solo instrumental guitar compositions...

 at Acer Studios

Acer Studios

Acer Studios is the personal project studio of the recording artist Tim Scott, located in Hazel Grove, Greater Manchester, England. It was established in November 2002....

, Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...

, mastered on December 16, 2010 by Geoff Pesche in Suite 5 at Abbey Road Studios

Abbey Road Studios

Abbey Road Studios is a recording studio located at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, London, England. It was established in November 1931 by the Gramophone Company, a predecessor of British music company EMI, its present owner...

, London.

Critical Reception

Sarah Walters of CityLife

City Life (Magazine)

City Life was a Manchester-based listings magazine that was published between December 1983 and December 2005. It was a distinctive blend of radical politics and coverage of the increasingly exciting Manchester youth culture scene of the early 1980s, coinciding with the rise of Factory Records and...

 gave the song a positive review stating:

"YOU need three things to appreciate Tim Scott's brand of guitar-mashing properly: sunshine, a sandy beach and a pina colada. Built over banging house vibes that switch between a party in Ibiza and the soundtrack to a computer console racing game, Cataclysmic Pink is an astute meeting of worlds - a sonic car crash you might expect to end in tears, but one Scott's utterly exotic style of guitar playing manages to meld incredibly satisfyingly."

Formats and track listings

Download single

1. "Cataclysmic Pink (Radio Edit)" – 3:32
2. "Cataclysmic Pink (Silver Snowflake Mix)" – 5:44

Personnel

• Tim Scott
  Tim Scott (guitarist)
  Timothy David "Tim" Scott is an instrumental recording artist primarily known for his solo instrumental guitar compositions...
  
   – lead guitar
  Lead guitar
  Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
  
  , rhythm guitar
  Rhythm guitar
  Rhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
  
  , bass guitar
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  , synth, drums
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
  
  , percussion, drum programming

Production

• Tim Scott – producer, engineer, mixing
• Geoff Pesche – mastering
• Laura Turner – artwork/graphic design
• Bernie Cavanagh – photography

Release History

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	17 December 2010	Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...	Acer Records Acer Records Acer Records is an independent record label, based in Hazel Grove, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom.Originally named after Tim Scott's private studio facility – Acer Studios, it was set up initially in 2002 for the recording and release in 2003 of his debut album Bald on the Inside, and...

External links

• iTunes
• CDBaby