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Jennifer Kelly writes about "Homosapien" by Nightshift out on Trouble In Mind Records, noting "COVID forced all kinds of...
23/07/2024

Jennifer Kelly writes about "Homosapien" by Nightshift out on Trouble In Mind Records, noting "COVID forced all kinds of compromises, and lots of bands, including Nightshift, made excellent music despite them. But there’s really nothing like a band all in the same room and making noise, is there?"

Photo by Brian Carroll Nightshift - Phone “Together We Roll,” from Nightshifts second full-length ambles into view like a slacker’s call to arms, its guitar cadence rhythmically insistent but...

Tim Clarke covers "Certain Limitations" by Luke Temple and The Cascading Moms, out on Western Vinyl, writing that the tr...
22/07/2024

Tim Clarke covers "Certain Limitations" by Luke Temple and The Cascading Moms, out on Western Vinyl, writing that the trio "artfully combines hazy psychedelic-folk with hard-driving jazz-funk."

Luke Temple and The Cascading Moms - I Can Dream For his last few releases, Luke Temple has masqueraded under the pseudonym Art Feynman, which has evolved from a solo four-track project on 2017’s...

Bill Meyer reviews "كنز القلب [KANZA AL QALB]" by Pat Thomas, writing "Sounds flicker and melt (“REFLECT”), dart and dri...
22/07/2024

Bill Meyer reviews "كنز القلب [KANZA AL QALB]" by Pat Thomas, writing "Sounds flicker and melt (“REFLECT”), dart and drip (“QALBC”), or smack messily back and forth across the stereo spectrum like deafened, caffeinated, flak-jacket-clad bats careening through HVAC vents (“REFLECT 2”)."

Pat Thomas - FOR IBN ARABI Pat Thomas has been a strong presence on the English and European improvisational scene since the 1990s. His contributions as pianist and co-conceptualist in the quartet...

Peter Kerlin and Rob Smith of the duo Animal, Surrender! run down some things they are listening to in this edition of L...
19/07/2024

Peter Kerlin and Rob Smith of the duo Animal, Surrender! run down some things they are listening to in this edition of Listed.

Animal, Surrender! is a duo made up of Sunwatchers’ Peter Kerlin on bass and Rob Smith on drums. On their first, self-titled album, the pair execute, loping, elastic grooves, nodding towards folk and...

Jennifer Kelly writes about the recent release by As for the Future, noting that "though the beats are heated and polyrh...
19/07/2024

Jennifer Kelly writes about the recent release by As for the Future, noting that "though the beats are heated and polyrhythmic, the brass inflamed, the songs come across as intellectual exercises."

As For the Future - Koan for the Music Business As for the Future mixes downtown cool with breezy bossa nova, convening a passel of New York City fixtures with Brazilian roots and inclinations. David...

Jonathan Shaw covers "Débil" by Brazilian blackened punk outfit Clan Dos Mortos Cicatriz, writing that they "perform wit...
18/07/2024

Jonathan Shaw covers "Débil" by Brazilian blackened punk outfit Clan Dos Mortos Cicatriz, writing that they "perform with conviction and impressive venom. It’s lively, and it’s nasty."

CLAN DOS MORTOS CICATRIZ - Tanatose Débil collects records originally released between 2017 and 2022 by Brazilian blackened punk outfit Clan Dos Mortos Cicatriz. The reliably sharp-eared freaks at...

Jennifer Kelly reviews "Arc of Night" by the Danny Paul Grody Duo writing "The music is quite beautiful in a somnolent, ...
18/07/2024

Jennifer Kelly reviews "Arc of Night" by the Danny Paul Grody Duo writing "The music is quite beautiful in a somnolent, dusky sort of way. It can fade into the background if you let it, but there are details worth hearing if you take care and listen closely."

Photo by Ian Albert Danny Paul Grody Duo - Last Light The guitar-drums duo concept has produced a lot of good music lately, whether in Gunn-Truscinski’s abstract explorations (sometimes augmented with...

Jennifer Kelly covers "Marble Dust" by Head of Wantastiquet/Marble Dust, writing "These very human concerns infuse its e...
18/07/2024

Jennifer Kelly covers "Marble Dust" by Head of Wantastiquet/Marble Dust, writing "These very human concerns infuse its electronic drones and rhythms with an undeniable spiritual resonance. Not all electronic music has soul, but this record does."

Head of Wantastiquet/Marble Dust - Habubu Head of Wantastiquet is Paul LaBrecque’s long-running synth/electronics project. If you’re familiar with LaBrecque it’s likely because he plays guitar in the...

Levi Dayan writes about "This Full Mouth" by Guilherme Rodrigues, Ben Bennett & Ernesto Rodrigues, noting "one can hear ...
18/07/2024

Levi Dayan writes about "This Full Mouth" by Guilherme Rodrigues, Ben Bennett & Ernesto Rodrigues, noting "one can hear the fruits of the Rodrigues’ decades of experience improvising together. Bennett’s percussion alchemy is an important x-factor in pushing their playing into unknown territory. "

Guilherme Rodrigues, Ben Bennett & Ernesto Rodrigues - Break/Even The father-son duo of Ernesto and Guilherme Rodrigues may be some of the most prolific improvisers out there, which is saying...

Jennifer Kelly covers "Unbound" by Bizhiki out on Jagjaguwar, writing "Bizhiki’s music combines traditional native Ameri...
16/07/2024

Jennifer Kelly covers "Unbound" by Bizhiki out on Jagjaguwar, writing "Bizhiki’s music combines traditional native American chant with an indie electronic palette of sounds. It’s a blend that might easily fail to gel, and yet it works fairly consistently."

Bizhiki - Gigawaabamin (Come Through) Just under 50,000 people or about 1% of Wisconsin’s people are native American, a relatively small percentage compared to Western states like Alaska and South...

Tim Clarke reviews "Paint a Room" by Chris Cohen, writing "there are no weak links in the 10-song, 30-minute track list....
16/07/2024

Tim Clarke reviews "Paint a Room" by Chris Cohen, writing "there are no weak links in the 10-song, 30-minute track list."

Photo by Kate Garner Chris Cohen - Damage At this stage in their respective careers, it’s hard to imagine Chris Cohen once played in Deerhoof. His last album with the band, 2005’s The Runners Four,...

Ian Mathers reviews the book "Let Me Take You Down: Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields Forever" by Jonathan Cott, writing ...
15/07/2024

Ian Mathers reviews the book "Let Me Take You Down: Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields Forever" by Jonathan Cott, writing "It’s well done and moves briskly; someone who knew nothing about the Beatles would probably come away wanting to know more, and those already deeply steeped in the lore won’t feel their time has been wasted."

Whether you adore, loathe, or are indifferent to the Beatles, it seems fair to ask in 2024 what exactly could be left to say about them. Surely at this point the most written about, discussed,...

Jennifer Kelly writes about "A Salve for Institution" by Arizona-based the sheaves, observing "You can’t quite make sens...
15/07/2024

Jennifer Kelly writes about "A Salve for Institution" by Arizona-based the sheaves, observing "You can’t quite make sense of the sheaves’ music, it is powerful anyway, and maybe the struggle to understand it contributes to the appeal."

the sheaves - Toilet of Venus The sheaves, from Arizona, make music out of disintegration, out of entropy, out of the center not holding. Two guitars battle in screeching, trebly agitation, way up on...

Jim Marks covers "Guide Tones" by Goran Levi, writing "Levi’s formidable chops remain in service of the tune, rather tha...
12/07/2024

Jim Marks covers "Guide Tones" by Goran Levi, writing "Levi’s formidable chops remain in service of the tune, rather than the tune serving as a platform for shredding, and he is generous toward his bandmates."

Photo by Gaizka Taro Jazz players (and presumably other musicians) use guide tones, which are deduced from chords, as a basis for melodic accompaniment. By titling his debut recording Guide Tones,...

Jennifer Kelly reviews "Queen of Eyes" by West of Roan, writing "The music of West of Roan is tragic, and also, a bit of...
12/07/2024

Jennifer Kelly reviews "Queen of Eyes" by West of Roan, writing "The music of West of Roan is tragic, and also, a bit of magic, a dark fairy tale of loss and longing, etched in guitar picking, plangent drones and minor-key harmonies."

West of Roan - The Bell There’s a Roan Mountain in Eastern Tennessee, an area steeped in Appalachian tradition: string bands, murder ballads, mountain hops and frolics. It’s not clear if that’s the...

Jonathan Shaw covers "Demonstration 2024" by Seattle-based Fan Club, writing "Everything is running into the red: temper...
11/07/2024

Jonathan Shaw covers "Demonstration 2024" by Seattle-based Fan Club, writing "Everything is running into the red: temperatures, politics, the speed of change. Fan Club’s rendition of glammed-up punk is proportionally harder, sharper and more dangerous."

Fan Club - Sweet Nothin’ Fan Club seems to be an aesthetic recalibration by the Seattle-based folks who have spent the better part of a decade making snotty hardcore under the unlikely name Lysol....

Jennifer Kelly reviews the new release by Atlanta post-punkers Chandelier, writing "This self-titled album lives in the ...
11/07/2024

Jennifer Kelly reviews the new release by Atlanta post-punkers Chandelier, writing "This self-titled album lives in the shadow of the pandemic, boredom and anxiety fighting it out in chugging instrumental agitation overlaid by a half-asleep drawl."

Chandelier - Mirror Calling Time is the enemy for Atlanta post-punkers Chandelier, its passage relentless, marked in short-sharp packages by scramble-strummed guitars and chinking cymbals. “Time keeps...

Tim Clarke covers "Evil Does Not Exist" by Eiko Ishibashi out on Drag City Records, writing that the "soundtrack skillfu...
11/07/2024

Tim Clarke covers "Evil Does Not Exist" by Eiko Ishibashi out on Drag City Records, writing that the "soundtrack skillfully and subtly complements the film’s themes, capturing stillness, beauty, sorrow and uncertainty in such a way that the album succeeds on its own terms as a nuanced listening experience."

Eiko Ishibashi - Evil Does Not Exist Evil Does Not Exist is the latest film by Oscar-winning director Ryusuke Hamaguchi. It’s an unsettling meditation on our relationship with nature, the relentless...

Jennifer Kelly reviews "Mind Screen" by Emergency Group, writing "With or without a roadmap, Emergency Group is well wor...
11/07/2024

Jennifer Kelly reviews "Mind Screen" by Emergency Group, writing "With or without a roadmap, Emergency Group is well worth hearing. Though the journey can be long, and somewhat episodic, there’s plenty of interesting scenery to take in along the way."

Photo by Christopher Bruno Emergency Group - Mind Screen What if we did a song, asks the fusion-freaked, post-rock-post-jazz foursome known as Emergency Group. It’s a novel idea because the band has...

Christian Carey covers "Laugh Ash" by Ches Smith, writing "While his imaginative use of instruments and electronics has ...
09/07/2024

Christian Carey covers "Laugh Ash" by Ches Smith, writing "While his imaginative use of instruments and electronics has for years been distinctive, this recording finds Smith truly coming into his own as a composer."

Percussionist and electronic musician Ches Smith enlists a who’s who of postmodern jazz/contemporary classical collaborators on his latest Pyroclastic recording, Laugh Ash. While his imaginative use...

Jennifer Kelly writes about "Simply the Best" by SWIFTUMZ, noting "You can tell that McVickers has found his sweet spot,...
09/07/2024

Jennifer Kelly writes about "Simply the Best" by SWIFTUMZ, noting "You can tell that McVickers has found his sweet spot, triangulating between NZ fuzz, melodic garage and 1970s guitar rock; there are some short but stinging guitar solos in several of these blurred and wistful songs."

Swiftumz - Never Impress SWIFTUMZ is a one man project, but it sounds very definitely like a band. Take “Unconditional” which chimes with bright guitars, churns with driving, agitated bass. The vocals...

Jennifer Kelly covers "I Am Toward You" by How To Dress Well out on Sargent House, writing "These tracks have a shimmery...
08/07/2024

Jennifer Kelly covers "I Am Toward You" by How To Dress Well out on Sargent House, writing "These tracks have a shimmery aura of unreality. You feel that you’re eavesdropping on someone else’s dreams."

How To Dress Well - New Confusion After a flirtation with big pop, How to Dress Well’s Thomas Krell goes deep inside himself for I Am Toward You. Here, altered vocals wander artfully through...

Tim Clarke reviews "Love Changes Everything" by Dirty Three out on Drag City Records, writing "as soon as these three me...
08/07/2024

Tim Clarke reviews "Love Changes Everything" by Dirty Three out on Drag City Records, writing "as soon as these three men come together, they bring their collective experience and intuitive interplay to bear."

Photo by Daniel Boud Dirty Three - Love changes everything II If the title of this new Dirty Three album immediately conjures memories of the 1987 soft-pop single by Climie Fisher, fret ye not —...

The Dusted crew weighs in on our Mid-Year lists, highlighting some of the things that caught our ears so far.
03/07/2024

The Dusted crew weighs in on our Mid-Year lists, highlighting some of the things that caught our ears so far.

Winged Wheel Dusted’s writers picked two for the mid-year exchange, but any of them could easily reel off a dozen or more other favorites.  Find out what else they liked in this collection of...

Jonathan Shaw reviews "S**ttier/Slimier" by Wharflurch, writing "One suspects that the humidity, heat and socio-cultural...
03/07/2024

Jonathan Shaw reviews "S**ttier/Slimier" by Wharflurch, writing "One suspects that the humidity, heat and socio-cultural rot that inform existence in Gainesville, FL, have a good deal to do with Wharflurch’s moldering, malodorous variety of doomy death metal."

WHARFLURCH - S**t Rains Down Writer and theorist Maggie Nelson has indexed the mysteries of affinity and attraction among subjectivities in this way: “Our diagnosis is similar, but our perversities...

Dusted continues our Mid-Year rundown with everything ranging from "Polonez" by Lumpeks to "The Ghetto Gospel" by Z-Ro.
02/07/2024

Dusted continues our Mid-Year rundown with everything ranging from "Polonez" by Lumpeks to "The Ghetto Gospel" by Z-Ro.

Rosali Part two of our mid-year round-up provides a second perspective on albums that at least one Dusted writer loved.  Here we cover the second half, alphabetically by artist, with entries from...

Levi Dayan covers "Tidal Perspectives" by Giovanni Di Domenico, Pak Yan Lau & John Also Bennett, writing "As a whole, th...
02/07/2024

Levi Dayan covers "Tidal Perspectives" by Giovanni Di Domenico, Pak Yan Lau & John Also Bennett, writing "As a whole, the record provides something truly warm and meditational without ever falling victim to the trappings of new-agey aesthetics."

Giovanni di Domenico, Pak Yan Lau and John Also Bennett - Vernal On Tidal Perspectives, Italian keyboardist Giovanni Di Domenico, Belgian sound artist Pak Yan Lau and American-born flutist John Also...

Dusted kicks off our Mid-Year 2024 review where writers picked their top two from this year’s pile and turn them over to...
01/07/2024

Dusted kicks off our Mid-Year 2024 review where writers picked their top two from this year’s pile and turn them over to our fellow writers for their take.

Part one runs from Oren Ambarchi / Johan Berthling / Andreas Werliin's — "Ghosted II" to Loma's — "How Will I Live Without A Body?"

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Oren Ambarchi and crew Half the year is gone already, and how did that happen? At Dusted, we’ve spent six months listening to good records and bad.  We’ve picked our very favorites, the top two from...

Jennifer Kelly reviews "One Evening and Other Folk Songs" by Buck Curran, writing "It feels like lightning striking, the...
01/07/2024

Jennifer Kelly reviews "One Evening and Other Folk Songs" by Buck Curran, writing "It feels like lightning striking, the current striking Curran’s already compelling folk psych melodies and illuminating them with fire."

Curran (left) and Jodi Pedrali (right) Buck Curran - Black is the Colour The Takoma-style guitar picker Buck Curran has been a regular feature of our coverage at Dusted, whether playing his own songs...

The Dusted writers huddle around for a discussion of Gastr Del Sol's "We Have Dozens Of Titles" in this edition of Liste...
28/06/2024

The Dusted writers huddle around for a discussion of Gastr Del Sol's "We Have Dozens Of Titles" in this edition of Listening Post.

Photo by James Crump Gastr del Sol - The Bells of St. Mary's Gastr Del Sol was the convergence of two individuals who had not spent their youths like anyone else and were on their way to lives quite...

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