1975＜Colored Vinyl＞

2023年に発掘リリースされた『REMOTE ECHOES』も大好評なUSインディ / スラッカー・ロック重鎮ダスター。彼等が1999年に出した6曲入りEP『1975』が12"になって再発!

1998年1ST『STRATOSPHERE』、2000年『CONTEMPORARY MOVEMENT』の間にリリースされた本作。1STのスラッカー・ロック極み的なドリーミーさと、2NDの洗練&スケール感UPがごちゃ混ぜで、骨身そのままな緩く鋭い音の趣は、キャリア全体を見てもこの時期にしか鳴っていない貴重な記録!クレイ、キャナン、ジェイソンそれぞれのソロ活動に結び付く電子音とローファイの融合"IRATO"、ドラムが焦燥感を煽るアーリー・エモ寄りな泣き"THE MOTION PICTURE"と彼等のパブリック・イメージと新機軸が絶妙な加減で合わさった大名盤!

Duster's 1975 EP displays the group's deft touch with their sound, which mixes dreamy, confessional songwriting with subtle electronic and experimental touches. With the first two songs, the band demonstrates how versatile this blend can be: from "Irato"'s tinny drum machine, with murmured, hypnotic vocals and walls of guitars and synths, to "Memphis Sophisticate"'s stark, contemplative, guitar-drums-vocal arrangement. The tremoloed vocals and cascading melody of "The Motion Picture" and "August Relativity"'s backward drums and hovering guitars exemplify Duster's lush, expansive style, while "And Things (Are Mostly Ghosts)" and "Want No Light to Shine" stand out as two of the group's most delicately detailed moments. Even at its quietest, 1975 refuses to fade into the background; instead, it offers more proof that Duster can make the grey area between space-rock and lo-fi more interesting than either style on its own. ~ Heather Phares