Does anyone else fucking love Duster? They're literally all I've been listening to for about 3 months now. I can't get enough.
Where do I go outside of the main releases? I know they have a lot of unreleased stuff that's out there. Is On The Dodge the most obvious place to start?
Stratosphere is the greatest album ever made.
Speaking in On The Dodge, does anyone have decent art for it? Custom or not.
Love duster, OP. there was a /dust/ thread at some point some time ago with a pastebin with lots of stuff
Damn that's excellent. Thank you.
here's the pastebin
You are a god. Thanks so much.
Are there any chances of Stratosphere and CM being repressed? I don't want to go through discogs.
i would say that that is among the least likely things to ever happen
what's the best drug to do while listening to duster?
Why?
lack of demand
Jason Albertini's been pretty active in Built to Spill and Helvetia lately. Surely he must know about the recent influx of interest in Duster.
yeah but he's like the least relevant member of duster
Clay has apparently said no several times, though I don't even know if he owns the rights to do so. It would fall to whoever owns Up Records now.
Ouch. He's easily the most technically proficient on his instrument, not to mention the only one that returns more than two results on Google.
yeah i just meant as far as directing what the band would do
Yoooo!
What's everyone's favorite Duster song?
Constellations gives me a nostalgic feeling of sneaking out of my house on a warm night, walking to my old elementary school and stargazing for a few hours.
Topical Solution
Echo, Bravo
WANT NO LIGHT TO SHINE.
the landing
either Irato or
bump
Echo Bravo is such a banger
echo bravo for sure
I was the guy who compiled the /dust/ downloads page, and I just want to say that everyone should listen to all three Calm releases, the EP and both LP's. Not all of them are in the downloads atm, but I may add them later. They sound kind of like the missing link between Slint, Unwound and Duster. Really cool stuff, the ambient intros and outros on the LP are fantastic
Seconding this. My favorite Duster side-project.
The S/T LP was recorded live during a thunderstorm, and you can heavy rain and huge thunderclaps throughout. Sounds phenomenal.
We're getting a reunion, right?
The heart says yes, but the brain says no.
:(
I remember when we had that huge Duster thread and some user talked to one of the members and they mentioned a reunion
yeah but that was a few months ago i think
you can always dream i suppose
It's not fair, user. I just want Duster to give me nostalgia feels in person
Written by Clay himself.
Does anyone have a high-quality photo of the Duster logo?
o shit
Yeah, I started that thread.
For clarity, some guy said another guy said that Jason said that Duster were talking about playing together again.
All three of them probably work, and are involved in small, just-for-fun projects with friends on the side. (Minus Jason, who tours with some bigger names.) Coupled with the fact that they're in their 40's and have families, I'm not holding my breath.
I don't doubt that they still talk though. They're friends on Facebook, for one.
Okay, had not seen this before. Probably talking extremely hypothetically.
The font is Futura Light, which I got free from some website. If you just type "duster" and maybe stretch it a tiny, tiny amount, it's identical.
Pic of Dove recording
lol
What are the titles of these LPs/EPs? I'm having a little trouble locating it because Calm is such a common band name.
It's this Calm.
Thank you. Only seeing vinyl rips of their stuff on What. Kind of crazy this stuff never made it to digital.
I don't get it. Someone explain pls
All the songs sound the same and it's very drone-y (and not in a good way)
Explain what? You didn't enjoy it, it happens.
people who love duster are my favorite group of people in the world. i've never met a more chill, agreeable, and otherwise non-egotistic group.
Someone said it's because Duster fans smoke copious amounts of weed, but I've never been high in my life.
Stoners and sad people
a good mix I suppose
>put Stratosphere on
>"but user, why all their song are always the same?"
neither have i. but stratosphere would be what i listen to.
I love them, they have such a comfy (really no other word for it) atmosphere that not even the other slowcore bands can match. Just simple stuff done very well and uniquely.
I love Stratosphere and CM about equally but have listened to Stratosphere more because I like the toaster-tier production. Valium Aggelein are great too, I'd almost say that the highs of Hier Kommt are higher than those from Duster albums.
Only one of their releases I wasn't crazy about was On the Air, they sounded very shaky in their performance.
Earth Moon Transit for me. Should have been the last song on the album, would have tied everything together since it's the closest thing they have to an explosive song.
Which of their side-projects are the best? I've downloaded the ones from the pastebin but haven't gotten around to listening yet
I like everything Helvetia has done, but their first two albums are their best (and most Duster-like).
Check out Two Boys Alright
The Phantom Facing Me
holy shit i literally just opened mu for the first time in a month to post about this album, i'm stoked now. Has everyone listened to 1975? potentially their best
rrrrr
I wish I could always post about Duster
there was a 1975 vinyl posted on discogs yesterday for 100 USD which is already gone and i was never prepared to pay that. I really hope everything could get repressed.
yeah i need some of their stuff on record, they've got that comfy sit-down-and-look-at-the-art vibe, like the Microphones
yes!
1975 contains my favorite Duster song, and it's an astronomically underrated release.
Memphis Sophisticate, Heading For the Door and Echo Bravo probably tied 1st, Orbitron is a strong second
which track?
I'm this dude. And Things (Are Mostly Ghosts) being just behind it.
The piano at the end of want no light to shine is so gorgeous, feels like being comfy in a car on a cold night
Can i also just say that Memphis Sophisticate is one of the strangely composed songs ever, the melodies don't seem to even have a key some of the time yet they don't sound dissonant at all, its literally fucking amazing
Heading for the door
>IT'S THE WAY HOME SHOULD BE
I love on the air, though I admit they were pretty shaky. Helvetia is great and I highly suggest you listen to them
On The Air is great you guys. I Am The King is one of their best songs, and that's the only recording in existence.
the landing
I have their entire discography on vinyl, and I was able to track them all down for less than $100. You just have to keep a lookout on all the usual websites, it's just the wait that's agonizing.
Cooking
anyone who likes Duster should check out Southpacific.
Southpacific - Constance
>shoegaze, space rock
mega.nz
sample: youtube.com
youtube.com
holy shit, 20/10 taste. Cooking makes me nostalgic
dreams come back... later in the day
Can vouch for the quality of this album. Check it out.
>it will never be the early 2000s again
Make the pain go away, user
i love you user
i wish there was like a duster forum so we could have conversations like this all the time. i feel like we would run out of topics fast though.
the song transitions though
Same, I just like music that tingle my heart.
There was a Duster forum though. I heard Clay used to post on it.
Stereobird or something.
It's gone now.
It's not gone, it's not technically a Duster forum per se, and Clay is still very active on it. In fact, he owns it.
that's what i meant, my phrasing was bad. i'd like a forum specifically for duster.
I agree that we'd quickly run out of topics. Turns out the music is infinitely more interesting than the personal history of three guys from San Jose.
These threads are always tops, though.
Fuckin yeah
Hey, I found a band that kind of sounds like Duster.