Dusted

After six years of constant HOLY FUCK touring, BRIAN BORCHERDT emerged from the tangled cables and broken drum machines with a slew of new songs. Looking to explore a different sound, Borcherdt teamed with producer Leon Taheny (Final Fantasy, Rituals, BRUCE PENINSULA) and together the pair recorded in a converted garage under the name Dusted.

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The resulting album, Total Dust, resides in an atmosphere that is sometimes melodic, sometimes haunting, and always clouded by a fuzzy glow. With string arrangements and half-hidden guitar feedback held together by the occasional tambourine and minimal drum machine, the stripped down mood perfectly complements a collection of songs that are more than capable of standing on their own merits. Live, Dusted challenges the sonic limitations of a two-piece. Vocals and guitar are expelled through small overblown amplifiers and bolstered by a raucous backbone of live drums, 808 samples, and bass synth. Since their stage debut this spring, the band has performed with US labelmates Deerhoof and of Montreal, while back home in Toronto the duo has been playing parties with fellow friends and label mates Army Girls, BRUCE PENINSULA, and LITTLE GIRLS.