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Gastr del Sol drew upon a memorable spectrum of players for the sounds of Upgrade & Afterlife

mood music brooding with sophistication and subversive twists all underscored with a deep industrial pulse

One could maybe read it as a slight reproach on the hordes of people flooding Halper's hometown of Nashville

UNWOUND - The Future Of What TAPE Electronic saddle stitchedTheir third album in as many years, 1995s The Future of What is an unrelenting, constructivist masterstroke. The Olympia trios signature sound grinding bass, syncopated drums, and fragmented guitar over measured yelps ratchets past the thread into a strippedout metallic slurry. Equal parts noise and adrenaline, the album opens with a simple question: Wheres your energy? Its been 25 years and were still searching for the answer.