{"id":23494,"date":"2020-08-24T10:43:19","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T09:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/?p=23494"},"modified":"2020-08-24T10:43:19","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T09:43:19","slug":"ep-review-dusker-ep-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/ep-review-dusker-ep-2\/","title":{"rendered":"EP review – Dusker, EP 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Release date: 28\/08\/20<\/p>\n

Reviewed by\u00a0Aleksandra Brzezicka<\/a><\/p>\n

Already making noise in the local DIY scene separately, the members of Dusker<\/a> joined forces in 2019. They’ve quickly become Leicester’s, if not, the Midland’s, most exciting math-rock collective.<\/p>\n

Before the pandemic, Dusker delivered a fair share of electrifying live shows supporting the likes of Kagoule and Petrol Girls and released their first EP.<\/p>\n

After re-visiting Liquid Tony\u2019s basement studio at Liquid Tone Production, they\u2019re back with EP 2<\/em>, released on an independent label, Muzai Records.<\/p>\n

EP 2<\/em> feels like a chaotic attempt to reconnect with yourself and set your mind straight again. Though complex compositions, with all the breaks and ever-changing dynamics, don\u2019t make the breakthrough come easily. Dusker goes back in time and space, bashing out beats somewhat reminiscent of the 90s post-core scene with this decades\u2019 superb production.<\/p>\n

The four-track EP starts off cathartic with Boone<\/em>, restless with its speed-up-slow-down sequences. You know straight away that Dusker won’t play around. Leo<\/em>, the first single of the record, and Quality Papers<\/em> bring a different kind of frenzy with its even more dramatic, emo ballad-like vibe, revamped in math-rock fashion.<\/p>\n

Still, there\u2019s no time for sentiments. Get your freak and pogo moves on for Temple Bar<\/em>. It doesn\u2019t just close the record, it demolishes it – drenched in gritty feedback, doubled-up on speed and frantic vocals. Temple Bar<\/em> is a post-punk, drunken declaration of either desire, \u2018I saw that look in your eye, it\u2019s killing me\u2019, or delusions. Either way, it\u2019s the most dazzling track of the whole record.
\nEP 2<\/em> must be the dawn of Dusker. It\u2019s long-overdue, anyway.<\/p>\n

EP 2 is available from August 28 on cassette tape and digitally on the band\u2019s social media and streaming platforms.<\/p>\n

Preorder\/preview EP 2 on Bandcamp here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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