Artist: Buke and Gass
Album: Riposte
Released: September 2010
Label: Brassland Records
Genre: Experimental pop
Purchase date: 21 December 2010
Format: mp3 files
Source: Amazon
The first full-length from this duo from Brooklyn, the band gets its name from the two homemade instruments they play: singer Arone Dyer plays a homemade baritone ukelele (or "buke"), and Aron Sanchez plays a homemade combination acoustic guitar and bass (or "gass"). They both also play foot-controlled percussion instruments, and run their instruments through effects pedals creating the sound of a full band even when it's just the two of them. This wildly creative streak runs through the music itself, which is off-kilter, chaotic, in strange time signatures, and a whole lot of fun.
Their wildness could perhaps be tamed a bit, as the middle of the album starts to run together after a while, but it is full of stand-out moments. The opener "Medulla Oblongata," "Your Face Left Before You," and "Bundletuck" are the three strongest tracks. This is a wonderfully weird acoustic album, and I recommend it strongly.
Rating: A-
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