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Duster is an American rock band consisting of multi-instrumentalists Clay Parton, Canaan Dove Amber, and Jason Albertini from San Jose, California.

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Duster
Origin	San Jose, California, U.S.
Genres	Indie rock lo-fi slowcore
Years active	1996–2001 2018–present
Labels	Up The Static Cult Skylab Operations Mudd Guts The Numero Group
Members	Clay Parton Canaan Dove Amber
Past members	Jason Albertini
Website	dusternumero.bandcamp.com

History

Formed in 1996 with only Parton and Amber who had previously worked together in bands Mohinder and Calm, they released 2 cassettes in the same year titled On the Dodge and Christmas Dust, respectively, as well as a 7" titled Transmission, Flux on Up Records released in 1997. Later the next year, Jason Albertini joined the band as a drummer and played on three tracks for their debut album, 1998's Stratosphere, and with 1999's 1975 EP, Albertini became much more involved in the group's process, playing many more instruments and sharing recording/producing credits with Parton and Amber. By 2000's Contemporary Movement, he was fully involved in the creative process as a permanent member of the group.[1][2]

On April 13, 2018, Duster posted via their Instagram page that they are “recording a little bit”.[3] Later it was announced that the band's discography would be reissued as the box set Capsule Losing Contact through The Numero Group,[4] which was released on March 22, 2019. On July 4, 2019, the band released their first standalone single in almost 20 years, "Interstellar Tunnel", and subsequently announced their third self-titled studio album, which was released on December 13 that year.[5]

Of their hiatus and subsequent reunion, Parton said, "When we took a break almost two decades ago, we didn't think it was going to all completely stop. We thought we could keep it drifting at least, maybe at a slower pace and with a different process. But everything just went dark. We were always in touch and sometimes we'd talk about doing Duster things, but days just piled up... In recent years we've talked more seriously about at least doing another record. Now everything is sort of working out, and we are making new things together, but we're taking it slow and still doing most things wrong, so it does feel like right where we left off."[6]

On March 31, 2022, the band surprise-released their fourth studio album Together through several music videos on YouTube, with the album becoming available for sale the following day.[7] Following the release, Clay Parton announced that Jason Albertini had left Duster to focus on his indie rock project Helvetia.[8]

Side projects

The band released 2 albums under the pseudonym Valium Aggelein which were later re-released as a box set in 2020. Parton has also released music under the pseudonyms Eiafuawn (Everything is all fucked up and what not) and the Soviets and has played in bands El Buzzard, Breasts, Parton Kooper Planetarium, Two Boys Alright, Stumpy and Ghost Drugs. Albertini has his own band Helvetia that has put out multiple records on Parton's record label The Static Cult Label and has played for Mike Johnson, Built to Spill and Xiu Xiu. Amber has also released an EP under his name and Lonnie Win.[9]

Musical style

Generally seen as indie rock, the group has been also associated with the space rock and slowcore movements by critics due to their unique sound.[10][9] To produce this, the band typically recorded on cheap and older recording equipment, such as cassette decks, in their Low Earth Orbit studio, which is not an actual place but rather the general name where the band works, giving their music a lo-fi quality.[9]

Members

• Clay Parton - instruments, production (1996-2001, 2018-present)
• Canaan Dove Amber - instruments, production (1996-2001, 2018-present)
• Jason Albertini - drums, production (1998-2001, 2018-2022)

Discography

Studio albums

• Stratosphere (1998)
• Contemporary Movement (2000)
• Duster (2019)
• Together (2022)

EPs

• Transmission, Flux (1997)
• Apex, Trance-Like (1998)
• 1975 (1999)

Box sets

• Capsule Losing Contact (2019)
• Black Moon (as Valium Aggelein) (2020)

Limited releases

• Christmas Dust (1996)
• On the Dodge (1996)
• Dweller on the Threshold (as Valium Aggelein) (1997)
• Hier kommt der schwartze Mond (as Valium Aggelein) (1998)

Soundcloud exclusive releases

• Experimental Dust (2000) (2018)
• On the Air (live KSCU radio set, 1997) (2019)
• Test Phase, Tape One (1997) (2019)
• Rarities (2001) (2019)

Singles

• What You're Doing to Me (2019)
• Copernicus Crater (2019)
• Letting Go (2019)
• What Are You Waiting For (2022)

Videos

• Me and the Birds (released by Up Records) (2003)
• Interstellar Tunnel (2019)
• Copernicus Crater (2019)
• Lomo (2019)
• isolation sounds (2020)
• Drifter (2022)
• Escalator (2022)
• Feel No Joy (2022)
• Making Room (2022)
• Sad Boys (2022)
• New Directions (2022)

Compilation appearances

• Up In Orbit! (1997)
• Up Next (1998)
• Zum Audio, Vol. 2 (1998)

References

External links

• Up Records Duster artist page
• The Static Cult Label
• Skylab Operations
• Numero Group Duster Page

На других языках

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- [en] Duster (band)

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[es] Duster

Duster es una banda estadounidense de rock originaria de San José, California. Ha estado compuesta, la mayor parte de su historia, por los multiinstrumentistas Clay Parton, Dove Amber y Jason Albertini. Albertini tocó la batería en tres pistas para Stratosphere (1998), y con 1975 (1999), se involucró mucho más en el proceso del grupo, tocando muchos más instrumentos y compartiendo créditos de grabación y producción con Parton y Amber. Para Contemporary Movement (2000) estaba completamente involucrado en el proceso creativo como un miembro permanente del grupo.

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[ru] Duster

Duster — американская группа, существовавшая с 1997 по 2000 год, исполнявшая музыку в стилях спейс-рок и сэдкор. Группа была сформирована Клэем Партоном и в 1998 году выпустила дебютный альбом Stratosphere. Через год был выпущен мини-альбом 1975, а в 2000 году вышел второй студийный альбом Contemporary Movement.

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