Music: Moose Collective

MOOSE Local psych rock band releases second live set from last summer Collective

Back in November, News 4U reported on an exciting new music project based in improvisation comprising two members from local pop-punk outfit Sluice - bassist Mitch Angle and drummer Chris Dawson - joined by Hayden Crane on guitar and Tayler File on synth/electronics. These four musicians, bound by a love for psych rock and experimentation, had just documented their live debut via the Fuchsia Fest 8/14/21 release which captured 30 minutes of exhilaratingly spontaneous playing in front of an appreciative crowd. It was an auspicious beginning for Moose Collective with the promise of more extended spacey jams to recorded just two weeks after their live debut. Here, the guys welcome guitarist Curt Turner into the fold who adds another dimension to the three improvisational tracks: "Intrepid Traveler," "Unidentified Aerial Phenomena" and

Let these recordings "Altered Ear Jam II." The latter builds on the melt into your skull like opening jam from the any popsicle would've Fuchsia Fest with Crane on that hot ass day in and Turner dueling it August. out this time, volleying searing riffs back and forth while Angle and Dawson keep chugging along like the rhythm section from German krautrock gods, Can. All the while, File inserts echoing synth runs and film samples into the mix, creating an other-worldly atmosphere.

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And MC have delivered with From the ARTSWIN Rooftop, another rewarding exploration in sound "Intrepid Traveler" and "Unidentified Aerial Phenomena" are equally impressive - and wonderfully out there - as wah-wah guitar battles to fend off shards of distortion in a fight to the death. Both tracks are again anchored by Angle and Dawson who always pull MC back from the brink just as musical implosion nears. It's galvanizing, to say the least. As Crane notes, "Let these recordings melt into your skull like any popsicle would've on that hot ass day in August."

To listen to and/or purchase From the ARTSWIN Rooftop, visit bandcamp.com and all major streaming platforms.

*album art: Hayden Crane / photo courtesy: Phil Ashenbremer