POLVO - exploded drawing DLP Postrock

POLVO - exploded drawing DLP PostrockExploded Drawing was generally received as Polvo's White Album, the moment when the band finally kicked off its shoes, cracked the studio windows, and unleashed a long suite of songs showcasing the band's true range. This double LP gives it all up: paranoid blues rants, Delhi via the Ozarks hoedowns, spaghetti western lopers, carnivalesque boogie, a blazing, frustrated finale, and as always, that guitar sound. It's just a little off, twisted, tweaked,

DePlume’s politics might be more evident in vocal songs from his live repertoire when he’s reshaping advertising slogans into a call to arms or encouraging activism on “I Was Gonna Fight Fascism

the three outtakes that Fat Mike cut from the initial record

emo-influenced indie rock that’s equally big on hooks and guitars

Scenery is his magnum opus and an absolute must-have

Youngs and Wickham-Smith

Ryo Fukui worked on developing his live skills

The late 1990's in particular were a fertile era for the duo

Niblock's droning soundscapes originate from the superimposition and juxtaposition of sustained sounds which are

with the release being rounded out by stunning artwork from Portland illustrator Matt Stikker and photography by Angela Owens

not only in performance

open forms

which reads: "Alone in the comforting darkness the creature waits