If at The Deli, we’ve seized just about every opportunity to share some love for Buke and Gase, a relief initiative definitely seems as good a chance as any, so here’s spreading the word. Joining the effort of many local musicians to raise funds for the victims of hurricane Sandy, the band released a new single off their forthcoming album ‘General Dome‘, the adequately-titled ‘Hard Times” (streaming below), the proceeds from which are being donated to the Red Hook Initiative.
Garnering a growing crowd through the success of their first album ‘Riposte’ (2010), the duo released in September a four-track EP, consisting of a deconstructed, discordant take on New Order’s Blue Monday (also on the ‘Hard Times’ single) and three other improv-based songs written over a week.
Compared to previous outputs, both ‘Hiccup’ and ‘Hard Times’ find the band adopting more linear a structure, making both polyrhythmic and dissonant efforts far more subtle, blending into the grit-laden stream of the song. Whether or not it is a new direction, we’ll find out as the full album becomes available, early 2013.
Coming back to the point, Arone Dyer & Aron Sanchez will be playing a Red Hook benefit at Saint Vitus, alongside Walter Schreifels, Believer/Law, Neon Indian and Bloodyminded, tomorrow evening (11.10 – $10 minimum donation). Find all the info here. TM