AT DUSK
self-titled (self-released)
Reviewed by Erick Mertz

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Portland, Oregon trio At Dusk's self-titled EP starts off a little clumsy, and from there it threatens to get interesting but never really does. Whether it's the vocals lacking wit that trips the threesome or the bland instrumentation I'm unsure, but regarding the short 6 song disk, I fear it may be a combination of both.

Whatever it is - or isn't, as the case may be - this one needs to be put back for further seasoning.

"Up On Persephone" isn't catchy for long enough to be catchy; cool, but not cool enough to be cool is "Titled Flowers (Were All We Have)." Good pieces are abundant on this disk, but they aren't bound in the tight succession necessary to make a cohesive release. Having said that, the production is spot on, featuring some of the most fantastic mixing values I've heard on a D.I.Y. release.

It isn't enough here; perhaps, though, it's a start.

[Pick this up at artists.iuma.com.]

© 2003 - Erick Mertz