Time for a mini-LP, this one from the noisome and droney, but altogether great Dustdevils, a New York by way of UK export, whose Rhenyard's Grin album I shared a few years back. Like Sonic Youth they started too late and were too developed to attach themselves to the caboose of New York's no-wave scene, but managed to make some of that aesthetic part and parcel of their modus operandi. Much like their aforementioned '87 debut, Gutter Light is continusouly cresting to new heights of distortion and feedback, while vividly colored with Jaqi Delany eerie, caterwauling vocal parlance (think SST-era Kim Gordon or Live Skull's Thalia Zedek for comparisons). Any given Dustdevils song may seem relatively devoid of melody, but like fellow Big Apple brethren, Band of Susans their dense song structures are so enveloping there's plenty to latch onto and always make for a fascinating listen.
01. Ordinary Madness
02. Whim of Iron
03. Whte Temper
04. Losing Ground
05. As I Lay Dying
06. The Freeze Whistle
07. Oyster Catcher
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