#dunkfestival

10/4/17

Dunk!USA 2017 HYPE SHOW. What an exciting way for me to help spread all the energy I had leading up to the first ever Dunk!USA festival in Burlington, Vermont. I decided to only play acts that were on the ticket for the fest and tried to play a track from their earlier releases, as well as a track from their newest release. I think for the most part it came together well and (hopefully) gave you folks a way to see how far some of these artists have come in their years in the business. If you missed this show, try and recreate it in Spotify or Google Music or something!

Ranges - Stick to the Devil You Know - The Gods of the Copybook Headings

*** Ranges - Seven Veils - The Ascenionist

This Patch of Sky - Love Is In Beauty And Chaos - S/T

*** This Patch of Sky - Bella Muerte - These Small Spaces

Pelican - Dead Between The Walls / Mammoth - Arktika

Russian Circles - Death Rides A Horse - Enter

Russian Circles - Mota - Guidance

Astronoid - Astronoid - November EP

Astronoid - Air - Air

Pray For Sound - Retrogression (part 1) - Monophonic

Pray For Sound - Retrogression (part 2) - Monophonic

Pray For Sound - I Have Seen Hell And It's White - Everything Is Beautiful

Zhaoze - Falling Leaves - Azure Star

set and setting - New Age - Equanimity

Tides of Man - Mountain House - Young and Courageous

10/11/17

Post-Dunk!USA bliss. I had an outstanding time at the show the weekend prior, from start to finish. Getting to meet so many people in the bands and the scene in general was such a trip. It fascinated me how everyone seemed to kind of know each other already, or were close friends from years prior. Just name dropping someone while talking to another would often be met with “Oh, you mean So-and-So? He’s great!” I was deeply grateful for the people who set up the whole thing, Wout, David, and the crew from Belgium. It was quite the dream to see all this come together so well and meet fellow like-minded folks who appreciate a good instrumental jam. As for this radio host, I’ll be anxiously waiting for the next show they put on here.

While I loved every moment of the bands on stage, meeting those that I did behind the scenes was particularly awesome to me. This week’s show we played the interview I had with all 5 members of Pray For Sound, an act we’ve been supporting since Bruce’s first release, Monophonic, half a decade ago. Look forward to it being uploaded to the KUCI.org archives in the coming week or so!

Hollow Ran - Land - Thanks Your Welcome

Sioum - Shift - I Am Mortal, But Was Fiend

Terronaut - Tragedy on Mars - Terronaut

*** Tiny Silver Hammers - Holographic - Holographic

Maiak - I Am Not a Man, I Am a Free Number - A Very Pleasant Way to Die

Dorena - At Sea - About Everything And More

kokomo - I'm Not Dead - Monochrome Noise Love

Jet Plane - Voicegame - Pipe DreamOvum - No Where Now Here - Microcosmos

*** Edamame - Keys View Morning - Bask