OSEES leader John Dwyer is back with another new experimental side project, POSH SWAT. The project hears the king of the underground paired with Ryan Sawyer and Andres Renteria, his bandmates from a different experimental outfit, Gong Splat.
POSH SWAT sets itself apart with a heavy focus on percussion. In a pair of singles spliced together, “DUNGEON CRAWLER/BUG CITY”, released on Thursday, jazz-influenced drumming steers the wandering track while unusual synth noises color outside the lines. The project carries the same stream-of-consciousness approach that has defined Dwyer’s other recent jam-centric offshoots like Gong Splat and Bent Arcana.
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The band said in a statement,
Trap kit, hand percussion, homemade percussion instruments and electronic percussion overflow with extra weirdness.
Sick pop rhythms grinding through the wasteland.
Sand in your hair and bugs in your teeth.
Hand on your knife, knife in your sheath
Grimy bass burps through a fried stack
And the crack of the snare is a mighty pink smack
Bells, whistles, conga, and vibes
This is a drug record
One thousand times
Check out “DUNGEON CRAWLER/BUG CITY” from POSH SWAT and look for the full, self-titled album out on February 17th. Viny pre-orders begin on January 20th via Rock Is Hell.
POSH SWAT – “DUNGEON CRAWLER/BUG CITY”
