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REALLYMUSICRADIO presents
ASSEMBLY OF DUST
For more than a decade, Reid Genauer has built his name and reputation, and experienced a substantial amount of success both on the road and in the studio. Yet like so many performers, he has found that success in these two arenas are in some ways mutually exclusive. "Performing and recording are two very different beasts" Genauer explains.
But with his and the Assembly of Dust's new disc, The Honest Hour--an album recorded live and with an ear and mind toward song craft--Genauer seamlessly melds the two and uniquely bridges that gap once and for all.
The music Genauer makes with Assembly of Dust could be labeled "hick funk," and has been compared to the likes of Paul Simon, CSNY, and The Band. Drummer Andy Herrick and bassist/backing vocalist John Leccese lend the band a funky, almost Motown vibe, while Wilson's rolling keys drop in jazz references. Guitarist/backing vocalist Adam Terrell, meanwhile, is the musical glue that holds it all together. "He and I have very similar musical influences, but he is also well versed in jazz. So he's able to weave the country and the jazz and the Motown groove into one seamless landscape. Wilson," he adds, "is the watchdog of sorts, making sure that the songs are cohesive."
The Assembly of Dust formed in 2002, a year after Genauer left the Vermont-based Strangefolk, a band that he co-founded some 10 years earlier while pursuing an environmental science degree at the University of Vermont. After a decade with the band, he says it was time for a professional and personal change. "I had to take control of my own destiny again, musically and logistically," he says.
And part of doing things right is finding that balance between structure and improv, closing that divide between the recorded and live realms. The Honest Hour is one of many recorded projects that the band will do so. "But with the live performance," Genauer says, "having some element of improv keeps it interesting for the audience and for the players. So I don't think we will ever get away from that. You want to serve up a four-course meal in terms of your musical offerings: rich live shows and rich recordings both demand a unique blend of creativity and structure. A lot of bands just come up and serve steak and that's it. We're trying to deliver a well-balanced musical diet."
Assembly Of Dust's website
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