Dosh :: The Lost Take (Anticon, CD)

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(04.16.07) Dosh, aka Martin Dosh, is one of the toasts of the Anticon label. A self
made musical machine, Dosh has been releasing for over four years now on the
Anticon imprint after his debut album, Dosh, was picked up. The
Minneapolis born Dosh has worked with the likes of Fog and is associated
Lateduster and Vicious Vicious. Dosh is Martin Dosh’s solo project, which
now has an extensive discography. One of Dosh’s latest attempts is entitled
The Lost Take.

Dosh blends and moulds sound, taking analog and acoustic, meshing
synthesized and organic. “One Through Seven” opens the record, bringing
Dosh’s control of hardware together with his love of drum kits to form a
wonderful opener. Clockworks and sweet melodies come together to make
“Everybody Cheer Up Song.” A light, airy track of warm, subtle sounds with
even some lyrical work from Dosh himself. “Um, Circles And Squares” comes to
life with an upbeat synth slide. The track is a lush soundscape of strings
and keys with crisp beats to create an autumnal sonorous experience. Dosh
adopts drum machine rolls and his own individual styles, mixing real drums
with those of the machine. Dosh shifts vocals into synth, bass into beats.
“Mpls Rock and Roll” brings back a clean sound to the album, guitars and
measured beats as synthlines swim.

“Fireball” comes into being through a myriad of live show synthlines as
children vocals prop up the backdrop. A playful track of beats, plinks and
lyrics. “Unemployed Blues” is a melodic lullaby that introduces some arcade
elements in creating a well conceived number. “Pink Floyd Cowboy Song” is
another electric acoustic amalgamation. But, with much of the album, it is
Dosh’s skill of masking the two polar elements of machine and traditional
sound into one musical entity that keeps the listener intoxicated. “O
Mexico” swirls and curves before “Bottom of a Well” twinkles into life. The
album is summed with its namesake, “The Lost Take,” a track that begins with
dark ominous tones before the mood rises with brass and beats. A gentle,
upbeat track to complete a jovial LP.

The Lost Take is an album of twists and turns. Dosh, with years of musical
experience, has brought together his skill and talents in the realms of
acoustics and electronics to produce an album that is warm, and as complex
as it is simple; a culmination of the old world of music with the new world
sound of computers and synthesizers. Dosh has another release set to come
out shortly, Triple Rock, a live show release containing a number of works
from The Lost Take.

The Lost Take is out now on Anticon. [Purchase]

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