electricgecko

This one is a lesson in introspection, in diving deep into your self, in exploring your knowledge both mentally and physically. This process, wrapped into a coherent soundscape that Messer could only have procured from within: at once abrasive and funky, a dubby boom enveloping hooks and stories entirely constructed from characters and ideas that have populated Messer’s albums and Hendrik Otremba’s writing for years. It’s the record I would have wanted this band to make: start where No Future Dubs left you, now go deeper.

• Messer – Kratermusik, LP, Trocadero, 2024