Dusty Kid is one of those artists that come out of nowhere and take the scene by storm. If we add the fact that he released his first single at the age of 19, no wonder that James Holden’s career can come to mind. Are there any other similarities between the two in more than one (biographic) aspect?
Paolo Alberto Lodde – that’s the Italian wonder kid’s name – may not be discovering new musical territories like Holden has been doing for many years, but he’s bloody good at what he is doing. Until now we knew him mainly for his party-oriented singles and remixes, but as ‘A Raver’s Diary‘ shows, Dusty Kid is fully capable of evoking many kinds of different emotions.
You can tell already from the contruction of the album that the Italian is a mature enough producer to release a full length debut. The first three tracks foreshadow a full on techno ride which might make listeners with weaker hearts switch to a different CD. But this is just a smoke-screen, because the majority of the remainder of the piece is based mainly on melodies, groove and more accessible beats. The – I think - reconstructed track ‘Cowboys‘ or the mighty ‘The Fugue‘ are those kinds of productions that stick in your head for quite a while. Let’s add the romantic epopee called ‘America‘ and a pop song titled ‘Nemur (Walls of Guitars)‘, and what we get is a very consistent album with a couple of great peaks. Just the way we like it.
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