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- Date Released: January 1, 2006
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Singer-Songwriter, Americana
- Label: Hybrid Recordings
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We Say...
After giving up on the successful and established Strangefolk project he helped to found, Reid Genauer simply wanted to rest, play around with some friends, and see what happened. Assembly of Dust was the result. Taking cues from Strangefolk’s brand of jam rock along the way, the group’s third album “soaks in [the] simple pleasures.” Genauer adopts a bit of a croon on “40 Reasons,” the group shines on the instrumentally complex “Samuel Aging” and there’s a little bit of honest-to-goodness funk in “Zero to the Skin.” The highlight, though, is the countrified “Telling Sue” in which the narrator quits his job and doesn’t look back. Like Genauer and Strangefolk, it seems to end up working out for the best.
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They Say...
Assembly of Dust have created an album of easy-flowing pop-soul with Recollection. The overall blueprint -- Reid Genauer's Lowell George-styled vocals, smooth backing harmonies by his bandmates, and mellow funk arrangements reminiscent of Little Feat -- is firmly in place on the opening cut, "Grand Design." Genauer is joined by keyboardist Nate Wilson, lead guitarist Adam Terrell, bassist John August Leccese, and drummer Andrew Herrick on ten original songs. The band has concocted a likable sound, though one heavily indebted to the mellow side of the above-named group. The harmony on songs like "Whistle Clock" is outstanding, and the guitar/keyboard mix adds a bright edge. Assembly of Dust also know how to mix upbeat songs like "Samuel Aging" with slower, ballad-paced material like "40 Reasons," giving Recollection a nice ebb and flow. The writers -- Genauer and Wilson -- know how to write catchy hooks that keep these rather long songs (most are over four minutes) interesting to the end. The album takes a short break from California funk near its end, offering the pleasant, country-flavored "The Honest Hour." The bandmembers and producer Josh Pryor have kept the overall production simple, allowing each instrument to stand out clear and clean in the mix. While Assembly of Dust often hold too closely to their sources, they have created a solid release with Recollection.
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Grand Design |
3:55 |
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| 02. | |
Telling Sue |
4:22 |
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| 03. | |
Zero to the Skin |
4:28 |
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| 04. | |
Whistle Clock |
6:29 |
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| 05. | |
Samuel Aging |
4:37 |
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| 06. | |
40 Reasons |
4:57 |
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| 07. | |
Bootlegger's Advice |
4:40 |
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| 08. | |
The Honest Hour |
4:15 |
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| 09. | |
Truck Farm |
4:52 |
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| 10. | |
Walking on Water |
4:49 |
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10 Total Tracks, 47:24 Total Length
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Credits
- Vic Anesini - Mastering // Hank Decken - Pedal Steel // Josh Pryor - Producer // Josh Pryor - Mixing // Reid Genauer - Guitar (Acoustic) // Reid Genauer - Vocals // Reid Genauer - Group Member // Todd Jones - Banjo // Yahuba Garcia - Percussion // Jon Nolan - Pedal Steel // Lauren Wool - Cello // Lauren Wool - Vocals (Background) // Nate Wilson - Keyboards // Nate Wilson - Vocals // Nate Wilson - Group Member // Adam Terrell - Guitar // Adam Terrell - Vocals // Adam Terrell - Group Member // John August Leccese - Bass // John August Leccese - Vocals // John August Leccese - Group Member
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