Don’t get boxed in: New York-based duo Aaron Anderson and Chris Hontos, the brains behind Nuke Watch, have one primary goal: to push boundaries. In their minds and in their genres. For their album »Pepper’s Ghost«, they’ve invited a whole host of guest musicians. The result is a record that sits somewhere between jazz, experimental, synth-pop, dancehall, noise and street music. It’s like a brain with a severe case of free association; everything is constantly reconnected—a melody here, a beat there, connect, connect, connect. But it never descends into an incoherent mess.
A track like »Dog, as a devil deified, lived as a god« might sound like a bit of a mouthful, but behind all the off-kilter tones and dissonant harmonies there’s something that draws you deeper into the album. Whatever you think it is, it’s not what it seems, says the Nuke Watch website. And they’re right. But after two or three listens, a lot more becomes clear and it’s easier to follow the associations and ideas. The fact that it never becomes overwhelming is Nuke Watch’s greatest talent. If you like to contemplate the chaotic beauty of existence, you’ve found your soundtrack.
Pepper's Ghost
