Altered Zones

With Moss of Aura, you get what you hear: your favorite instrumental dub band is soundtracking an '80s B movie while the cast of Miami Vice dances around them banging on steel drums. Every track I've heard thus far from this band is either a party or driving music for the trip to the party. The synth-ace of the project is Gerrit Welmers of Future Islands fame, and if you've heard both bands the connection is patently obvious. With the upcoming release of Wading, Moss of Aura will expand on the lush sound first widely displayed on last year's Still Parade, but this time the sounds will be pressed to wax thanks to fellow Baltimoreans Friends Records. The label will also release the work on Moss of Aura's five previous CD-R's (including Still Parade) on cassette, complimenting and leading up the LP release. --Ryan Ellis, Weekly Tape Deck

MP3: Moss of Aura: "Titan"

Order both the Cassette and Wading LP from Friends Records