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Duster
12+ albums
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Duster is a American slowcore band from San Jose, California formed in 1996 with an initial lineup of Clay Parton and Canaan Amber, former members of bands Calm and Mohinder. They are known for their unique lo-fi sound, recording their music onto cassette decks and similar equipment at their home studio nicknamed Low Earth Orbit. The duo released two demo tapes in the same year as their formation, Christmas Dust and On The Dodge. In 1997, they released their debut 7" EP Transmission, Flux via Up Records. The band briefly recorded under the moniker Valium Aggelein, releasing Dweller on the Threshold as a cassette tape that same year, alongside Hier kommt der schwartze Mond in 1998. Jason Albertini joined the band during the recording of their debut album Stratosphere, playing drums on three tracks. The album was released by Up Records in February 1998, being followed by the Apex, Trance-Like 7" EP via Smooth Lips Records that same year. By the release of the 1975 EP in 1999 and their second studio album Contemporary Movement, Albertini had become more involved in the group's creative process and became a permament member of the band. By 2000, Duster had become inactive and went on hiatus. In an interview, Clay Parton stated that "When we originally paused around 2000, it was because of me. I went through a breakup, and I had a new baby, so I had to figure out to provide for this tiny person. A band was just not a priority anymore. So the other guys moved to Seattle, every
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