NERVE BUMPS (A QUEER DIVINE DISAPPOINTMENT)

UPC: 794811515258 Adhesion For The Angels Snap I Slay The Pain Catch Keflex For 2_24 NTHNG FKS U HRDR THN TM Dax Pierson™s debut solo LP is coming via San Francisco™s Electronic powerhouse imprint Dark Entries Records and Oakland™s Ratskin Records collective. Pierson, an Oakland-based underground legend, has pushed the boundaries of experimental electronic music with his soul-moving opus Nerve Bumps; A Queer Divine Dissatisfaction, an endeavor two long years in the making. On Nerve Bumps, Pierson blends hip hop, jazz, John Carpenter-esque arpeggios, trap/anti trap-influenced percussion, and musique concrete-informed experiments. Futuristic synthesizers cut through layers of fog as Pierson™s bombastic drum programming forges new worlds within themselves. Pierson tells a complicated and inspiring story on Nerve Bumps, which is both a privilege and a gift to experience. Tracks such as šI Slay The Pain› reiterate that although Pierson has to live his life as a quadriplegic, this does not define him as an artist or as a person. The cinematic šFor The Angels› plays as a masterclass in heart and body-moving rhythms and undulating synthesizers. Pierson directly confronts the listener on šSnap›, an act of solidarity with the disabled community. Sputtering orchestral swells become encapsulated by splintering shards of Pierson™s voice, evoking his relentless determination to learn new music production methods as well as share his experience with losing certain physical abilities. The album™s closing track, šNTHNG FKS U HRDR THN TM›, is a perfect distillation of the varied emotions explored on the album. Warm, heavy synths masterfully guide us down a psychedelic slope through the track™s twelve minutes. On Nerve Bumps, honesty, empathy, and humanity bleed through the speakers like a dark liquid just beneath the skin™s surface. For Pierson, music is his lifeblood, both as a creator and a listener. Nerve Bumps was mastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios. The front cover features a painting of pink and green horizontal stripes by Pierson™s partner, artist Chuck Nanney. A photograph of Pierson™s wheelchair by Lenny Gonzalez graces the back sleeve. Dax™s guiding mantra throughout this journey has been a quote from choreographer Martha Graham: šNo artist is pleased„ There is only a queer divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others.›