- There's that old saying that advises, "never judge a book by its cover." While that might be true for literature, when it comes to music, I've come to think that premature judgment is an excellent filter when navigating mammoth amounts of digital music. An artist who dons the name DJ Euthanasia, for instance, is unlikely to make the classiest of tunes. By the same token, a cheap cover often indicates cheap music. (Direct your eyes to the right and see where I'm going with this.)
Admittedly, half the reason "Back from Buttopolis" caught my eye was because of the ridiculous title. However, the concept is mildly interesting. An accomplished saxophone player, Domgue took a break from touring with long-time pranksters Detroit Grand Pubahs in order to put this together. The result: elementary dubstep with lashings of sax on top. In the title track, it doesn't actually sound too bad, with a single tenor sax hugging the shuddering bassline. It even manages to sound a little suave. The other two tracks can't get there though, using trite instrumentation and only the blandest of programming. For jazzy dubstep, look elsewhere. Ben Neill's "Night Science," for example.
Tracklist01. Back From Buttopolis
02. Gedeon
03. Predator