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Concert Review: The Mast – moving into a different realm than it was on their previous release “Wild Poppies.”

Venue: Glassland Gallery (NY)
Date: August 18, 2013

Review by Dawoud Kringle

My previous exposure to The Mast, the duo of Haleh Gafori Kilmer and Matt Kilmer a year or so past, was impressive. Their live performance and CD release was marvelous (you’ll find my review here: https://doobeedoobeedoo.info/2012/03/13/cd-review-the-mast-wild-poppies-how-did-profit-trump-well-being/). So, on a recent Sunday night, I trekked into an obscure area of Williamsburg to hear what they’re doing these days.

The act before The Mast was Nitemoves, a laptop player / DJ. He had a musical sensibility, and was an interesting performer. While some of his melodies seemed little different from the melodically unsophisticated synth bands of the 80s, he did create some interesting things and made creative use of his computer’s possibilities. His music was always changing and never became monotonous.

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CD review: The Mast “Wild Poppies”…How did profit trump well-being?

Artist: The Mast
Title: Wild Poppies
Label: Channel A Records (self released)
Genre: psychedelic indie rock

Review by Dawoud Kringle

Every now and again, a CD comes my way that ends up dominating my CD player for a time. Every now and again, a body of music crosses my path that insinuates itself into my psyche, and speaks to me.

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