Disaster Pony
Lovetown, 2024
8/10
A creative outfit lead by Gordon Hyland, as Disaster Pony he recruits a large cast of skilled players for these 9 jazz and EDM fueled tracks.
“It’s got tentacles” starts the listen with a dreamy mood, where Hyland handles bass synth and Adam Hindle’s proficient drums illuminate the buzzing climate, and “Robot Pain” follows with Andrew Roorda’s playful electric bass and Ian Docherty’s agile guitar that makes for plenty of grooves.
Into the middle, the comical “Dead Neon & The Noon Sun” uses sampled laughs that are sped up and flow amid the EDM friendly keys, while “Fruit Flies In Cola” welcomes Liza McLellan’s elegant cello for the baritone sax focused landscape that’s uniquely intimate.
Arriving close to the end, “You’re Still A Lousy Fink” recruits congas and wah pedals via the stylish and dance floor ready delivery, and “Moons Become Planets” exits with Hyland on both sax and piano, as Acote’s sound design and modular synth finishes the track with EDM nods.
Hyland planned to create a saxophone record that you could dance to, and he easily succeeded in that thanks to the excellent help on hand and their groove manipulation, tape soaked, and electronic ways.
Travels well with: Ernesto Cervini’s Turboprop- Canadian Songbook; Last Ark Out- Lift