This is the thread where we describe an album in a Dusty Groove Blurb-stylee

do a search on that word at their site. it turns up more than 250 results

Highly Recommended!!!

Sure, sometimes hype can be annoying, but this release proves all the anticipation was worth it. Highly Recommended!!!

Hard and heavy 90s reggae-influenced hiphop -- a killer set with a groove that runs deep deep deep! The album pulls together a host of great tracks from Snow's peak -- all with a great vibe that's perhaps a bit too rough for reggae, a bit too smooth for dancehall, and a bit too nasty to have made it big on the charts!

A monster bit of funky, crunchy rock that's unlike anything else we can think of! Creed delved into Christian imagery in their smoking cuts, but don't hold that against them -- because instead of being a rock-cliché band, they took the best parts of neo-grunge and used them to forge an incredible sound. They've got a style that's the result of some incredibly dexterous guitar, bass, and drums -- and which you'll recognize instantly from their hit "Higher", a killer track that never gets old, no matter how many times you hear it over the years! That gem is just the tip of the iceberg on this album, which includes the monster "With Arms Wide Open", which is even better! Other titles are equally wonderful -- and include "Faceless Man", "Never Die", "Wash Away Those Years", and "Inside Us All". Essential -- and one that you'll be spinning for years!

One of the best-ever releases from the amazing Saddle Creek -- and a smoking batch of great cuts that mix dope guitar, funky synths, and odd off-beat grooves in a very nice way! The whole thing's nicely packaged, with a fresh approach to electro tunes that's quite different from a lot of recent indie stuff we've stocked -- and we're still grooving to this one, even though we've played it six times in a row!

I should give it a go sometime! xpost

i was in dusty groove this weekend and was asking about a few records. the guy said he didn't know them but that i could use their computer and read their descriptions. w/o thinking i said, "uh, no thanks, i don't trust your reviews at all"

haha

when i first got introduced to them years ago i was like whoa this store and website is awesome. within a few months i realized i couldn't trust their descriptions for shit. i ended up having to cross reference everything via clips on the web etc. now i rarely purchase stuff from them.

yeah likewise

it took a couple buys for the whole "review = sales pitch" concept to sink in

gear was killing it upthread

worst part of the store is they kinda have a listening station. girl that works at the store puts on the record for you while you listen in headphones and say "skip ahead" or "next song, please".

i hate that! i feel like a jerk any time i want to hear something, and also incredibly pressured to buy it afterwards

just curious jaxon, but how big is the store ? from the website they make it seem like it would be huge, but i wouldn't be surprised if it was in some small crusty basement.

The store is no bigger than a moderately sized Starbucks I would guess. But its always very neatly organized.

i love this store but you just have to go in knowing what you want, this place is like a venus flytrap for impulse purchases as is their website.

its really well lit and well organized is otm, they also apparently have a bunch of stuff thats 'behind the counter' - or not out on the floor

ha otm xp

to follow up on another sorta chicago thread, instead of (or in addition to [i accidentally just typed "addiction" ha!]) go to Kstarke. it's about a mile from dusty groove. same size store. mostly 12"s of amazing disco/italo/chicago house and interesting rock. reasonably priced. had a lot of weird second tier krautrock bands.

ive said this in a few other threads at this pt but i totally cosign, its my favorite record store in chicago

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One of my favorite record stores ever. The dudes were super nice. They looked up some vaguely described disco stuff for me without bitching. And tucked away on a bottom shelf was a hefty pile of academic film books for ultra cheap. Not only that but whoever owned them previously (one of the Dusty Groovers, I'm presuming) wrote some hilariously snarky comments in the margins. Awesome place!

It's true that the discs don't always live up to the reviews...but I have to give them points for their values. Nothing I've bought based on a review was really TERRIBLE.

kinda not really into having to have the employee control the turntable when you're previewing an album. "can you skip to the next song?" "go back to the beginning please." i ended up buying some stuff i probably wouldn't have if i was able to do it myself.

it's kinda like the guy at the restaurant chewing your food for you and when you're ready, you swallow

Loved this thread. Posting this here because:

Rugged, taut surf-styled instrumentals from The Nautiloids – recorded in DC in the mid 60s! "Nautiloid Reef" has a primitive, seedy groove that's totally great and "Nautiloid Surf" is a similar animimal on the flip! It was no bass lineup with 2 guitars and a drummer – and an off-the-cuff, quickly captured recording quality – both tracks recorded in a half-hour session in 1965! (Blue vinyl.)

...describes one of the most hilariously inept records I've come across in a while.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDh6DfgGl_M&feature=related

What else would expect from animimals?

The kings of seedy 80s LA rock do their damnedest to top the their appropriately-titled, mainstream rock conquering Appetite For Destruction with the sprawling pair of Use Your Illusion albums! Use Your Illusion I kicks off with a few fast-charging, swaggery Guns songs that would have fit pretty well on Appetite, but abruptly change courses with a bombastic cover of "Live And Let Die" – and it gets even more grandiose from there – with slow-building ballads, boozy and bluesy hard rockers and more. It's pretty fascinating, in hindsight, just how far the band would go on the two Use Your Illusions albums without completely losing the plot! Includes "Right Next Door To Hell", "Dust N' Bones", "Don't Cry (Original)", "Perfect Crime", "You Ain't The First", "Bad Obsession", "Back Off Bitch", "Double Talkin' Jive", "Bad Obsession", "Garden Of Eden", "Dead Horse", "Coma" and more.

lol, here are the actual dusty groove "reviews":

You:

A great little record from Aretha – and on that always seems to get overlooked! The album's arranged by Gene Page, and it's got a sweet slightly funky electric side that opens up a whole new side of Aretha's style.

Almighty Fire:

Killer late 70s work from Aretha Franklin – and a set that features production by Curtis Mayfield, in a style that's quite similar to his work with the lady on the Sparkle soundtrack! Aretha somehow sounds deeper here in Curtis' company than on some of her other 70s recordings – and there's a definite Curtom bent to the entire production, given that Rich Tufo handles all the arrangements, and backings feature instrumentation from both him and Mayfield. The album's nicely restrained at most points – never reaching too far to fall into cliche – and Franklin's vocals are as great as ever.

Sweet Passion:

One of Aretha's sadly overlooked 70s gems – a great little session produced by Lamont Dozier, with a mix of smooth soul, driving rhythms, and just the right amount of rough edges to keep things real, very much in the tone of Lamont's own strong work for the ABC label at the same time.

With Everything...:

Mellow sexy Aretha – with warm arrangements by Arif Mardin, and plenty of nice electric piano by the great Richard Tee.

― wizzz! (amateurist), Sunday, October 11, 2015 9:17 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i mean, fair enough, but i sometimes wonder what it would take for D.G. to just admit, "We can't lie, this record is /famous soul singer/ way past his prime, and it kind of sucks."

― wizzz! (amateurist), Sunday, October 11, 2015 9:18 PM (22 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Rugged, taut surf-styled instrumentals from The Nautiloids – recorded in DC in the mid 60s! "Nautiloid Reef" has a primitive, seedy groove that's totally great and "Nautiloid Surf" is a similar animimal on the flip! It was no bass lineup with 2 guitars and a drummer – and an off-the-cuff, quickly captured recording quality – both tracks recorded in a half-hour session in 1965! (Blue vinyl.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDh6DfgGl_M

omg, that shit was awful. the drummer can’t keep time!

How did I miss this thread? Thanks for revive.

The Dusty Groove label has been absolutely ace for its short run.

But yes, they get a little ridiculous with their write ups.

"Rugged, taut..." Apparently they don't know what words mean.

I hadn't thought about this site in like 10 years.

primitive, seedy groove

primitive, yes. seedy, sure. groove? not on your life.

It used to seem kind of cool to me but now it's like the prototype for one of those scams to take advantage of earnest new vinyl collectors or w/e.

...it's a record store

but i know what you mean about dumb blurbs and such

right, it's helpful to remember that they are trying to sell you stuff, after all

I find it hilarious that everything is "little" on Dusty Groove. It's the best place to go when a "great album" or a "smooth groover" won't do - you don't have enough space in your apartment - you need a "great little album" or "smooth little groover" like this one:

http://stuffwecollect.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Chubops_gum.jpg

i think "little" is their way of keep your expectations modest, in spite of the hyperbole elsewhere in the blurb