Since leaving Eternal Tapestry in 2012, the Portland psych artist Dewey Mahood has concentrated more closely on his project Plankton Wat, and we can expect his new LP Drifter’s Temple to come out September 17th on Thrill Jockey. Following a less improvisational approach for the new record, Mahood has developed the ten tracks thru rehearsal and live performance, before recording them to four-track at home. On Drifter’s Temple Mahood plays lap steel, 6 and 12 string guitars, bass, organ, and synth, and he is joined by the artists Dustin Dybvig (Horse Feathers & Edibles), Matt McDowell (Sagas) and John Rau (Royal Baths & Edibles). “Empire Mines” will be the fifth track on the album, and it glows with a healing dose of Northern California sunshine, making it’s way on nimble, finger-picking, and lush strumming, before stumbling upon huge, distorted slabs of haunting guitar somewhere high in the mountains! Plankton Wat tours Europe in September, so here are the dates:
Wed Sep 11 Brooklyn, NY – Union Pool w/ Date Palms, Mountains, Good Willsmith
Fri Sep 13 Mainz, Germany – Walpodenakademie
Sat Sep 14 Groningen, Netherlands – Vera
Mon Sep 16 Skive, Denmarl – Artschool
Thu Sep 19 Hamburg, Germany – Golem
Fri Sep 20 Tilburg, The Netherlands – Incubate Festival
Sat Sep 21 Antwerp, Belgium – Scheldap´en
Sun Sep 22 Gent, Belgium – Kinky Star
Mon Sep 23 London, UK – Cafe OTO w/ Date Palms
Thu Sep 26 Glasgow, UK – Stereo
Fri Sep 27 Liverpool, UK – Liverpool Psych Fest
Sat Sep 28 Hastings, UK – The Kave Gallery
Thu Oct 10 Portland, OR – Valentine’s w/ Grapefruit, Planets Around The Sun
