Austin’s The Black Drumset isn’t just a band, it’s an experiment. Brian Wiley has released three studio recordings since 2009 and the latest, Friends in Dark Places was carefully crafted over the course of seven years, its seven songs are full-bodied trips into the nexus between interstellar intrigue and carnal rhythms. With droning keyboards as copiously applied as the droning guitars, it’s the drums, other percussion, and Wiley’s mesmerizingly monotone vocals that provide a solid center. “Everything turns in time/ See my place in this life/ Every place, every time/ Beauty, hope, peace of mind,” he sings, offering a reassurance that gives way to an extended, entrancing jam.
Wiley’s music radiates a calm, justified…

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