Assembling “Dawn Patrol” from cassette loops, Johnny Gutenberger collages what sounds like some old freak folk like outtakes from a lost John Fahey session, decayed trumpet, faded strings and distorted ambient sounds to craft a fractured pop Americana overlaid with segments of harmonica as the reel ends. Its multiple reference points work well together to create a mood reflecting an imperfectly remembered moment of cultural nostalgia like degraded holograms overlaid on one another to make a uniquely haunting image. In that way it’s like the tarnished yet vaguely romantic American dream cast in pastoral moods in the musical equivalent of sepia tones. Listen to “Dawn Patrol” on Bandcamp where you can also explore the rest of the Words Are No Constellation album out now on No Pressure Records. And if you’d care to follow The Square Community and other Johnny Gutenberger projects, please click on the links provided.
Queen City Sounds and Art 
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