Musick that Needed Work - P: Plankton Wat

 

Portland, OR musician, Eternal Tapestry guitarist Dewey Mahood is Plankton Wat. His first album was 2002s Interstellar Sounds Of. Thus the world's introduction to the experimental space rock of Mahood's home recording project. Plankton Wat music is ethereal yet grounded rhythmic grooves that blend the cosmic & the earthly in perfect harmony. 

 

Mahood began playing the bass in the Chico, California punk band Empty Offer in 1987. He soon switched to guitar & played in numerous psychedelic, grunge, or free improv bands. He moved to Seattle at the end of the 80s, then settled in Portland in 1992. There he formed the post-punk band Elephant Factory with Larry Crane of Tape Op magazine. He formed the free jazz-influenced Cosmos Group in 2000, then in 2002 he started his solo home recording project Plankton Wat. The name is a tribute to Krautrock producer Conny Plank & bassist Mike Watt. 

 

Plankton Wat - Drifter's Temple, Thrill Jockey 344, 2013.
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