Album Review
Pierson, Dax – Nerve Bumps (A Queer Divine Dissatisfaction) – [Dark Entries]
cinder 4/7/2021 12-inch, A Library
Underground Oaklander, Dax Pierson’s debut solo release. He lives life as a quadriplegic, but that doesn’t stop him at all at slaying the electronic sounds! The vibes here are like a mash of gurgled up computer processed bloops and bleeps, with vigorous rhythms, semi cinematic flairs, shards of trap style beats, and tough edges. A bit of Pantha Du Prince meets Autechre… last track turns the notch down a bit and voids out. Cover art by Pierson’s partner, artist Chuck Nanney, and the back is a photo of his wheelchair.
*’Dax’s guiding mantra throughout this journey has been a quote from choreographer Martha Graham: “No artist is pleased… There is only a queer divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others.”’

you heard it 32 times on kfjc! most recently:
- 362 days ago, Sir Cumference played For The Angels
- 376 days ago, Lucky Jae played For The Angels
- 378 days ago, Reject Girl played Adhesion
- 379 days ago, Naysayer played I Slay The Pain
- 379 days ago, Naysayer played Snap
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