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Review: Slowcore originators Duster hear several of their most noted singles and short-play projects collected into a single boxset, here courtesy of Numero Group. Including the EP 'Apex, Trance-Like', which more or less describes the ensuing sonic character of the entire project here, the featuring tracks 'Light Years' and 'Four Hours', like their titles, seem to compact long stretches of space and time into more palatable experiences. Outtakes also feature, as well as an exclusive Duster-branded handkerchief.

Review: Out of the hidden corners of US indie-rock there are certain bands who manage to mess with the script so much they nigh on implode. San Jose's Duster were one such example who seemed to strike gold by accident, following up their 1996 DIY tape with this, their debut album proper. In its dishevelled, introspective rejection of commercial interests over sincere expression, it remains a high watermark for any of the many movements they're associated with from slowcore to space rock and the whole slacker movement. Forget the tags and just savour the sound, which yields beautiful songwriting as much as angular instrumentation as filtered through their unique lens. Stratosphere is a stone cold classic, and it sounds just as vital 25 years on from its original release.

Review: American rock band Duster aka multi-instrumentalists Clay Parton, Canaan Dove Amber, and Jason Albertini return with a fourth full length album that across 13 intimate tunes explores interplanetary goth sounds. It is a heartbroken record weighed down by heavy emotions as the aching synths, nagging drums and unresolved guitars linger in the air. Though sad and melancholic on the surface, the delicate nature and softness of these tunes is also striking beautiful in many cases. These are loner lullabies that encourage you to wallow in downbeat moods and come out the other side feeling refreshed and resolute.

Review: Clay Parton and Canaan Amber are behind the ongoing Duster project and for this new album, they have been digging in their personal archives. Remote Echoes is a collection of half a decade's worth of home four-tracking - the sounds are lo-fi, grimy, crumbing and underground expressions of their take on alternative indie sounds. Some of these tracks are taken from cassette-only demos released as Christmas Dust and On The Dodge but there are also plenty of unheard pieces that showcase their unique blend of cape old synths, fuzzy guitars, muffled percussion and quiet vocals that all predate mumblecore, chill wave and other associated sounds.