The Thousands

Naive opinion brands Dosh as white-boyexperimental hip hop just because he sits on the Anticon roster. Sure,there are percussive leanings towards the genre on WOLVES AND WISHES (evident through air-tight breaks) but beyond thisthere’s instrumental mastery and a nerd-like splicing together of encyclopaedicmusic knowledge and composition.

Years of bedroom seclusion – with nothing but instruments, pedals, loops, andsamples for friends – has paid off for Dosh. On WOLVES AND WISHES, his attention is focused on two main components: arpeggio-rifeRhodes playing (putting that Vampire Weekend weed to shame); and drummingreminiscent of Greg Saunier’s sporadic jazz thrashing. As one sound speaks upyour ears patiently wait for its looped return, but it vanishes. These tinyepiphanies say a brief ‘hey, how’s it go…’ and are immediately replaced bysomething else, be it sax, harmonies, delay, fuzz, piano, strings or (the listgoes on).

**Like other engaging experimental music, whatever its origins, WOLVES AND WISHES is a winner because there’s always a hint of sweet pop and melody. Dosh’s ordered chaos isa little overwhelming at first, but it’ll certainly get you dancing orlistening in silent awe.