ponderdust

Where to begin with this… Madness that makes sense? Sensible mad people? Simply quite complicated or a complicated way of saying something quite simple? A genre busting collective with a hugely varying line-up, Ponderdust confound. From piano and guitar driven solo performances to big band Zappa-esque freak outs, you never quite know what you are going to get! Horns, electronics and a large range of voices of all ages and sexes are a staple diet of any full band set-up, yet even as a 3 piece the off kilter songs stand up. The half spoken-half sung quasi-geordie voice at the centre of it all is Nugget (Buckley), and it is a careful blend of written music and improvisation which comes together in a compelling, unique, and completely shambolic sound (and all this is before the alter ego to Ponderdust - Scragbag Inc. - rears it's ugly head). Song subjects range from existential lifestyle questions to political commentary, and the odd detour to the completely surreal make this more than your average band trying to make it big. Ponderdust are here, we don’t know what they want, but they mean business, you can count on that!