Red Dwarf Star: Ex-Patriot

Maserati guitarist Coley Dennis put his voice through 80s technoloy for Ex-Patriot, the new single by his solo project Red Dwarf Star project. It could be mistaken for the theme song of a dystopian Sci-Fi series, albeit that in this case humankind has not blown up the planet yet - they have come pretty close though.

Dennis is obviously seriously worried about what the fuck is going on his home country and from the safety of his current place of residency Lausanne he has a bird's eye view on US politics. It is a scary mess and being a proud American is not a viable option right now.

Red Dwarf Star: Lady Aurora Borealis

Maserati guitarist Coley Dennis flies solo with his Red Dwarf Star project. He doesn't stray all that much for the psychedelic post-rock that he has been creating with the Athens, GA band. His new single Lady Aurora Borealis - the Espresso Machine Mix to be precise - is a slow moving trip through outer space, with Dennis never revealing if it is a real or imaginary journey. He stacked the guitar parts way up high, with Kellii Scott from Los Angeles alt-rock band Failure playing up a storm on drums. It left him two ways to make himself heard: scream at the top of lungs or going for an almost spoken word part draped over the mayhem. He chose wisely, and picked the latter.

The B-side is a harsh reimagining of the Pink Floyd classic Fearless, turning it into a slowed down metal tune as if the Sisters of Mercy were picking a fight with Black Sabbath. Allen Epley from Kansas City indie rock band The Life and Times stepped up to the mike for this one. He got buried deep in the mix, but that is intentional.