Bright Dog Red - Bad Magic (2024)

The 19 tracks that comprise Bad Magic and Hegemonitized were created by recording live, improvised sessions with various members of the collective, creating foundational tracks on which other members could overdub ideas, and finessing pastiche compositions drawn from each of those approaches. Bandleader Joe Pignato, who produced both releases, explained the links between the albums.

As we started making Bad Magic, the sessions took on two palpably distinct characters. Some improvisations had a contemplative or atmospheric air, but others were more aggressive, reflecting a kind of urgency. It became clear that we were developing two discrete yet related concepts simultaneously. Those more forceful tracks became Hegemonitized.

Tracklist
01 - Bad Magic
02 - Bone to Pick
03 - Up from Under from Up
04 - Thoughts and Prayers
05 - On (dis)Information and (dis)Belief
06 - Halcyonica
07 - Ever Be
08 - Just Because I'm Hidden
09 - Cicada
10 - Dustpan