In 1998, shortly after the release of Stratosphere, the band released a 7" titled 'Apex, Trance-Like' on SLR, a small label based out of Miami, Florida at the time. The 7" featured 2 unreleased tracks, 'Four Hours' and 'Light Years'. Shortly after the release of the Duster 7", SLR moved to another city and changed their label name to Skylab Operations.
In addition to the Up Records releases above, Up also released the 'Transmission, Flux" 7" and the '1975' EP.
The band also made a release 'Hier Kommt Der Schwartze Mond', for Marc Bianchi (of Her Space Holiday)'s record label, under the moniker 'Valium Aggelein'. This long out of print record is to receive an electronic re-release, through free download from 'The Static Cult Label', in 2008.
According to the Up Records website: "Duster are currently working together on new songs and planning to record soon, and their line-up has recently expanded to include friends Krag and Ross, who play guitar and bass."
Jason and Dove work together in a band called 'Helvetia', Clay is working on a project called 'Eiafuawn' (Everything Is All Fucked Up And What Not), and has released a CD on 'The Static Cult Label', titled 'Birds in the Ground'. Sweden's 'Pillowscars' label is to release a 12" version in 2008.
according to http://thestaticcult.com/duster/update.html, there is apparently a release called 'On The Dodge', indicated by this link to an mp3 excerpt:
"Meow Meow excerpt (1.05MB mp3)
From 'On the Dodge', I don't remember the real title. Keyboard, drums, guitars. Recorded on cassette four track inside the van we were living in."
On April 13, 2018, Duster posted via their Instagram page that they are “recording a little bit”. Later it was announced that the band's discography would be reissued as the boxset Capsule Losing Contact through The Numero Group, which was released in March 22, 2019. On July 4th, 2019, the band released their first standalone single in almost 20 years "Interstellar Tunnel".
The album Contemporary Movement was re-released on cassette Marts 4th 2022 https://imusic.dk/music/0825764608794/duster-2022-contemporary-movement-kassette and the new album "Together", was released digitally April 1st, 2022 and on vinyl and cassette 23rd of September 2022
Topical Solution
Duster Lyrics
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To turn it on or turn it up
Maybe someone can turn it off
When it gets too late
And the heat is tauntious
The air is on fire
And the hands have become clawsious
So rock out
Rock out
Rock out
Rock out
And all the kids fell out and wrote a story
They should sell it to the magazines
They all turn out to be crazy
In the middle of the night
The dogs will bark
And the wheels of the wagon
Turn off and turn out
In your hair I can see the topical solution
And no one can shut up for a minute
The lyrics to Duster's "Topical Solution" are deeply introspective and infused with a sense of melancholia. The opening lines, "The hands have been well-used / To turn it on or turn it up / Maybe someone can turn it off," seem to suggest a sense of exhaustion, both physical and emotional, at the hands of an uncertain narrator. Perhaps this refers to a state of addiction, where the singer has been "turning it on" or "turning it up" in order to escape. The next lines, "When it gets too late / And the heat is tauntious / The air is on fire / And the hands have become clawsious," heighten this sense of frantic desperation, as though the singer is clawing at their own skin, unable to escape the heat of their own emotions.
The chorus, with its repeated call to "rock out," is both a rallying cry and a plea for escape. It seems to suggest an attempt to find release through music, to shake off the burdens of the world and just let go. Yet the following lines, "And all the kids fell out and wrote a story / They should sell it to the magazines / They all turn out to be crazy," hint at the futility of this attempt at escape. Even in the midst of music and creativity, the darkness seems to follow the singer, latching onto them like a curse.
The final stanza, "In the middle of the night / The dogs will bark / And the wheels of the wagon / Turn off and turn out / In your hair I can see the topical solution / And no one can shut up for a minute," returns to a sense of introspection and self-reflection. Here, the singer seems to be looking outward, observing the world around them and the people in it. The phrase "topical solution" might refer to a medication or a cure, suggesting a sense of hope in the midst of despair. Yet the final line, "And no one can shut up for a minute," reminds us of the endless noise of the world, a constant hum of distraction and chaos that can never truly be silenced.
Line by Line Meaning
The hands have been well-used
The hands have been frequently used for a long period of time
To turn it on or turn it up
To increase the volume or power of something
Maybe someone can turn it off
Possibly, someone can decrease or stop the thing that has been turned on
When it gets too late
When the time gets too advanced or delayed
And the heat is tauntious
And the temperature is tense or stress-inducing
The air is on fire
The air is extremely hot or tense
And the hands have become clawsious
And the hands have transformed into claw-like shapes or become tense
So rock out
So play loud and aggressively
And all the kids fell out and wrote a story
And all the young people left and composed a narrative
They should sell it to the magazines
They should market the story to the publications
They all turn out to be crazy
They all end up being insane or unpredictable
In the middle of the night
During the hours between sunset and sunrise
The dogs will bark
The canines will make loud and repetitive sounds
And the wheels of the wagon
And the circular components of the wagon
Turn off and turn out
Stop and disappear
In your hair I can see the topical solution
I can detect the relevant or pertinent thought or solution in your appearance
And no one can shut up for a minute
And nobody can remain quiet or stop talking for a short time
Writer(s): Canaan Amber, Clay Parton
Contributed by Isabelle Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@TrippyShasta
The hands have been well-used
To turn it on or turn it up
Maybe someone can turn it off
When it gets too late
And the heat is tauntious
The air is on fire
And the hands have become clawsious
So rock out
Rock out
Rock out
Rock out
And all the kids fell out and wrote a story
They should sell it to the magazines
They all turn out to be crazy
In the middle of the night
The dogs will bark
And the wheels of the wagon
Turn off and turn out
In your hair, I can see the topical solution
And no one can shut up for a minute
@calliber5085
I'm so glad I stumbled across this song...Duster became my fav. Deserves more recognition if you ask me.
@Charles_Dooley
It's so underrated I hate it they deserve at least millions more than the trashy artists that release all the more popular music
@infinitum211
@@Charles_Dooley not underrated anymore and that is good they deserve all the fans
@polderpaul1672
They are known by the people who need their music.
@peteburkeet
These comments make my head spin. Yes. You're right. 20 years ago they deserved more recognition... they had basically a few thousand fans then. In recent years they have exploded in popularity. This band that I saw in one of the few shows they played in the year 2000 has all of a sudden started touring because of the following they now have. This recognition is mind blowing to the band I can assure you.
@Pumpkin2008
Others may find songs like this in Duster’s works sad, but I find them very chill and relaxed
@pinkraven4402
I mean, it's not mutually exclusive 😇
@poke8754
yeah I just zone out to them
@nielmarjosh6969
There is an irreplacable happiness in melancholy. It is different from laughters and joy; a blue-hued bliss birthed from sorrow. It is not cathartic, but a soothing relief that constantly accept the mundane absurdity of life.
@taxi_vader
This is one of the best comments I've ever read