Foxy Digitalis
Dax Pierson’s music rides a line that cuts deep while still holding anyone listening close. “For 2_24” spills glossy synth arrangements across a roughed-up, bare floor. Climbing sequences create inviting sonic architecture, crystalizing faded memories into wistful glances and neon silhouettes. Handsmade’s video heightens each note with compelling imagery and movement, heightening the vivid imagery […]
From the first moment I heard Dax Pierson’s 2021 opus Nerve Bumps (A Queer Divine Dissatisfaction), it’s never strayed too far from the stereo. “For The Angels” remains one of my favorite tracks on the record with its acid-tinged arpeggios and bass lines and drifting, hazy melodies. In the video, directed by Malocclusion, vivid colors intermix […]
Dax Pierson first turned up on my radar because of his collaborative album with Robert Horton. I worked a lot with Horton during the Digitalis years, but remember being bowled over by Pierson’s approach and contributions on those recordings. I sadly lost track of his work shortly after, but when his official debut record, Nerve Bumps (A Queer […]