Lunadon is getting down to work these past few years with many record releases and this one kicks off with the storming sonic blast that is ‘Goodtimes’ and it’s Goodtimes indeed as the song sprints with a thunderous bassline driving this bad boy to Hell and back. There is a sense of purpose with laser-like focus at play because the sleazy ‘New York’ enters the fray next with a timewarp-like audio quality its LES from back in the day with teased guitar licks and tub-thumping behind another warped fuzzed-up bassline that cracks the whip on a most enjoyable number. It’s like Audio crack folks and before you know it Lunadon is crying out for your attention on ‘Out In My World’ as the song thrashes round like a bad trip in some sleazy garage bar everything is whirling around with the needles in the red and hunting you down. The guitars wail and the rhythm section crashes on with purpose and menace – excellent stuff before crashing and burning into silence.

The only problem I have with this EP is just that, it’s only an EP! Man, I want more and more of this please Mr Lonadon this is essential Rock n Roll kids and you need this in your ears right now! ‘Get Back To You’ is punching – no it’s swinging big haymakers and I love it. ‘Hollywood Blues’ is prime-time Garage Rock in the time-honoured Stooges fashion and its slower more menacing rhythm and tempo is right on the money.

To take this one home the amps are revved up and like a speeding hot rod there’s the smell of burning rubber and oil everywhere as ‘Zenith Forever’ thrashes its way to oblivion. What a cracking EP. Maybe with more plays this will turn out to be the high point of a solo career for me and Lunadon reaches the mighty high of that D4 debut. simply majestic. Buy IT!

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Author: Dom Daley

Dion will be touring the Midwest USA and Europe this summer with many more dates to be announced for 2024. 

Tickets for those shows are available HERE.

MIDWEST USA TOUR DATES:

6.26 || COLUMBUS OH @cafebourbonstreet 

6.27 || CLEVELAND OH @happydogcleveland 

6.28 || CINCINNATI OH @motrpub &

6.29 || LOUISVILLE KY @portal_louisville 

6.30 || ST. LOUIS MO  @sinkholestl 

7.02 || KANSAS CITY MO @minibarkc 

7.03 || MINNEAPOLIS MN @firstavenue

7.04 || MADISON WI @mickeys_madison 

7.05 || CHICAGO  IL @liars.club 

7.06 || DETROIT MI @lagerhousedetroit 

7.07 || TORONTO ON @monarchtavern  

EUROPEAN TOUR DATES:

24.7 || LUGANO CH @luganobuskers

25.7 || MANNHEIM DE – TBD

26.7 || LUZY FR @rockabylette

27.7 || BINIC FR @binicfolksbluesfestival

29.7 || SEIGNOSSE FR @blackflag_bar

30.7 || PARIS FR @supersonicclub

31.7 || SAINT GILLES CROIX-DE-VIE @rocksea_live

01.8 || CHARLEROI BE @rockerill

02.8 || HAARLEM NL @slachthuishaarlem

03.8 || LEIGE BE @microfestival

04.8 || TBD

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Dion is quite the Prolific musician this past few years with albums and tours a plenty and this new release for 2023 is ten tracks of Garage Punk rock goodness. from the opening lo-fi smash n grab of ‘Secrets’ its off to the best possible start. With a wall of distorted guitars and a sparse floor tom beat and the lofi vocals its Garage ‘Rock goodness a plenty and just what I wanted to be hearing from mr D4 and place to bury stranger guy.

As well as the In The Red Versions of the LP (Black/Red  Splatter) there are very limited numbers of a LEVITATION and FUZZ CLUB RECORDS “Shockwave” splatter version.

Lunadon leans on garage rock, punk and some power pop for good measure he doesn’t venture out of his comfort zone but his comfort zone has and is on the fringe of those genres and its a style he absolutely pulls off. In fact the openning single and lead track reminds me of The Boys in the melody and delivery of the vocals.

Lots of wrestling feedback on the guitars as ‘Nikki’ unfolds It is sparse and sounds like it was conceived in an underground tunnel with a solid consistent beat. That cold detatched feel continues on ‘Diamond Sea’ as Lunadon lets his vocals walk all over the song from screams to howls to melodic proper singing its all in here like a Bowie sketchbook thats been uncovered and I do like that piano thats holding it together whils tth eguitars are wrangled with.

‘I Walk Away’ is a bruising affair coming on like a distant cousin to fuck up Jon Spenser and Gallon Drunk chaotic and beautiful all at the same time. Its pretty much the MO of ‘Systems Edge’ as it lurches from raw to eve rawer material. Its a real attack on the senses as one track smashes into the next and so on it goes. ‘Shcokwave’ is like a feral Jesus and Mary Chain cut from the 80s heyday and then ‘Grind ME Down’ staggers in like the fucked up son of the Stooges.

‘I Don’t Mind’ is like a twisted pop song that has been out all night on a bender of Ket and cheap wine. The chorus is burrowed deep into my ear and I can’t shake it off I find myself singing the words I Don’t Mind over and over and tempted to march like Jagger as the song plays in my head.

The album then plays out via the sub eight minutes of ‘Room With No View’ and gone are the areratifs of the sub one minute songs or the two minute balsts of sonic ice and the fucked up trip of ‘Room’ as the guitars are put through the ringer and get absolutely rinsed fo rthe next seven minutes its the sound of the road to hell being trodden without a care in the world as Lunadon takes this impressive record home. I like it a lot and I knew that would be the case. I’ll venture in sparingly and I know it will drag me in much like when I get anew Dead Moon record and f this is half as good then its a winner all the way. Join me and get fucked by the sonic head fuck that is ‘Systems Edge’.

LEVITATION ORDER HERE

FUZZ CLUB RECORDS ORDER HERE

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In The Red

NOV 28th – Hanover DE, Lux

NOV 29th – Copenhagen DK, Beta

NOV 30th – Berlin DE, Urban Spree

DEC 1st – Saarbrucken DE, Horst

DEC 2nd – Winterthur CH, Gaswerk

DEC 3rd – Bern CH, Hush Hush

ALBUM RELEASE SHOW:

DEC 7th – Queens NY, TV Eye