Release Feast: DRUGONDRAGON’s “○ Tsuki X Hi”

Sometimes you really need a little extra time to make the emotional explosion count. DRUGONDRAGON’s latest song “○ Tsuki X Hi” offers up a great example of how much better catharsis — even seemingly nonsense catharsis — feels when the build up to it takes its sweet time. DRUGONDRAGON is a relatively new project releasing via Virgin Babylon Records, having put out a full-length last year. That set found a balance between noise and more melodic rock, while also offering up a song titled “MR. CHILDREN” that sounded like a coffee-shop acoustic ballad recorded in a supernova. Still, nothing on that one comes close to matching the build of this eight-minute-plus cut. Harsher riffs sneak in during the early moments, but only flare up for a bit before sinking back down and letting the muffled vocals grind up against feedback. DRUGONDRAGON takes their time getting to the release, adding in drum machine beats and piano melodies, plus a section where they just recite the names of various meals in Japanese. Then everything finally rips — nothing crazy, but noticeable enough — and that noise tips over, closing this one with just the right amount of a burst. Get it here, or listen below.