DAN MELCHIOR - "Plays 'The Greys'" LP

Dan Melchior - Plays 'The Greys' LP (Ever/Never, 2016) "Dan Melchior is artist as perpetual motion machine. We could say“shark,” but Dan doesn’t sniff for blood in the water. Instead, he isinviting you to his private lake; his solace relies on his relentlesscreativity. Whether painting, writing, collaging or recording, Danoffers nothing less than words, images and sounds transmitteddirectly from his subconscious, but filtered through the rigorousprocess of a true artist. Dan’s latest offering is a superb collectionof songs and sonic vignettes that dips down deep into life’strenches. Here, where light has to fight to be noticed, misery,monotony and melancholy mingle and bleed into one another.Accordingly, Dan doesn’t play the blues, he plays the greys.Plays The Greys is a patchwork album, but don’t let that implycarelessness. Each odd juxtaposition serves a purpose andilluminates its surroundings like a torch in the night. Part one andpart two of the title track are perfect examples of