Paradoxal Pterodactyl

Rusty doing Rusty shit.  If you know you know, if you don't... uhhhhh be careful with those eardrums, k?  Monster Sized Monster remains one of the knifey-est listens in STL.

Recorded by Dingus with their Zoom recording thingus.  First time stopping in Moshmellow.  Liked it better aesthetically and acoustically than the old Foam days, but still felt like everywhere I stood I was in the way LOL.  Show was a goodtime, also on the bi...

curated by dingus.  specimens: ken; lake storm hustler; dingus s̶t̶r̶a̶i̶g̶h̶t̶s̶ "podcasts are free"; freaky steve; brick thieves; nahtely, nikki, dean; ryan's field trip feat. beatsbybravo; money; james & jimmie; chadwerk; joebryant; costes*; noisecamp 2024 feat. dave, eden, errin, lance, and kelli; broeker & broeker, llc (pterodactyl wedding crasher mix); other. 

*clause de non-responsabilité: aucun de nous ne parle fran...

Noisecamp hadn't been a thing since 2014, so most of the people at Interfuse 2024 had no idea what we were about- and if they had bothered to guess, were mostly drastically wrong.  We got some fresh blood because the people that it is going to click with, it clicks instantly.  Everyone else... well, some people you never get the opportunity to win over if they don't hate you a little first.  Ask around, and there will be a lot of "...

Yo.  Dave again.  If you are aware of our particular cycles of idiosyncracies, you were probably already assuming I was the one gumming up the works around here lately.  It's true, I have teased temporally relevant snacks that went cold on the counter, promised vintage selections from the vaults and never went down to the cellar to fetch them, and generally sat around with assthumbs instead of laboring episodically.  It's been a lo...

Hey gang.  Dave checking in.  During the five years that I worked at the Way Out Club, I am absolutely certain no single person played there more than Bryan Wilson, AKA Roger Dodger.  So many nights I walked in to that place not really sure what I was opening up for, and if the first person strolling through the door carrying gear was Roger, I knew I could relax; it was going to be a good time.  He was a cheerful guy that loved to ...

joebryant. @ the backside 10.30.2023

the fourth set of the second ever show (which he booked) at The Backside (which wouldn't exist without all the work he put in during demolition and construction), joebryant. dropped a bucket of feelings on us, a flood of reflective catharsis. we've all been having a time, haven't we? 

1. introducing a rainy day 2. rainy days and interstates 3. her and cigarettes (cheap girls cover) 4. tavern ...

Destination Machine is a joint venture between Jeremy von Nida of The Insidious Device and Chad Pterodactyl of mad at dad.  We think this was probably recorded sometime between 1998 and 2000.  It's a classic!  Never before released on this planet.  Please enjoy thoroughly!

guitar, bass, vocals: Jeremy

drums, tambourine: Chad

For more from Destination Machine, The Insidious Device, and other related projects, explore our previ...

featuring:

Wally Jones - trumpet

Jerry Jostes - piano

Ed (Chuck) Turner - sax

Bill Davidson - drums

A tribute to an era long past... ballroom dancing, night clubs, and the great musicians who kept the people coming night after night.  Recorded live at the Pardella Club, Lemay, MO, in 1952, on a home reel-to-reel recorder... the music and the memories still live.

SPECIAL THANKS TO: Grandma Jones for saving everything.  Aunt Dot ...

if you're the type to look back and contemplate at this particular time of year, here's a look back at a contemplative drone set from our archive. guitarist chelsea gray was probably the hottest ticket in the STL experimental scene back in the summer of 2017, after crushing an absolutely stunning debut set at way out weirdo wednesday #18. she's been on extended sabbatical exploring other interests and investing in her young family ...

Our feed has been a bit dry lately.  Here is a little something to moisten the membrane.  I made this one many moons ago.  Up to this point, I had been mostly recording songs on my Tascam 424 mkii.  This was the first song I made using a DAW.  It's just me fiddling with some guitar, bass, drums, and some shakers; but this track has a special place in my pterodactyl heart.  I don't think this song is out there anywhere, but Davelybo...