Jordan Reyes - Sand Like Stardust (2020)

While Jordan Reyes is primarily known as the label boss of American Dreams Records, the experimental musician has also amassed an impressive catalog of primarily synth-based music. With Sand Like Stardust, Reyes leans into human-operated instrumentation to pay tribute to his Tejano grandfather and interrogate the cowboy archetype. In opening track “The Pre-Dawn Light,” eerie, wordless chants make way for breathy whistles; the song slides into “Drifter,” which has the intensity of high noon. With “An Unkindness,” voices are dubbed into the sound of a swarm of locusts, lying in wait for the crescendo of pitch-black electronics. With Sand Like Stardust, Reyes carves his own place within the country genre, fusing personal experience and a reverence for nature.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Jordan Reyes - The Pre-Dawn Light (2:56)
1.02 - Jordan Reyes - Drifter (3:36)
1.03 - Jordan Reyes - High Noon (5:07)
1.04 - Jordan Reyes - Dusted (2:53)
1.05 - Jordan Reyes - An Unkindness (2:50)
1.06 - Jordan Reyes - A Hard Ride (2:17)
1.07 - Jordan Reyes - A Grain Of Sand (3:07)
1.08 - Jordan Reyes - Rebirth At Dusk (5:52)
1.09 - Jordan Reyes - As The Sun Dips (3:53)
1.10 - Jordan Reyes - Centaurus (5:46)