Duster discography

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Duster discography
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Duster performing in 2023.
Studio albums7
EPs8
Compilation albums3
Singles7
Music videos12

The discography of indie rock band Duster consists of seven albums, eight EPs, three compilations, seven singles, 12 music videos, and various appearances on compilations.

Contents

Rising from the ashes of post-hardcore bands Mohinder and Calm, the band formed in 1996 in San Jose, California. The band's first two releases, Christmas Dust and On the Dodge were also released that year, being demo tapes spread around to friends of the band, with On the Dodge being released by Unleaded Records. The following year, the group put out their first release on Up Records, the Transmission, Flux EP. Additionally, the band released an album, Dweller on the Threshold, under the Valium Aggelein pseudonym. In 1998, the band released their debut album under the Duster name, Stratosphere, along with the Apex, Trance-Like EP released by Skylab Records and the final Valium Aggelein release, Hier kommit der schwartze Mond. 1999 saw the release of the 1975 EP. In 2000, they released their second album Contemporary Movement . The band fell silent following the release and tour for the album, resurfacing in 2003 only for their first music video for "Me and the Birds" from Contemporary Movement. In 2005, they played their final show and dissolved, with members moving on to focus on other projects like Helvetia.

In 2018, the band announced they were back in the studio recording new music. Later, Numero Group announced they would be reissuing the band's discography as the Capsule Losing Contact compilation, released in March 2019. In July, the band put out their first new music since 2000, the "Interstellar Tunnel" single, coming with the announcement of their third album, Duster, releasing later that year. 2020 saw the release of Black Moon, a compilation of the band's works under the Valium Aggelein name. In 2022, the band quietly released their fourth album, Together, by releasing music videos for songs on their YouTube page. The album was also notable for being the first non-archival release from The Numero Group.

In 2024, the band once again silently released their fifth album, In Dreams, again released through Numero Group. [1]

Albums

TitleRelease info
Dweller on the Threshold
  • 1997
  • Released under the Valium Aggelein name
  • Astronavigation
  • Cassette
  • Reissued in 2010 by The Static Cult Label
Stratosphere
  • February 24, 1998 [2]
  • Up Records
  • CD, vinyl, cassette (Numero Group, 2022)
Hier kommt der schwartze Mond
  • 1998
  • Released under the Valium Aggelein name
  • Audioinformationphenomena
  • Vinyl
Contemporary Movement
  • August 22, 2000 [3]
  • Up Records
  • CD, vinyl, cassette (2022)
Duster
  • December 13, 2019
  • Muddguts Records/Numero Group
  • Vinyl (Muddguts), CD/cassette (Numero)
Together
  • April 1, 2022
  • Numero Group
  • CD, vinyl, cassette
In Dreams
  • August 30, 2024
  • Numero Group
  • Digital

EPs

TitleRelease info
Christmas Dust
  • 1996
  • Self-released by the band
  • Cassette
On the Dodge
  • 1996
  • Unleaded Records
  • Cassette
Transmission, Flux
  • 1997
  • Up Records
  • 7"
Apex, Trance-Like
  • 1998
  • Skylab Records
  • 7"
1975
  • 1999
  • Up Records
  • CD, 12"
Experimental Dust
  • May 6, 2018
  • Self-released
  • SoundCloud-exclusive release of bootleg
On the Air
  • September 16, 2018, recorded December 17, 1997
  • Self-released
  • SoundCloud-exclusive release of bootleg
Rarities
  • September 18, 2018
  • Self-released
  • SoundCloud-exclusive release of bootleg

Singles

TitleRelease info
"Capsule Losing Contact"
  • September 9, 2018
  • Digital
"What You're Doing to Me"
  • January 15, 2019
  • Numero Group
  • Digital
"Copernicus Crater"
  • October 31, 2019
  • Muddguts
  • Digital
"Letting Go"
  • December 1, 2019
  • Muddguts
  • Digital
"Hell's Breaking Loose"
  • February 28, 2020
  • Self-released
  • Digital
"What Are You Waiting For"
  • February 18, 2022
  • Self-released
  • Digital
"Anhedonia II b/w Ecstasy Cowgirl"
  • August 12, 2024
  • Numero Group
  • Digital
  • Collaboration with Dirty Art Club

Compilations

TitleRelease info
Capsule Losing Contact
  • March 22, 2019
  • Numero Group [4]
  • Vinyl, CD
Black Moon
  • September 18, 2020
  • Released under the Valium Aggelein name
  • Numero Group
  • Vinyl, CD
Moods, Modes
  • February 24, 2023
  • Numero Group
  • Vinyl
Remote Echoes
  • November 17, 2023
  • Numero Group
  • Vinyl, CD, cassette

Music videos

SongRelease info
"Me and the Birds"
  • 2003
"Interstellar Tunnel"
  • 2019
"Lomo"
  • 2019
"Drifter"
  • 2022
"Escalator"
  • 2022
"Feel No Joy"
  • 2022
"Making Room"
  • 2022
"Sad Boys"
  • 2022
"Sleepyhead"
  • 2022
"New Directions"
  • 2022

Appearances on other releases

YearSong titleReleaseLabel
1996"East Reed"The Patio Collection Volume 2Smilex Records
1997"Orbitron"Up in Orbit!Up Records
1998"Closer to the Speed Of Sound"Up Next!Up Records
1998"Capsule Losing Contact"Zum Audio Vol. 2Zum
1999"And Things Are Mostly Ghosts (Version Overdose Mix)"AmbiedexirousWichita

Bootlegs

Through the early to mid 2000s, several unofficial collections of the band's material, mostly of unreleased and demo material, surfaced online. Many of the songs were sourced from The Static Cult Label's website.

TitleRelease info
Testphase, Tape One
  • 1997
Live in San Francisco
  • 1999
Experimental Dust
  • 2000
  • Officially released by the band in 2018
Rarities
  • 2001
  • Officially released by the band in 2018
Low Earth Orbit
  • 2004
On the Air
  • 2008
  • Officially released by the band in 2018
Live in San Diego
  • 2020
Grounded
  • 2021
Meowmeow
  • 2022
Live at Union Transfer
  • 2023

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