Summer Dregs
From Gold To Green
myspace.com/summerdregs
By Daniel Brantley
A collaborative effort headed and funded in part by CreateHere, a nonprofit aimed at “harnessing the economic potential of creative individuals,” From Gold To Green offers a new look into the creative mind of Carl Cadwell. Getting assistance from some of his old Infradig partners and other Chattanooga-based musician friends, Cadwell keeps his hands busy on the keys, while various singers guide the song up and over gentle rolling hills of electronic pop.
Though the music never breaks over the edge where calm meets chaos, Summer Dregs is confident in their restraint. Where Infradig made you feel the groove beneath a screaming cacophony of instrumentation, Summer Dregs is more interested in helping you follow the music. It’s straightforward, but has enough undertones to allow listeners to ride on the top or bottom of Summer Dregs’ double-decker whispering electronic bus.
Sweet electropop not sound electrifying? Spend 45 minutes with From Gold To Green and your appetite may change. If these are the dregs, the rest of the summer must have been magically delicious.
daniel@danielkbrantley.com