I’ve been more or less on a listening binge with Blackwolfgoat‘s Dronolith since getting the chance to see/hear Darryl Shepard (the lone figure behind the band — come on, keep up) play some of the material live a couple weeks ago at Lit Lounge in NYC. You could really get a sense for how the songs are constructed part upon part, and it has given me a whole new appreciation for the album.

It was a cool process to watch, and when Darryl topped the morass of noise in “Fear of Stars” with that sweet, melodic solo, it made my whole damn night. There were also a couple points where he was so loud it felt like my earplugs weren’t even there. That was good too.

My stock of CDs is down to 16 and orders have been steadily coming in. The Patient Mrs. did me the favor of taking one to the post office today, and that was much appreciated, and I don’t think it’ll be all that long before the rest go. The reviews, as I said last time, have been positive, and Darryl sent notice yesterday that the good folks at Aquarius Records are going to be carrying and writing up the album, so that was great news as well, given that store’s mass of cred and exceptional ability to understand the stuff they’re reviewing.

I never really intended to be the “label guy.” The Ripple dudes are better at it than I am, and now The Soda Shop‘s got a label going too, and good for them, but I’m not really into sales and, frankly, I suck at writing a pitch because my whole take on it is, “Well, I like this album and I hope you do too” for the two, maybe three, things I’m going to help release in a year. I like Blackwolfgoat and I hope you do too. The rest I guess can work itself out.

16 copies left. I hope you get one if you want one. Buy it using the Paypal button above, clicking the Dronolith cover or clicking here to go to the Maple Forum store.