In looking for new and unusual sounds that will make us dance the DFA give us Larry Gus' debut album. Years Not Living delivers a messy, kaleidoscopic explosion of '60s psychedelic pop samples layered over solid live beats. The whimsical lo-fi experimentation in which Gus indulges allows him to mischievously pursue whacked out jazz improvisations and kosmische tangents while disorientating listeners with a swatch of samples that create discordant and disorientating background noise. It feels like losing control at a wild party, but when the beats kick you know you're having fun.
