Ears Wide Open: Dorian Wood

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Think Dorian Wood is a rude boy or a punk rocker? Not quite. The soundscapes of this avant-garde L.A. artist find beauty in the delicate balance between dark and light, pain and joy. His eccentric synthesis of folk, soul and experimentalism is DIY enough to make him a rebel to anyone’s ears, all while recalling the intensity of Tom Waits and Nick Cave. If you haven’t heard of his highly regarded debut, “BOLKA,” an album fusing together all the previously mentioned musical elements with Bulgarian choral music, you’ve probably seen him leading the marching gang Killsonic around town, or you’ve probably seen him performing in and directing operas and exhibits at REDCAT. If there’s an unconventional artist space somewhere, Wood has already unleashed his virtuoso talent there. For the last three years, he’s been working on his forthcoming magnum opus, “Rattle Rattle,” which is slated for a release later this year. His “Glassellalia” EP is a nice teaser; the title track featuring Correatown’s Angela Correa is gorgeous as it is long.

||| Stream: “Glassellalia (feat. Angela Correa)”

||| Live: Dorian Wood plays Tuesday at the Echo with El-Haru Kuroi and Tes Elations.