DORADO

DORADO is a Birmingham, Alabama-based project led by Jody Nelson, who is described as the son of members of Through The Sparks. The group brings together Nelson and a circle of Birmingham musicians, including TiAM sister Helen Gassenheimer, for a project centred on unusual, exploratory rock music. It records at Alamalibu, a studio in Birmingham that is presented as part real place and part imagined setting.

Recording and personnel

The credited musicians are Joe D. Nelson, Shawn Avery, Greg Slamen, James Brangle, Jason Taylor, Helen Gassenheimer, Gary Wheat and Thomas Mimikakis. Joe D. Nelson handles production, with Jason Hamric credited for mastering, and Joe D. Nelson and Shawn Avery responsible for art and design.

Style and approach

The project is associated with a loose, narrative form of art-rock that draws on modern myth and pseudo-science. Its work is described in terms of off-kilter songwriting, dark imagery and a willingness to avoid conventional pop structure or commercial aims. The material is linked with rock music rather than a strict electronic or techno profile.

Release context

DORADO’s recorded work is credited as being made at Alamalibu in Birmingham, Alabama, and a release is listed from January 2013.