'Pensive guitar lines surge up into tsunamis. Liquid, lyrical melodies disintegrate under a firehose spew of distorted sound. Stander shifts dynamics like it's wielding a weapon, and maybe it is. These long-form instrumental meditations build from pastoral, serene interludes into raging towers of feedback (and vice versa), though you can often glimpse the original plaintive theme shrouded in noise and fury'- Jennifer Kelly (Dusted) Stander is the trio of guitarist Mike Boyd, bassist Derek Shlepr, and drummer Stephen Waller. Rooted in both heavy music and Chicago's flourishing experimental and improvisational community, and following in the tradition of midwestern boundary pushers before them (Tortoise, Pelican, Russian Circles), Stander defies categorization and deftly draws from disparate influences to create a sound that is their own. | 1. Wither 2. Patience 3. Procession Up The Tower 4. Frozen River 5. He Was a Poisoned Man 6. Aberrant