Black Taffy - Elder Mantis (2019)

If Bibio and Express Rising make a record together, it might sound a lot like the dusty, nostalgic wow and flutter of ‘Elder Mantis’ by Black Taffy, an alias of This Will Destroy You bassist Donovon Jones. Stoke your pipe and nod along

“Black Taffy (Donovan Jones) is a Dallas-based composer and performer whose current focus lies in pairing ambient music with big bass and percussion.

The first born son of Pentecostal music ministers, Donovan grew up witnessing the power music has to induce trance and encourage spiritual awakening. Eventually drawing parallels between christianity, voodoo, and the occult, Jones left the former to immerse himself in the latter.

Sometimes performing with only Vibraphone and cassette decks, he frequently employs the use of tape loops and other antiquated mediums to create pillowy worlds of wow and flutter.”