This is the first collaborative release between U.S. duo Kevin Drumm and Daniel Menche, recorded in the Fall of 2006 in Chicago at Uggae"s Porta-toilet studio. One organ, one guitar, several fuzz boxes and two highly-regarded purveyors of American extreme sonics are the savory ingredients that created Gauntlet. Building on Menche"s aural low end physicality and Drumm"s exacting attention to high frequency detail -- the aptly titled Gauntlet is a sizzling, scorching slab of essential audio. Heavy in iron and protein. A lean cut indeed, no fat included. Mixed and mastered at Stereophonic Mastering in Portland, Oregon. Kevin Drumm: guitar and noise; Daniel Menche: organ and noise.