Dan Timlin transforms everyday sounds and experimental guitar into equal parts protest, meditation, and memoir.
Truculent is an innovative musical project led by Dan Timlin, where a guitar represents an entire worldview. By bending time, tone, and tuning, Timlin crafts a unique blend of protest, meditation, and memoir, infusing political and emotional intensity into each sound. The name Truculent, meaning to speak harshly, cleverly contrasts with the music's wordless communication. The guitar serves as Timlin's medium for expressing complex messages through sound, establishing a form of meditation that links body and brain.
Truculent's foundation lies in avant-garde, spontaneous recordings of urban sounds, which merge with guitar compositions to create a rich exploration of audio. The debut release, "From The Shadow of the Refinery," launched on German punk label Turbo Discos, introduced Truculent's anti-fascist energy. The subsequent work, 'A Worker's Guide to Transfiguration,' showcased a mix of composed pieces and raw ideas, presenting a documentary-style soundscape.
Through projects like Listen, Little Man and Caviling The Facts!, Truculent continued its trajectory of political commentary and intricate sound layering. Environmental sounds and found noises contribute to Truculent's haunting essence, with sparse yet impactful vocals. Under the guidance of primary engineer Dan Angel, the mix becomes a performance in itself.
The upcoming album, Born For The Gallows Or The Wheel, promises to be the most expansive work yet, reminiscent of King Crimson, offering a conceptual experience that evolves with each listening. Each Truculent release, produced under Timlin's charity label Strange Mono Records, supports a specific cause, with proceeds benefiting various organizations. More than just a musical project, Truculent represents an immersive storytelling practice, both in the studio and live. Born For The Gallows Or The Wheel is set for release on 10/31/25, and the vinyl will feature an 8-page booklet with tuning diagrams and a manifesto by Timlin.
- 1. A1 Strategy Of Tension
- 2. A2 Tiny Things Borne To Me On Thistledown
- 3. A3 Poor Sunflower A Long Way From Kensington
- 4. A4 Today's High Is Yesterday's Low Pt. 1
- 5. A5 Requiem For The 25th St Train Trestle (Your Rose How It Grows)
- 6. A6 A Bouquet Of Threnodic Chamomile
- 7. A7 Hearts Of Hydrargyrum
- 8. A8 Today's High Is Yesterday's Low Pt.2
- 9. A9 Basil's Fountain
- 10. A10 Heavy Message
- 11. B1 Death Makes Life And You Were Born To Die
- 12. B2 He Looked At Me And Opened With His Hands
- 13. B3 Christopher's Tesseract
- 14. B4 See Now How I Rend Me
- 15. B5 Today's High Is Yesterday's Low Pt. 3
- 16. B6 Among The Mournful, Mutilated Shades
- 17. B7 Born For The Gallows Or The Wheel
