Anyone who’s familiar with the Brooklyn and Baltimore scenes has run across GDFX at one point or another. You might know him better as one of the members of Teeth Mountain and the newest drummer for Liturgy. Or maybe you’re looking forward to seeing him on his current stint backing Dan Deacon as part of Deacon’s 14-person touring ensemble. And if you’re really in the know, maybe you’ve booked a show at Market Hotel through him or are hip to his micro-label Infinite Limbs. Either way, Greg Fox is a man who wears many hats whose solo project goes by the title of GDFX.

GDFX sees Greg step away from the drum kit and take a stab at twisting knobs. Filled with integrity, we’re actually fond of his work as GDFX because of it’s pop-sensibilities. Much like our friend Dan Friel — although with heavier nod to the 8-bit gods — Greg’s hob-knobbery (like that one?) is filled with plenty of catchy hooks. Too bad few of them are present in the clip below, because as fate would have it, Greg’s gear — along with a flash card that held the last five years of GDFX material — was stolen before his New Year’s show with, ironically enough, Dan Friel and These Are Powers. From the GDFX >MySpace blog on New Year’s day, 2009:

thank you to the people who broke into my car and stole all of my gear

be wary of the false gdfx.

But don’t fret, GDFX has pressed on, as his show last night with Double Dagger and Future Island and the brand new 20-minute epic track “Long Chord” will attest.

GDFX – “Long Chord”

We don’t want to pull an elitist music-blog move and brag about how we’ve been jamming out to Bromst for the last month, but we will just so we can go on the record as saying the new Dan Deacon LP is one of our favorites of 2009. Well, now you don’t have to take our word for it, because the people at NPR have the full album streaming for you to check out.

Yes, we certainly love us some Mr. Deacon — so much so that we took him bowling. But more to the point, you can go here to check out the record that will undoubtedly land on many Best Of 2009 lists by years end.

And as we told you, Dan will be hitting the road in support of Bromst with a 14-piece ensemble and Future Islands and Teeth Mountain in support starting April 3 in Philadelphia.

Dan Deacon is taking his show on the road in April in support of his new album, Bromst, out March 24 on Carpark Records, and if you’re lucky enough to be in New York you can get your Deacon fix this week.

This Friday he’s hitting up Danbro Studios in Brooklyn for a solo show, and on April 3 he kicks thing off in Philadelphia with a full live ensemble, not unlike his all-star line-up from his December gig at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple, but with new faces.

Future Islands and Teeth Mountain, both out of Baltimore, will open for Deacon on the entire tour. Bromst has been three years in the making, and is rumored to be a departure from the solely electronic sound of Spiderman of the Rings, bringing in acoustics, mechanics and all sorts of other ics. Brace yourself.

Dan Deacon with Future Islands and Teeth Mountain
01.30.09 – Brooklyn, NY (Danbro Studios) *solo set
04.03.09 – Philadelphia, Penn. (First Unitarian Church)
04.05.09 – Williamsburg, Va. (The Little Theater)
04.06.09 – Asheville, NC (Orange Peel)
04.07.09 – Knoxville, Tenn. (Catalyst)
04.08.09 – Birmingham, Ala. (Bottletree)
04.09.09 – Athens, Ga. (88/cp)
04.10.09 – Atlanta, Ga. (Eyedrum)
04.11.09 – Tallahassee, Fla. (FSU / Club Downunder)
04.13.09 – New Orleans, La. (The Candle Factory / The Heavy)
04.15.09 – Baton Rouge, La. (Spanish Moon)
04.16.09 – Houston, Texas (Orange Show)
04.18.09 – Ft. Worth, Texas (The Ft. Worth Modern Museum)
04.20.09 – Tempe, Ariz. (The Clubhouse)
04.21.09 – San Diego, Calif. (Che Cafe)
04.22.09 – Los Angeles, Calif. (Troubadour)
04.23.09 – San Francisco, Calif. (Great American Music Hall)
04.24.09 – Portland, Ore. (Wonder Ballroom)
04.25.09 – Seattle, Wash. (The Vera Project)
04.26.09 – Vancouver, BC (Richards on Richards)
04.29.09 – Salt Lake City, Utah (Kilby Court)
04.30.09 – Denver, Colo. (Bluebird Theater)
05.01.09 – Kansas City, Mo. (Pistol S.C.)
05.02.09 – Minneapolis, Minn. (Triple Rock)
05.04.09 – Madison, Wisc. (Majestic Theatre)
05.05.09 – Milwaukee, Wisc. (Turner Hall Ballroom)
05.06.09 – Urbana, Ill. (Canopy Club / Club Void)
05.07.09 – Chicago, Ill. (The Metro)
05.08.09 – Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (CMU / The Wesley Foundation)
05.09.09 – Detroit, Mich. (Scrummage)
05.10.09 – Toronto, ONT (The Deleon White Gallery)
05.11.09 – Montreal, QC (La Sala Rossa)
05.12.09 – South Burlington, Vt. (HG Showcase Lounge)
05.13.09 – Cambridge, Mass. (Middle East Downstairs)
05.15.09 – Brooklyn, NY (Danbro Studios)
05.16.09 – New York, NY (Bowery Ballroom)
05.17.09 – Washington, D.C. (9:30 Club)

As we previously mentioned, Dan Deacon’s now much anticipated follow-up to Spiderman Of The Rings has a track listing and cover art to accompany it’s name and street date.

We doubt Bromst is an acronym for the Brooklyn Masonic Temple, but that’s where he unveiled the new material — featuring a 15-piece live ensemble including all four members of So Percussion alongside various Baltimore civilians from Ponytail, Double Dagger, Ecstatic Sunshine, and Future Islands. Though it was previously reported Dan would be taking the ensemble on tour with him to support Bromst, he clarified himself in an interview with the Village Voice’s Rob Harvilla, saying the show in Brooklyn was a one-time thing. The album will be released on Carpark Records on March 24.

Bromst Track Listing
01. Build Voice
02. Red F
03. Paddling Ghost
04. Snookered
05. Of the Mountains
06. Surprise Stefani
07. Wet Wings
08. Woof Woof
09. Slow With Horns / Run for Your Life
10. Baltihorse
11. Get Older