a Copenhagen based project named after the second book in Frank Herbert’s eponymous sci-fi series Dune—creates melancholic and well crafted neofolk that would fit well along side a playlist heavy on Current 93. Westergaard had previously played guitar in Danish Post-Punk band The Woken Trees before migrating into the soundscapes of American folk and country fused with 80’s punk and noise featuring manic distortion and ominous synths interrupted by acoustic passages.

Deviant pop artist from Copenhagen, Dune Messiah exhibits a world of deeply personal songwriting. On the new record “Privileged” latin beats are interwoven with spanish horns, and a haunting crooner Bowie-vocal finds itself in conversation with a 90’s Lynch saxophone performed by Joseph Shabason of the Canadian group Destroyer.