Prairie landscapes from 1927 turn a train and tall grain elevators into minimal vertical and horizontal strokes, while roiling clouds and the engine's rising smoke prefigure familiar abstract elements.

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Using elements from past ventures, like vocals steeped in reverb and abstract song structures, Portner has homed in on a specific ambiance with which his band has only flirted.

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