The Last Artful, Dodgr & Neill Von Tally present Fractures, a moment broken from time alluding to the future. “In 2013, the Last Artful Dodgr dropped 199NVRLAND, a kaleidoscopic hip-hop record that not enough people heard. Consider this her reintroduction. Wrapped in a denim vest, with boots and mis-matched socks, the L.A. transplant—joined by producer Neill Von Tally, seated behind a hysterically tiny table, and, on a few tracks, TxE rapper ePP—didn't treat the gig as any sort of coming-out party, strolling rather casually through a set she seemed to be making up on the spot and not seeing every song through to its actual end. But judging from the reactions of those in the crowd—particularly Martell Webster [of EYRST,] who watched her set with the enthusiastic concentration of someone trying to figure out a magic trick—her sing-song flow and unorthodox presence caught a lot of people off guard. Though it felt like a teaser for more cohesive performances down the road (she's got a project on FRSH SLCTS on the horizon), catching a glimpse of the future is always one of the best moments of any PDX Pop Now. In that regard, it may have been the superlative set of the weekend.” - Matt Singer, Willamette Week Fractures was Mixed and Mastered by Justin Longerbeam at EYRST Studios. Album art orginal photo by Darinka Maja