"From Dust to Steel" is raw. Blue notes fused amongst a scarlet background of a groove; rock and roll circa 1900. Lavengood's dobro and banjo skills shine throughout the album of 12 original compositions of the artist. A stellar ensemble of nobody's from Michigan's mitten of musicians; these players shine true! The approach of these recording sessions was that of spontaneity; live, raw energy; steel and wood and plastic hand-picked to birth sound into existence. This album pulls from it's traditional roots influences and fuses together the inspiration from the youthful, progressive groups out there like the Infamous Stringdusters, Crooked Still, the Deadly Gentlemen, and Greensky Bluegrass while making a successful style within the predecessors of bluegrass music. Bluegrass; Jazz; Rag; Rock - you'll hear it all within the walls of songs on "From Dust to Steel", Mark Lavengood's debut album.