Too Many Stars – 2020 – ★★★★
There may be too many stars in this universe, but there are far too few Cantor Dusts.
The combination of Klassen’s dramatic piano melodies and synthesized orchestrations with Felicitas’ cello (plucked, bowed and modulated with various effects) makes for a wholly enthralling listen.
I Can’t Find My Cape – 2015
Soaring synths, choral ensembles, and a full accompaniment on percussion, brass, and strings bring this cinematic pop production to life over the course of nearly an hour. It’s a strange trip, let me tell you, buddy. But it’s one you won’t soon regret taking, and may even find yourself returning to again and again.
Safaris I’ve Been On – 2011 – ★★★★1/2
Not often do five songs amount to 42 minutes of pop genius — but hey, this is Cantor Dust. This disc kind of sounds as if Bend Sinister and the Blue Sky Addicts formed a super group and played free-form jazz over sound effects. These space-age piano odysseys break every rule in pop music — in all the right ways. In The Unlikely Event Of An Apocalypse simply rocks, while Ghosts would make Les Claypool go wide-eyed. Essential for anyone who is into anything interesting.
Nicholas Friesen, Uptown Magazine
Cantor Dust has a penetrating sound, both tense and dramatic. Klasscn’s stage presence also has a lot to do with the appeal that the band holds. Klassen is theatrical and, as a self-confessed people-watcher myself, extremely entertaining to watch.
Victoria King, Stylus Magazine
Blind Date – 2010 – ★★★★
I’m 85 per cent sure that Cantor Dust is strangely awesome. But i’m 15 per cent sure that i’m not supposed to think this. The intricate piano playing, epic cymbals and Klassen’s ethereal voice make the perfect synthesis for what i’m 85 per cent sure is a concept album telling the exciting and heart-wrenching story of a guy who gets abducted by aliens. But i still have the nagging 15 per cent suspicion that cantor Dust is laughing at me while i think about this album like it’s a MenSa test because Klassen’s lyrics don’t always match its epic-eno-esque resonance. I’m 85 per cent sure that Blind Date is worth a listen.
Catherine van Reenen, Uniter
While these are Cantor Dust’s most recently reviewed albums, a full discography is available on Bandcamp,