Suffer Dragon debuts with 'texclusive' single

• Adam Babar

There are two things you need to know about Atlanta weirdo wunderkind Adam Babar: He's constantly pursuing any artistic impulse that comes to mind and he is willing to put himself completely out there for his music. Whether manning guitar with Faun and a Pan Flute, leaving voicemail-based instrumentals on Nomen Novem's answering machine, or culling dreamlike collages riddled with beats as Easily Suede, or curating the Primitive Patterns label, Babar leaves the creative doorway wide open, barely checking incoming or outgoing ideas along the way. The latest fruit of that ethos brings the first release of Suffer Dragon, a new duo featuring Babar (guitar) and fellow Faun-man Daniel Betts (drums).

With what might be the first "textclusive" release, Suffer Dragon just dropped Tryna Suffer, a two-song set that is free to the first 10 people who text 678-982-0458. Almost like a modernized Dial-A-Song updated for the smart phone era, lucky listeners will receive the Suffer Dragon release via text message. Making Tryna Suffer available this way also uses the phone against itself, removing potential distraction or fidgeting with e-mail or social media and making it the player. You either have to launch the audio attachment and listen to the track, or navigate away from it to carry on with other things. There's no multitasking here; this is active listening.

Songs will be sent to the first 10 texters after 6 p.m. tonight (Thurs., Dec. 19).

Suffer Dragon, Distant Planet with Lemonade Dance Troupe, and In Sonitus Lux play the Mammal Gallery on Fri. Dec. 20. $5. 9 p.m. 91 Broad St. SW. 770-605-0990.