2017 has been a strange year at best – overshadowed by a sense of impending doom, it was inevitable that music’s dark side would rise again this year. And rise again it has.
Tag: drone
Talking Transcendent Dronescapes And Noise History with DFFDL
We talked cats, creative processes and learned about complex musical concepts with Anthoney Cooley.
Avant-Garde Cinema And Smouldering Noise: Bolt Gun’s Mastery Of The Arthouse
Ahead of their new LP, we caught up with vocalist Andrew Trevenen to discuss narrative in metal, cinema, and the delicate politics of listening to Burzum.
Introducing The Droning Dreamstates Of Gilman Mom
Having emerged seemingly from nowhere, without the aid of social media, or any of the trappings of today’s status-driven musical economy, Gilman Mom’s music speaks for itself.
Review: Morbid Evils – Deceases
Morbid Evils are not brooding post-metallers or experimental doomsters tinkering with notions of subtlety and slow-building tracks – they’re gut-punching metal heavyweights exploring every sonic definition of hatred.
Boobs Of DOOM: Mutated DAW
Whilst synths and artificial programming are increasingly developing a healthy partnership with droning extremity, it’s still a rare thing that bands utilize these as primary instruments. Boobs Of DOOM, hailing from the frozen Caledonian wastelands […]
Review: Omahara – Omahara
It can be hard to pin down what it is exactly that listeners appreciate about bands like Omahara, and harder still to do so without sounding pretentious.
Dragged Into Sunlight: Barbaric Momentum
An excerpt from our in-depth interview with Dragged Into Sunlight.
Review: Adrift For Days – A Sleepless Grey
Listening to a good post-metal release is much like taking a long walk in nature or reading a compelling book: cathartic in an entirely non-violent fashion. Whether its black metal’s continuous themes of darkness, sludge […]
Review: Harvestman – Music For Megaliths
Painstakingly created, Harvestman’s third album is a solo project in every sense of the word. Neurosis main man Steve Von Till performs everything from guitars to hurdy gurdy to grendel drone to synthesisers on the […]