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Metal sound bath here we go…
THERE HAS TO BE SOME HORSE SHOE THEORY WITH THIS ON ONE END AND SENSORY DEPRIVATION TANKS ON THE OTHER END. ABSOLUTELY UNHINGED AMOUNT OF NOISE IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY.
thomas yager-maddenOK so you know, the music I’ve been making the last couple of years is definitely #drone based, and in at least that sense I consider it in part a form of #ambient (or even #darkAmbient if you must), as well as in that it’s meant to have certain meditative and immersive qualities
at the same time, I want to emphasize that while it’s experimental, electronic, and minimalistic, I also intend it to be heavy, ritualistic stuff. I track and mix at maximum volume, and my records are meant to be heard that way. I am inspired by artists like #gybe, #sunn_O))), #Neurosis, #MONO, @sigurRos, #Godflesh (Incl #Jesu) and fuckin #Swans. I work with digital software as my primary musical instrument, because it’s what I know best and have ready access to. As part of my workflow/process, some of the sounds are bounced down to analog cassette tape on a 1990s vintage four-track machine, and then back into the laptop/DAW. One way I sometimes try to put it, is I’d like my music to be judged as if it were, say, the electronic ambient #doom solo project of a former black metal drummer – except I skipped the part where I was a drummer in a black metal band. (I did play bass and keyboards in a couple of punk bands long ago.) You’re supposed to feel the bass in your sternum, you dig?
As much as I’d love a chance to get to work in a pro studio, or maybe just to have more hardware equipment at home and I do consider my music a meaningful and serious artistic endeavor, I’m not a pro musician but a suburban computer toucher of a certain age, with a mortgage and kids to get through college, so that’s not in the cards. And I *like* seeing how much of a throbbing racket I can stir up with a DAW and a couple of basic MIDI controllers, which I think turns out to be a lot. Today’s technology makes incredible things possible working entirely in the box. it becomes a trust the process/work within the limitations/constraints thing; something something about surrendering ego to the sound.
Anyway, the point is, I don’t expect the things I make to be everyone’s cup of #noise, and this one is a couple of years old already now (ugh) – but at the risk of sounding braggy I’m pretty proud of it, and I would like for my #fedimusic friends to hear it. And once again, I strongly encourage everyone to PLAY IT LOUD!! 🤘🖤🤘
(初心) GrimmRobes Live 101008, by SUNN O)))
2 track album
dancing about architecture and all that, but oh em gee this is a really fine piece of writing that moves me to tears: https://insheepsclothinghifi.com/holding-on-to-darkness-sunn-o/
Holding on to Darkness: Healing Through the Sustained Drones of Sunn O))) | In Sheeps Clothing
Marty Sartini Garner reflects on the healing power of ambient and metal during darkened times. The first new album I fell in love with in 2020 was Leo Takami’s Felis Catus and Silence, a gentle, opalescent jazz guitar record in the tradition of Windham Hill and Studio Ghibli. The last record I fell in love with was Necrot’s Mortal, a brutal death metal album whose cover is an illustration of a person who has removed their own skin with...
I picked up their Sub Pop debut 12” on clear #vinyl at the merch table last night (along with a tour t-shirt). I bought it before the show, so it could soak up all the mystical vibes. It looks cool and sounds amazing. I love the way both tracks on the b-side end so abruptly. The clear pressing is exclusively available via their Bandcamp and at shows
Sunn O))) – Eternity's Pillars b/w Raise the Chalice & Reverential
A sort of preparation for the upcoming show. I have concluded I need more Sunn O))) on vinyl
Sunn O))) – Metta, Benevolence BBC6 Live: On the Invitation of Mary Anne Hobbs
The #sunn_o))) show is now less than a week away (it's next thursday)!! I am getting so excited already