Earth

Hesher · 06-15-2009, 03:01 PM

Somebody mentioned to me in my intro thread that not a lot of people on here have talked about Earth... Too bad because they fuckin rule. I'm going to do a little run-through of their albums here just for kicks... I hope this is the right way to go about this (and even the right forum area). Anyway, here goes...

Earth has been creating music since 1990 and is the brainchild of Dylan Carlson, most well known for being the friend of Kurt Cobain that lent him the shotgun (that sentence is a grammatical nightmare). He plays guitar and recruits a rotating list of partners with which to record and tour with. They are often referred to as Drone Doom, but especially recently their records have been more upbeat or uplifting while still retaining a Drone sound. In fact, the band does quite a lot of experimentation within the Drone genre and has inspired many offshoots and other bands in specific areas. I don't know all the albums or EPs but I know most and I know generally the most popular. They are signed to Southern Lord, like all good bands.

Earth 2: Special Low-Frequency Version is Earth's first full-length and pioneered the drone-doom sound. If you like this album, Sunn O))) has basically committed their music careers to emulating and building on this album. The album is only three songs long:

# Title Length
1. "Seven Angels" 15:38
2. "Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine" 27:04
3. "Like Gold and Faceted" 30:31

I have it on vinyl and it's decent. I am more of a fan of Earth's later material but I think it's important to have/listen to this album to see where they came from. There are no drums except for some parts of "Like Gold and Faceted" and the album overall mostly consists of multiple layers of guitar and bass. As befitting the drone/doom sound, it's very low, detuned, somewhat oppressive, sludgy, and all-encompassing, especially when played loud (as it should always be). Once I got home from a full day of traveling, turned on Earth 2 and passed out into a weird trance-like zen sleep in which I imagined myself to be gibbering madly and twitching like a neanderthal exposed to 4chan. This album is often described as sounding like an earthquake, as if a mountain is speaking down to you as a petulant child.

Next album up when I get home tonight.

06-15-2009, 03:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
Hesher Palm Muted Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 168	Earth Somebody mentioned to me in my intro thread that not a lot of people on here have talked about Earth... Too bad because they fuckin rule. I'm going to do a little run-through of their albums here just for kicks... I hope this is the right way to go about this (and even the right forum area). Anyway, here goes... Earth has been creating music since 1990 and is the brainchild of Dylan Carlson, most well known for being the friend of Kurt Cobain that lent him the shotgun (that sentence is a grammatical nightmare). He plays guitar and recruits a rotating list of partners with which to record and tour with. They are often referred to as Drone Doom, but especially recently their records have been more upbeat or uplifting while still retaining a Drone sound. In fact, the band does quite a lot of experimentation within the Drone genre and has inspired many offshoots and other bands in specific areas. I don't know all the albums or EPs but I know most and I know generally the most popular. They are signed to Southern Lord, like all good bands. Earth 2: Special Low-Frequency Version is Earth's first full-length and pioneered the drone-doom sound. If you like this album, Sunn O))) has basically committed their music careers to emulating and building on this album. The album is only three songs long: # Title Length 1. "Seven Angels" 15:38 2. "Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine" 27:04 3. "Like Gold and Faceted" 30:31 I have it on vinyl and it's decent. I am more of a fan of Earth's later material but I think it's important to have/listen to this album to see where they came from. There are no drums except for some parts of "Like Gold and Faceted" and the album overall mostly consists of multiple layers of guitar and bass. As befitting the drone/doom sound, it's very low, detuned, somewhat oppressive, sludgy, and all-encompassing, especially when played loud (as it should always be). Once I got home from a full day of traveling, turned on Earth 2 and passed out into a weird trance-like zen sleep in which I imagined myself to be gibbering madly and twitching like a neanderthal exposed to 4chan. This album is often described as sounding like an earthquake, as if a mountain is speaking down to you as a petulant child. Next album up when I get home tonight.