yeah so it's hard to say this or that stands out in drone ambient anymore

as long as it fits a certain formula it's all good

it's a huge genre

Bottomless

I figure with dark ambient or any drone in general I'm looking for textural backdrops that cause a little extra unease but at the same time drags you in unabruptly like you're strolling through the forest and then it's like uh oh I'm lost

Sit down for a toke and it's getting dark.

https://plurals-drone.bandcamp.com/a...n-pumping-soil

The band is Plurals

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I'd like to interview you about the album Andaman on this journal.

Would you be willing to field a few question?

Sure.

Is every song one track of solo guitar?

Yep. Ande incorporates a cymbal on top of the strings as well. Little bit of trimming on the longer tracks.

The first track sounds like it might be an acoustic guitar but I'm not sure...

What guitars did you use?

You're right. Ianthe and Kerensa are both on my Applause, the first guitar I ever had. It plays like butter now.

Ande and Mulftur were played on my trusty Ibanez. Been with me since the beginning as well. I used a Peavey Classic Chorus amp.

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It feels to me like your playing on this record is quite distant from John Fahey who strikes me as your most obvious influence on your earlier recordings. I don't want to pigeonhole your sound by quoting influences but I can't but think of Stian Westerhus and especially on Mulfter it reminds me of Derek Bailey. Am I on track or am just pulling the names of guitarists out of my ass? Please, keep in mind I don't think you're borrowing too heavily from anyone's sound. If I'm off base who if anyone influences your guitar playing (especially on this record)?

Bailey is most certainly a huge influence on my guitar playing. I'm not really sure hiw much Westerhus has influenced me tbh. That might be for the better. I would say that Richard Dawson, Marc Ribot, Jandek, and Keiji Haino are mainstays as my guitar influence. At the time of the album I was listening to Birds of Fire a lot so McClaughlin was driving me a bit on the electric tracks.

Just for the sake of referencing I'm pretty sure autocorrect ****ed up Marc Ribot's name for you. Am I correct in saying I hear more that in Wolves in Sheepskin?