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OccultHawk · 09-20-2017, 02:33 PM

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

OccultHawk · 09-20-2017, 07:01 PM

Frownland

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

Would you be willing to field a few question?

**Frownland** · 09-20-2017, 07:33 PM

Sure.

OccultHawk · 09-20-2017, 08:01 PM

Is every song one track of solo guitar?

**Frownland** · 09-20-2017, 08:05 PM

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

OccultHawk · 09-20-2017, 08:15 PM

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

What guitars did you use?

**Frownland** · 09-20-2017, 08:32 PM

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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OccultHawk · 09-20-2017, 08:51 PM

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)?

**Frownland** · 09-20-2017, 09:01 PM

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.

OccultHawk · 09-20-2017, 09:20 PM

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?

09-20-2017, 02:33 PM	#51 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,033	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 __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

09-20-2017, 07:01 PM	#52 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,033	Frownland I'd like to interview you about the album Andaman on this journal. Would you be willing to field a few question? __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

09-20-2017, 07:33 PM	#53 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	Sure. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

09-20-2017, 08:01 PM	#54 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,033	Is every song one track of solo guitar? __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

09-20-2017, 08:05 PM	#55 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	Yep. Ande incorporates a cymbal on top of the strings as well. Little bit of trimming on the longer tracks. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

09-20-2017, 08:15 PM	#56 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,033	The first track sounds like it might be an acoustic guitar but I'm not sure... What guitars did you use? __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

09-20-2017, 08:32 PM	#57 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	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. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

09-20-2017, 08:51 PM	#58 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,033	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)? __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

09-20-2017, 09:01 PM	#59 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	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. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

09-20-2017, 09:20 PM	#60 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,033	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? __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html