Ocean Pantheon of The Lesser: If you like long stretches of big scary chords followed by a long quiet build up followed by even bigger scarier chords than this ones for you. If not then avoid at all costs. These guys epitomize what a lot of drone metal bands are going for. Rating: 12/15 sunn [...]
Pauline Oliveros-Deep Listening
Pauline Oliveros Deep Listening: Accordion, trombone, voices, and found percussion recorded in a gigantic cistern with a ridiculous amount of reverberation. The subtlety of the musicians knack for incorporating microtonal elements and utilizing the natural Reverberation makes this piece an incredible listen. The droning harmonies are nothing short of gorgeous and trance inducing. Rating: 14/15 [...]
Dreams of Dying Stars – Funeral in The Void
Dreams of Dying Stars Funeral in The Void: Dude taping down a key on his Moog synthesizer and walking away for half an hour, then calling it a song. Rating: 2/15 Endless planes of nothing
Grouper – Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill
Grouper Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill: This is what Mazzy Star hanging out with Jesu would sound like, yet somehow more boring. The girl can sing, but the album just drones on and not in a good way. Rating: 9/15 Quaaludes
Psychic Ills-Mirror Eye
Psychic Ills Mirror Eye: Trippy drone music, heavily influenced by Classical Indian music. Though long, the songs never plod. The guitarist and keyboardist continually find interesting sounds, while the rhythm section holds steady. A good record for zoning. Rating: 12/15 Interesting uses of a Vocoder.
Across Tundras – Lonesome Wails From The Weeping Willow
Across Tundras Lonesome Wails From The Weeping Willow: If Electric Wizard ever played bluegrass, this what it would sound like. Rating: 13/15 tripping cowboys
Black Moth Super Rainbows- Drippers
Black Moth Super Rainbow Drippers: A group of Hate Edge punk rockers righteously espousing the use of any and all substances. Rating: 13/15 No Poison For Life XXX neck tattoos
Ascend- The Obelsik of Kolob
Ascend The Obelisk of Kolob: Like Sunn 0)))), but interesting stuff happens periodically. Rating: 11/15 Dudes in Cowls
Om-A Conference of Birds
Om A Conference of Birds: Long ass songs about celestial entities made with only bass, drums and chanted vocals. Not something I listen to everyday, but if I want to space out this is the album I’ll turn to. Rating: 11/15 Handfuls of shrooms
Earth – The Bees Made Honey In The Lion’s Skull
Earth The Bees Made Honey In The Lion’s Skull: Earth continue their transition from sounding like a broken refrigerator fed through a distortion pedal to a slow tempo post-gospel instrumental rock group. This is a really beautiful album to listen to while taking a walk, or lying at home with your head between the speakers. [...]
