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'An inspired and intuitive navigation of the drone continuum . . .
with a compass firmly set to new and enlightening psychedelic
truths' BECK Monolithic Undertow alights a crooked path across
musical, religious and subcultural frontiers. It traces the line
from ancient traditions to the modern underground, navigating
archaeoacoustics, ringing feedback, chest plate sub-bass,
avant-garde eccentricity, sound weaponry and fervent spiritualism.
From Neolithic beginnings to bawdy medieval troubadours, Sufi
mystics to Indian raga masters, cone shattering dubwise bass,
Hawkwind's Ladbroke Grove to the outer reaches of Faust and Ash Ra
Temple; the hash-fueled fug of The Theatre of Eternal Music to the
cough syrup reverse hardcore of Melvins, seedy VHS hinterland of
Electric Wizard, ritual amp worship of Earth and Sunn O))) and the
many touch points in between, Monolithic Undertow explores the
power of the drone - an audio carrier vessel capable of evoking
womb like warmth or cavernous dread alike. In 1977 Sniffin' Glue
verbalised the musical zeitgeist with their infamous 'this is a
chord; this is another; now form a band' illustration. The drone
requires neither chord nor band, representing - via its infinite
pliability and accessibility - the ultimate folk music: a potent
audio tool of personal liberation. Immersion in hypnotic and
repetitive sounds allows us to step outside of ourselves, be it
chant, a 120dB beasting from Sunn O))), standing front of the
system as Jah Shaka drops a fresh dub or going full headphone
immersion with Hawkwind. These experiences are akin to an audio
portal - a sound Tardis to silence the hum and fizz of the
unceasing inner voice. The drone exists outside of us, but also -
paradoxically - within us all; an aural expression of a universal
hum we can only hope to fleetingly channel...
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