Earth 2 (album)
Earth 2 | ||||
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Studio album from Earth | ||||
Publication |
5th February 1993 |
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admission |
August 1992 |
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Label (s) | Sub pop | |||
Title (number) |
3 |
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running time |
73:00 |
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occupation |
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Earth, Stuart Hallermann |
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Studio (s) |
Avast Studios |
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Earth 2: Special Low-Frequency Version is the first studio album by the US music group Earth . The band is one of the pioneers of the Drone Doom music genre .
Emergence
The album was recorded in August 1992 at Avast Studios recording studio in Seattle , Washington .
Style and content
The instrumental music on the album is arranged very repetitively and is played at a very slow pace . The third piece Like Gold and Faceted basically only contains a single, constantly repeated change of two chords . The instrumentation consists mainly of electric guitar and electric bass ; only Like Gold and Faceted also contains a sound track with percussion . The title of the play Seven Angels refers to the book of Revelation to John .
reception
The album is seen as a milestone in Drone Doom music. It influenced bands like Sunn O))) , Boris and Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine .
In the Allmusic Guide, which rates the album with four and a half stars out of five, Earth 2's music is described as “permeated with threat and distortion”. The website everything2.com sees Earth 2 as the "incarnation of the drone" and only describes the album Altar as equivalent.
Track list
- Seven Angels - 15:38
- Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine - 27:04
- Like Gold and Faceted - 30:31
Web links
- Earth 2 at Allmusic (English)
- Official website of the band Earth
Individual evidence
- ^ Robert Müller, Matthias Weckmann: Extreme Ausschläger . In: Metal Hammer . Special issue No. 1/2012: History of Metal, p. 37.
- ↑ Tethered to the Polestar: A Q&A Session With Dylan Carlson of Earth (accessed September 14, 2012)
- ↑ Review of the album in the Allmusic-Guide (accessed on September 14, 2012)
- ↑ Review on everything2.com (accessed September 14, 2012)