Small Life Form - One
(Silber)
Ok, this is just over 48 minutes of pure drone. No drum machines, buried melodies, lyrics, dynamics, chord changes, or song structures. It comes courtesy of one Brian John Mitchell, previously known as the man behind Silber Records and his own band, Remora. So, with these associations, drone obviously isn't foreign to him. However, this is the first time it's been presented by him in it's rawest and most simple form. Pure drone. Which is great! This music will either bore you to death, put you to sleep, or entrance you. Similar in vibe to Stars of the Lid or La Monte Young, One carves out a steady, unwavering and hypnotizing buzz.
The songs are largely titled (presumably) after the different instruments used to create the seven tracks of drone. Cymbal, horns, organ, melodica and pulsar (via a radio telescope) all stretched and expanded into far reaching tunnels of sound. You will either love this or hate this. It's unrelenting in it's simplicity, and the hole it could open in your head is bottomless.
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