![]() ![]() Anyway, after some blistering effects it settles down to where drones form a background against which a piano plays hauntingly, and eventually ghostly female vocals (by Tatiana Brainerd) come and go. Consider something like Thom Brennan's work coupled with the more processed offerings of Diatonis and you'll have some idea of the style to expect from this album.Ĭapricious is for me the most interesting piece, though that's not to say the other tracks aren't interesting and good listening. One thing I particularly like about Electronic Forest is the way it combines the sensibilities of minimal drifting ambient with a good variety of sonic expressions and feelings. ![]() Mostly it's a case of textured, sometimes quite abstract, flowing sounds but on occasion there's also a subtle melody lurking in there too. Layers of drifting reverbing sounds coupled with background drones go together to create soundscapes with an emotional edginess to them. It's difficult to tell all the instruments that are used, I get the impression that synths have been complemented by some processed sounds and effects. This album is a great example of what I like to call immersion music as it works best when you can take time out just to immerse yourself in the music and let it suggest mental images consonant with the somewhat spooky sounds.įourteen tracks, most of which roll into each other but also have their own identity, make up the album which is split into two suites separated by the sixth track Capricious (incidentally, the only one to contain vocals). The result has been a nearly-flawless run of albums and live performances of thundering atmospheric rock that suffused with ambient and darkwave influences and gushes with energy and malevolence.The artists performing on Electronic Forest are new to me, I only wish I'd heard some of their recordings before because this is the kind of ambient music I'm getting increasingly enamoured with. Not only has that allowed them to hone their eco-centric worldview, which bleeds into their lyrics but it also lets them focus wholly on their art. Wolves in the Throne Roomīrothers Aaron and Nathan Weaver, the braintrust behind this black metal project, allegedly live as far off the grid as they can, in a shared cabin in the woods outside Olympia, Washington. With so many musicians channeling the sleekness and ferocity of these majestic animals, we decided to take a look at the best bands with ”wolf” in their names. ![]() That doesn’t even begin to mention any of the wolf bands that have released new music this year, like the return of Montreal-based rockers Wolf Parade and London’s alternative Wolf Alice. There’s an entire blog dedicated to the topic, and if you search our own exclusive archives, you’ll find everything from Peter Wolf Crier to Lone Wolf to S. Apparently, more than 1,000 bands have the word “wolf “in their names. ![]()
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