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Drone Metal and its uses...
Feb. 11th, 2006 02:03 pmLast night was Sunn O))), and Earth at the Islington Academy. Utterly fantastic!
There is no way to explain Drone Metal to people who have not experienced it, and frankly it has only been in my life for about 3 months, so I'm no expert, but it is worth it... Oh yes... The one really incredible aspect of the music is the way in which it promotes visual thought. Last night during Earth's set I had a vivd "daydream" about walking through a ruin near to my parents' home whilst filming it, in really cool early light. The experience was remarkably vivid, to the point of being able to see the tiniest detail, like water dripping down the tumbled walls and a spider that I focussed the frame on for a long time as she built her web. Then Sunn O))) came on and I was pleased, if a little disturbed, to discover that I had a similar experience from their performance. I have only been surfing once, and I was no good at it, but as they started to play I could see myself falling from a surfboard, somewhere in the Pacific (think the LOST island in fact) and then as they played their entire set in one long symphony of discord I could only imagine myself being worked by the wave. You know how time lengthens in moments of danger and stress? Well the hour long set gave me the sense that I was under water, being worked by the wave for a few seconds, and yet in that time I had the time available to consider all kinds of things going on in my life, the whole 'life flashing before your eyes' phenomenon I suppose. It was an utterly explosive experience.
If you get the chance, go and see them. The 'music' such as it is may not be to your taste, but if you can close your eyes and lose yourself in it I pretty much guarantee that it will move you.
I repaired back to Rob and Mark's place, with Scott as well for Jameson's and Ginger Ale and to take in more music before crashing on their spare bed.
Soon - after taking on pizza - I will head back to Reading for my Saturday madness that includes a jam session, a pub crawl and DropZone; Saturday FTW!
Later LJ-Land...
There is no way to explain Drone Metal to people who have not experienced it, and frankly it has only been in my life for about 3 months, so I'm no expert, but it is worth it... Oh yes... The one really incredible aspect of the music is the way in which it promotes visual thought. Last night during Earth's set I had a vivd "daydream" about walking through a ruin near to my parents' home whilst filming it, in really cool early light. The experience was remarkably vivid, to the point of being able to see the tiniest detail, like water dripping down the tumbled walls and a spider that I focussed the frame on for a long time as she built her web. Then Sunn O))) came on and I was pleased, if a little disturbed, to discover that I had a similar experience from their performance. I have only been surfing once, and I was no good at it, but as they started to play I could see myself falling from a surfboard, somewhere in the Pacific (think the LOST island in fact) and then as they played their entire set in one long symphony of discord I could only imagine myself being worked by the wave. You know how time lengthens in moments of danger and stress? Well the hour long set gave me the sense that I was under water, being worked by the wave for a few seconds, and yet in that time I had the time available to consider all kinds of things going on in my life, the whole 'life flashing before your eyes' phenomenon I suppose. It was an utterly explosive experience.
If you get the chance, go and see them. The 'music' such as it is may not be to your taste, but if you can close your eyes and lose yourself in it I pretty much guarantee that it will move you.
I repaired back to Rob and Mark's place, with Scott as well for Jameson's and Ginger Ale and to take in more music before crashing on their spare bed.
Soon - after taking on pizza - I will head back to Reading for my Saturday madness that includes a jam session, a pub crawl and DropZone; Saturday FTW!
Later LJ-Land...
