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Halos

by Mortem Obire

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Ascension 32:30
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Halcyon Voyage 20:45
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The Hypnagogic Host 09:05
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Mortem Obire’s seventh drone/ambient album picks up where 2015’s LUX left off, yet brighter. A cascading and hypnotic aural triptych which transports the listener to another realm. The lack of percussion leaves one ungrounded, free to drift or anchor themselves as they choose. The minimalistic drone is thick with synthesizer and bass in a way that's up for interpretation. Heavy reverb and crunching guitar notes round out the atmospheric yet unsettling first track, “Ascension.” “Halcyon Voyage” follows up with less guitar, adding piano to the droning bass and synths. The guitar which seeps into the end of the song is almost clean, adding a lightness to the dark grit. The third and final track, the nine-minute “The Hypnagogic Host,” is a combination of its predecessors. Long notes stretch into eternity, guitars and synth melding into something which seems almost hopeful. This album is a journey through realms most men see only in their dreams. A breath of fresh air and an experimental album that fans of drone won't want to miss.

Track one contains an excerpt from the abdication address of King Edward VIII (1936).

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released May 10, 2017

Cover by Geoff Lichy lichydesign.com
Illustration: "The Angel standing in the Sun" by JMW Turner (1846)

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Experimental drone music with influences from doom metal, sludge, and ambient. Mortem Obire was formed in the Northeast United States during the summer of 2006.

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