- Original Release Date: 28 Feb 2011
- Label: Southern Lord
- Copyright: 2011 Southern Lord Recordings
- Total Length: 1:00:26
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- ASIN: B004L69XBG
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 33,877 in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 in MP3 Albums)
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| Song Title | Time | Price | ||
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| Play | 1. Old Black | 8:49 | £0.69 | |
| Play | 2. Father Midnight | 12:11 | Album Only | |
| Play | 3. Descent to the Zenith | 7:30 | £0.69 | |
| Play | 4. Hell's Winter | 11:32 | Album Only | |
| Play | 5. Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light 1 | 20:24 | Album Only |
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Lendrick
VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Earth is effectively Dylan Carson, perhaps one of the most unappreciated guitarists of the last decade. The early Earth albums took Black Sabbath riffs and slowed them down to almost stationary, in doing so creating a great music but also inspiring a a genre: Drone, including critical favourites Sunn O))). While some bands sought to be faster and faster, Carson went off in the opposite direction. Earths music is an exercise in restraint - less in this case is definitely more.
The last few Earth albums have seen more light and shade added to the sound with Carson's guitar playing getting more subtle. Angels of Darkness Demons of Light continues in that vein with 4 piece band, Drums (long standing collaborator Adrienne Davies), bass and cello. Not surprisingly the music is at the lower end of the spectrum, instrumentals with repeating patterns, minimalist guitar, slooow dark and brooding - not to everyone's taste - but I love it.
Other main difference this time is a return to longer pieces after the relatively short (under 10 minutes) songs on The Bees Made Honey in the Lions Skull- the title track is 20 minutes long.
Overall so far I've not found it quite as satisfyingly as the last one, but Carson seems to have found a new inspiration in his 40s and is producing some fantastic music
The last few Earth albums have seen more light and shade added to the sound with Carson's guitar playing getting more subtle. Angels of Darkness Demons of Light continues in that vein with 4 piece band, Drums (long standing collaborator Adrienne Davies), bass and cello. Not surprisingly the music is at the lower end of the spectrum, instrumentals with repeating patterns, minimalist guitar, slooow dark and brooding - not to everyone's taste - but I love it.
Other main difference this time is a return to longer pieces after the relatively short (under 10 minutes) songs on The Bees Made Honey in the Lions Skull- the title track is 20 minutes long.
Overall so far I've not found it quite as satisfyingly as the last one, but Carson seems to have found a new inspiration in his 40s and is producing some fantastic music
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By timewind
Format:Audio CD
Dylan my friend you have created a work here of epic emotion,(old black)and deep thought provoking landscapes,(angels of darkness demons of light)with the improvisation on this track your guitar weaves its way through with the notes creating the dark ambiance that makes this album all the more special.lori on the cello is the perfect compliment to the moody guitar drones and adrienne on the drums welds the songs together with her amazing slow atmospheric beats.This is late night drone music at its very best!Dylan this is a work of art my friend and fast becoming one of my favourite late night albums ever!Keep on making this great music! If you are looking for an instrumental album with that slow burn for late night this is it!An album that will slowly grow on you the more you play it.Buy it!!!
ps Dylan see you next time at the abbey!
ps Dylan see you next time at the abbey!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By droflim
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Initially this was disappointing: it sounded plodding rather than deeply 'slow' or 'heavy' as various reviews have had it.
However, with repeated listens it can become an undercurrent to your whole being; it creeps into your very fibre unawares rather than force you into submission like Earth 2, the 1993 drone classic. There are some pleasing tuneful moments - reminiscent of Godspeed You! Black Emperor - tucked within it. There is light in the darkness. The last (title) track is perhaps the most successful with bass and cello more prominent, a winning combination which attracted my interest in the first place. Listening sometimes, you do not know where the 60 minutes duration went; other times it seems to slow down, it becomes hypnotic.
There is now a full field of slow, heavy, 'stoner' type music purveyed by many bands, mostly inspired by some incarnation of Earth, and this can easily become just more of the same. Earth, however, does not rest on its laurels; it seems not to mundanely follow a formula - other than preferring a slowed pace - but to push forward seeking new dimensions. It is proving worthwhile to follow the quest.
However, with repeated listens it can become an undercurrent to your whole being; it creeps into your very fibre unawares rather than force you into submission like Earth 2, the 1993 drone classic. There are some pleasing tuneful moments - reminiscent of Godspeed You! Black Emperor - tucked within it. There is light in the darkness. The last (title) track is perhaps the most successful with bass and cello more prominent, a winning combination which attracted my interest in the first place. Listening sometimes, you do not know where the 60 minutes duration went; other times it seems to slow down, it becomes hypnotic.
There is now a full field of slow, heavy, 'stoner' type music purveyed by many bands, mostly inspired by some incarnation of Earth, and this can easily become just more of the same. Earth, however, does not rest on its laurels; it seems not to mundanely follow a formula - other than preferring a slowed pace - but to push forward seeking new dimensions. It is proving worthwhile to follow the quest.
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