The second half of Seattle drone icons EARTH's Angels of Darkness,
Demons of Light is being prepared for release on Southern Lord in North
America this February 14th on CD, LP and digital download formats.
Recorded in the same two week session as 2011's lauded Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light I by
Stuart Hallerman at Avast and mastered by Mell Detmer, Angels of Darkness, Demons of
Light II carries on in the freely and folkloric vein of the last
release and invokes even more improvisational and unrestrained energy than its
predecessor.
Angels Of Darkness,
Demons Of Light II is striking in many ways, not least in the wildly
improvised nature of this particular recording. The songs "Sigil Of
Brass" and "The Corascene Dog" perfectly emphasize how the
interplay between the foursome has evolved even further since the first
installment. Meanwhile, the track "His Teeth Did Brightly Shine"
veers further into an entirely other direction, recalling sounds of the great British
Acid Folk generation. This new material brings forth some highly original and
deeply mesmerizing tones throughout, at times more hopeful and less dark and
death oriented than previous work. Angels
Of Darkness, Demons Of Light II is ultimately a completely unanticipated
direction for EARTH, and a very
welcome one at that.
The line-up again consists of Adrienne Davies on drums and
percussion (on this release there is more percussion of all sorts), Lori
Goldston (Nirvana, David Byrne, Black Cat Orchestra, Laura Veirs) returns on
cello, and Karl Blau (K Records, Laura Veirs, Microphones) plays bass. This
also marks the first time the band on the record has toured outside of the US
West Coast in preparation for the album. As with the first part, it again has
truly amazing artwork by Stacey Rozich.
Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light II Track Listing:
1. Sigil of Brass
2. His Teeth Did Brightly Shine
3. Multiplicity of Doors
4. The Corascene Dog
5. The Rakehell
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