Cool Hunting

The pioneering Drone band Earth has existed in some form or another with Dylan Carlson at the helm since 1989. With several early releases on Sub Pop during the Seattle label's golden age, Earth's experimental music is characterized by slow and repetitive sounds and long-enduring chords. Carlson, perhaps better known as one of Kurt Cobain’s best friends (controversial for being the one who gave him the gun), has been in and out of rehab over the last several years. But he's making a re-entrance into the music scene with the recent release of Hibernaculum, his first record in two years.

The four-song CD contains some reworked classics and new songs, as well as a DVD documenting Earth’s most recent European tour. The sweet low-fi short Within the Drone was directed by Seldon Hunt and gives intimate insights into the world Carlson and the drone community. Hunt says, "Dylan Carlson is a true underground American icon, whose grim survival through the dark years of the '90s is nothing short of remarkable. It is truly beautiful to see his re-birth, and the newfound appreciation for his original and sumptuously sparse take on traditional American music."

Pick it up from Southern Lord, iTunes or Amazon.