Earth (American Band)

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Earth (American band)

Earth is an American rock band based in Olympia,
Washington, formed in 1989 and led by the guitarist Dylan Earth
Carlson.[1][5] Earth's music is nearly all instrumental, and can
be divided into two distinct stages. Their early work is
characterized by distortion, droning, minimalism, and
lengthy, repetitive song structures. Owing to their 1993 debut
LP Earth 2, Earth is recognized as a pioneer of drone
metal.[6] The band resurfaced in the early 2000s, with their
later output reducing the distortion and incorporating
elements of country, jazz rock, and folk.[6]
Earth performing live in Hamburg in
2009; from left to right: Steve Moore,
Contents Don McGreevy, Adrienne Davies and
Dylan Carlson
Biography
Background information
Members
Timeline Origin Olympia,
Washington, United
Discography
States[1]
See also
Genres Drone metal ·
References instrumental rock[2] ·
External links psychedelic rock[3] ·
post-rock[4]
Years active 1989–1997, 2003–
Biography present
Labels Sub Pop · No
Dylan Carlson founded the band in 1989 along with Slim
Moon and Greg Babior, taking the title "Earth" from Black Quarter · Or ·
Sabbath's original name. Carlson has remained the core of the Southern Lord · Blast
band's line-up throughout its changes. First/Mute · Sargent
House
Carlson was a close friend of grunge icon Kurt Cobain, who
Associated acts Melvins · Nirvana ·
sang lead vocals in the song "Divine and Bright", from a demo
included on the re-release of the live album Sunn Amps and Sunn O))) · Thrones ·
Smashed Guitars. Because police had twice confiscated guns Bill Frisell · The Bug
from Cobain inside a single year, Cobain had Carlson Website thronesanddominions
purchase a shotgun for him on March 30, 1994. Cobain told .com (http://thronesa
Carlson the gun was for protection. Cobain would use the nddominions.com)
shotgun to kill himself six days later.[7][8]
Members Dylan Carlson
Earth 2 was described as a "milestone" by Terrorizer's Dayal
Adrienne Davies
Patterson, which he described as "a three-track, 75 minute
deluge of feedback and distorted guitars that marked the Don McGreevy
blueprint for what Carlson at the time coined 'ambient Bill Herzog
metal'".[6] The band went on hiatus after the release of Tristan Jemsek
Pentastar: In the Style of Demons due to Carlson's personal
problems, including heroin addiction, rehabilitation, his Past members
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_(American_band) 1/4
connection to Kurt Cobain's death, and incarceration.[6] Slim Moon

Carlson attributed the break primarily to his heroin Greg Babior
addiction:
Kelly Canary
Joe Preston
At one point, music was everything to me. Then
suddenly it wasn't and something else was there, Ian Dickson
and that was something destructive and Dave Harwell
damaging. Heroin is part of your life - you don't Sean McElligot
function without it. It's not like, "I need to get it to
John Schuller
write," it's at a much more fundamental level to
your existence, like, "I need it to get out of bed."[6] Michael McDaniel
Jonas Haskins
Earth reappeared around 2000[6] with a markedly different Steve Moore

sound. Its music was still drone based, slow-paced, and Brett Netson
lengthy, but it now included a drummer and featured strong Angelina Baldoz
elements of country music. Remarking on the stylistic change,
Carlson was quick to point to the continuity with Earth's Karl Blau
previous sound: Lori Goldston
In 2001 I started writing again. Originally I had thought it would be something radically
different and if it had been I probably wouldn't have stuck with the name. I thought about
doing something different at first, but no matter what I do there's always going to be
certain elements that are the same, like the slow tempos and repetition. So for whatever
reason, I can't help myself - it was still Earth.[6]
The press release for Hex; Or Printing in the Infernal Method (2005) stated the band's music shows
"the influence of country guitarists/songwriters such as: Duane Eddy, Merle Haggard, Roy Buchanan
and fuses it with the vibe of epic visionary composer: Ennio Morricone."[9] The press release for The
Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull (2008) declares "Earth shows it's [sic] affinity with a nod to the
best elements of the more adventurous San Francisco bands of the late 1960s and 1970s, and the
more spiritually aware and exciting forms of Jazz-Rock from the same era"[10] The press release for
Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light I describes "inspiration from both British Folk-Rock bands the
Pentangle and Fairport Convention".[11]
Members
Current
Dylan Carlson – guitar

Adrienne Davies – drums
Former
Slim Moon – vocals

Greg Babior – guitar
Joe Preston – bass guitar, percussion
Ian Dickson – guitar, bass guitar
Dave Harwell – bass guitar
John Schuller – bass
Sean McElligot – guitar
Michael McDaniel – drums

Jonas Haskins – baritone guitar
Steve "Stebmo" Moore – electric piano, trombone, acoustic grand piano, Hammond organ,
Wurlitzer electric piano
Lori Goldston – cello
Karl Blau – bass guitar
Angelina Baldoz – bass guitar (tour only)
Don McGreevy – bass guitar
Bill Herzog – bass guitar
Brett Netson – guitar
Timeline
Discography
Studio albums
Earth 2: Special Low-Frequency Version (1993)

Phase 3: Thrones and Dominions (1995)
Pentastar: In the Style of Demons (1996)
Hex; Or Printing in the Infernal Method (2005)
The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull (2008)
Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light I (2011)
Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light II (2012)
Primitive and Deadly (2014)
Full upon Her Burning Lips (2019)[12]
Collaborations
The Bug & Earth : Concrete Desert (2017)
See also
List of ambient music artists
References
1. Bush, John. "Earth" (http://www.allmusic.com/artist/earth-mn0000160867/biography). Allmusic.
Retrieved August 30, 2014.
2. Bath, Tristan (September 1, 2014). "Earth - Primitive and Deadly" (http://drownedinsound.com/rel
eases/18387/reviews/4148177). Drowned in Sound. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
3. Reid, Mike (July 8, 2015). "Holy Sons (Emil Amos) joins Earth for American tour; Earth
reciprocates with Emil Amos-shaped clouds" (http://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/holy-sons-emil-a
mos-joins-earth-american-tour). Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
4. Masters, Marc (September 10, 2007). "Interview: Earth" (http://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/6
686-earth/). Pitchfork. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
5. Scanlon, Tom (6 July 2007). "Rocker made hard choices, is back to music and life" (http://seattleti
mes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2003776232_nite06.html). Seattle Times.
6. Patterson, Dayal (November 2005). "A Spell in the Wilderness". Terrorizer (137): 18–19.
7. Witter, Brad. "Inside Kurt Cobain's Final Days Before His Suicide" (https://www.biography.com/ne
ws/kurt-cobain-final-days-suicide). Biography.com. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
8. "Dylan Carlson's written statement to the police" (https://web.archive.org/web/20070219031438/ht
tp://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/cobain7.html). The Smoking Gun. Archived from the
original (http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/cobain7.html) on 2007-02-19.
9. "EARTH - "Hex; Or Printing In The Infernal Method" " (http://www.southernlord.com/press/earth).
Southernlord.com. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
10. "Earth - The Bees made honey in the Lions Skull" (http://www.southernlord.com/press/earthbees
madehoney). Southernlord.com. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
11. "Earth - Angels of Darkness, Demons Of Light 1" (http://www.southernlord.com/webroot/press/ear
thangels1). Southernlord.com. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
12. Sodomsky, Sam (6 March 2019). "Earth Announce New Album Full Upon Her Burning Lips,
Share Song: Listen" (https://pitchfork.com/news/earth-announce-new-album-full-upon-her-burning
-lips-share-song-listen/). Pitchfork. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
External links
Official website (http://www.thronesanddominions.com)
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connection to Kurt Cobain's death, and incarceration.[6] Slim Moon

Earth reappeared around 2000[6] with a markedly different Steve Moore

Dylan Carlson – guitar

Slim Moon – vocals

Michael McDaniel – drums

Earth 2: Special Low-Frequency Version (1993)

The Bug & Earth : Concrete Desert (2017)

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This page was last edited on 11 January 2021, at 15:10 (UTC).

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