Cloud Sculptors is the debut album of the experimental Oslo based rock-quintet Full Earth.
With a deep connection and love for minimalist music, especially that of Terry Riley’s organ works, heavy stoner rock ala Sleep, High on Fire and Elder and the electronic avant-garde, the Full Earth-sphere circles in on fuzzed out riffs, sonic experimentalism and noise music.
Cloud Sculptors, which is a kind of abstract, mythological and psychedelic account, consists of six thoroughly composed and extensively produced tracks. Four of them are long-form, instrumental, fuzz-heavy and sludgy compositions stretching towards the 20-minute mark. Echo Tears and Weltgeist are two shorter organ compositions inspired by James Ferraro, Onehotrix Point Nevers and Györgi Ligeti's genius contributions to musical history.
On Full Earth’s debut album, the inspirations and references coalesce in a wholesome, truly progressive and vital way. The 84-minute album is released on Stickman Records on the 15th of April 2024.
credits
released March 22, 2024
Øystein Aadland - farfisa organ, yamaha yc30 organ, mellotron, synthesizer
Ask Vatn Strøm - guitars
Simen Wie - electric bass, additional guitar
Eskild Myrvoll - additional guitar, korg MS-20 synthesizer, noise
Ingvald Vassbø - drums, yamaha yc30 organ
All music composed by Ingvald Vassbø
Cloud Sculptors features Henriette Eilertsen on flute
The album was recorded by Dag Erik Johansen in Athletic Studio, Halden. Weltgeist and Echo Tears was recorded by Ingvald and Øystein as well as additional overdubs by Eskild, Ask and Ingvald at Christian Krohgs gate 2, Oslo.
Mastered by Christian Obermayer at Strype Audio.
Artwork by Sunniva Hårstad
Thanks to Bandorg and Kulturrådet for funding this release
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my full review on Veil of Sound:
https://veilofsound.com/2022/09/23/VA-ISS_Vol1.html Der Ohlsen
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