FIRE RECORDS
Date of release: May 23 2025
Drone legends Earth, the Seattle group led by Dylan Carlson, ready their first release on Fire Records.
* Deluxe Ltd edition 'Dark Star' effect vinyl with matte and spot UV sleeve, DL card.
* Unreleased live recording taken from their show at London's KOKO in 2016.
* Includes live renditions of fan favourites 'The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull' and 'High Command'.
Seattle drone-rock titans Earth release their latest live document, WEM Dominator (Live in London NW1, 2016), an unrelenting display of the band's seismic force, recorded during their performance at London's KOKO in 2016. Sharing the bill with legendary heavyweights Neurosis, Earth delivered a set of hypnotic intensity, crushing volume, and towering, glacial beauty.
For over three decades, Dylan Carlson and his ever-evolving ensemble have been crafting tectonic soundscapes that defy convention, forging a path between meditative drone and colossal doom-laden riffs. WEM Dominator is an album of mesmeric modal patterns, it's a recording that captures the trio's intricate, slowly evolving euphoria in a period when their experimentation swerved through endless possibilities. From the creeping grandeur of "The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull" to the ominous crawl of "Even Hell Has Its Heroes," the album presents Earth at their most immersive and powerful.
This record reasserts Earth's mastery of atmosphere and weight, where every note feels tectonic, and silence itself becomes an instrument of crushing tension. It is a hypnotic, stripped down sonic symphony embracing influences as wide ranging as the Velvet Underground, Terry Riley and La Monte Young, a visceral slow-motion reading of the original sound that inspired Sun O))) and the generation that followed.
The lineup of this performance was Dylan Carson (guitar), Jodie Cox (baritone guitar) and Adrienne Davis (drums), it was recorded live at KOKO, London on November 7th 2016 and is mixed and mastered by Mell Dettmer at Studio Soli in Seattle.
"Dylan Carlson is a paragon of guitar control" Pitchfork.
"Mixing serenity and accuracy into a force that both controls and propels" Pitchfork.
"With guitars ramped up to the nth degree, but tuned to gut-wrenchingly low frequencies, Earth carved out a veritable canyon of pure molten drone, one which would have a profound influence on modern metal music." The Quietus
FFO: Sunn O))), Sleep, Boris, OM, Spacemen 3, Witch, Hawkwind, Boris, Melvins.
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Vinyl release of Earth - Wem Dominator: Live In London Nw1, 2016 (Limited Dark Sky Effect Vinyl). Released through FIRE RECORDS and available on LP.
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Cat No: FIRELP801
Barcode: 809236003546
Packaging: LP (100g)
| SKU | 5622466 |
| Barcode # | 809236003546 |
| Artist | Earth |
| Artist/Author | EARTH |
| Shipping weight | 0.6140kg |
| Format | LP (100g) |
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