Everyone who ever played at What The Heck fest:
(with lots of broken links)
Earth
Outdated bio below:
(news is that Karl Blau is playing bass)
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Formed in Olympia in 1990, Earth has undergone many many changes, with Dylan Carlson as the one consistent hub. They are credited with discovering “drone”. The albums they put out in the mid 90s during the confusion of the grunge era are so beautifully slow and deep that they still stand apart as visionary works, transcending the fleeting trends of the moment.
Earth’s latest incarnation has arrived. After refaceting some old gems for greater illumination on “Hibernaculum”. The band returns once again to it’s continuing evolution. Where “Hex” reveled in dark satanic twang and austere american beauty, “The Bees Made Honey In The Lion’s Skull” finds Dylan Carlson and the band growing into a harder, more rock, american Gospel and impovisitory direction framed by truly psychedelic production and blazing guitar sounds.
Earth shows it’s affinity with a nod to the best elements of the more adventurous San Francisco bands of the late 60’s and 70’s, and the more spiritually aware and exciting forms of Jazz-Rock from the same era. This is no nostalgia trip but a thoroughly inspired and original metamorphosis. Earth is also very honored to be joined on this record for three songs by legendary and virtuoso guitarist BILL FRISELL (doing some of his most fuzzed out playing in years!) .
Bill Frisell adds a brilliant texture and counterpoint to the scintillating and inspired riffs of Dylan Carlson and the band. Adrienne Davies joins again on drums lending a classic and steady feel to the proceedings. Steve Moore also returns adding heavy hammond organ and his intense jazz inspired piano playing. Live Bassist Don McGreevy also makes his full length Earth debut on this record.
The new songs are equally compelling live where EARTH takes the vehicles and expand and explore them for further musical and meditative exploration.
