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Black Metal's Shadows: Producer Weaves Ominous Drones
8 Jun
Summary
- Ambient producer Jake Muir transforms metal interstitials into dark drones.
- Album 'Pareidolia' uses black metal's atmospheric fragments as raw material.
- Muir's work evokes Lustmord with its harrowing, digitally manipulated sounds.
Ambient producer Jake Muir has released his latest album, 'Pareidolia,' which delves into the atmospheric elements of black metal. Muir meticulously samples and transforms intros, outros, and interludes from hundreds of extreme metal albums into epic, ominous drones. This project eschews traditional metal instrumentation, instead focusing on the excavated marginalia of the genre.
Muir's previous works include the album 'Campana Sonans,' which featured manipulated recordings of European church bells, and 'Bathhouse Blues,' sampling music from vintage gay porn films. 'Pareidolia' continues his practice of finding depth in unconventional sound sources.
The album's soundscape evokes that of dark-ambient pioneer Lustmord, known for his digitally manipulated, harrowing sonic textures. Muir's transformations of sampled guitars, synths, and vocals create a dark and unsettling atmosphere, pushing back against typical ambient music perceptions.
