Earth were always a band seemingly destined for semi-invisible cult status; what seems more surprising is that they've become such a respected mainstay of various scenes, especially since their comeback in the mid 2000s. An upcoming Dunedin show on the 12th June, first of three on their forthcoming New Zealand tour, by the hugely influential Seattle drone band, seemed an opportune moment for Avant Gardening to contemplate these heavyweight masters of the hypnotic, even hypnagogic, not to mention horizontal (as in the horizon), riff; and discuss their most singular career turn in a long trajectory, from being Kurt Cobain's weirdest friends in the grunge community, to occupying a central position in the increasingly interesting firmament between noise, metal, country blues and film soundtracks. If nothing else, this is music that is embedded in the earth of it's title, but always looking at the edge, the next horizon.
Playlist:
1. Earth, 'Multiplicity of Doors' from Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light, Vol. 2 (2012)
2. Earth, 'The Corascene Dog' from Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light, Vol. 2 (2012)
3. Earth, 'Old Black' from Angels of Darkness, Demons Of Light, vol. 1 (2011)
4. Earth, 'Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light 1' from Angels of Darkness, Demons Of Light Vol.1 (2011)
5. Earth, 'A Bureaucratic Desire for Revenge, part 1' from Extra-Capsular Extraction EP (1991)
6. Earth, 'Seven Angels' from Earth 2 (1993)
7. Earth, 'German Dental Work' from Sunn Amps And Smashed Guitars (1995)
8. Earth, 'Tibetan Quaaludes' from Phase 3: Thrones And Dominions (1995)
9. Earth, 'Peace In Mississippi' from Pentastar: In The Style Of Demons (1996)
10. Earth, 'Sonar And Depth Charge' from Pentastar: In The Style Of Demons (1996)
11. Earth, 'Dexamyl' from split EP with KK Null (2003)
12. Earth, 'Mirage' from Hex: Or Printing In The Infernal Method (2005)
13. Earth, 'Land Of Some Other Order' from Hex: Or Printing In The Infernal Method (2005)
14. Earth, 'An Inquest Concerning Teeth' from Hex: Or Printing In The Infernal Method (2005)
15. Earth, 'A Plague of Angels' from Angel Coma split LP with Sunn 0))) (2006)
16. Earth, Other Ghost-Like Symptoms from Live Hex; In A Large City On The North American Continent (2006)
17. Earth, 'Ouroboros Is Broken' from Hibernaculum (2007)
18. Earth,'The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull' from The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull (2008)
19. Earth, 'The Peacock Angels Lament' from split EP with Sir Richard Bishop (2008)
20. Earth, 'Engine Of Ruin' from Radio Earth - Live 2007-2008 (2008)
