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News : Drone from the Underside of the Earth; a fantastic, free Aussie compilation

By on May 22, 2012

Drone from the Underside of the Earth is a free digital compilation put together by Art As Catharsis featuring the best stoner, sludge, doom and drone bands that Australia has to offer, including Space Bong, Hydromedusa, Looking Glass, In Trenches, No Anchor, Drowning Horse, Sons of the Ionian Sea, Summonus, DEAD, Futility, Clagg, a brand new song from Adrift For Days and much more.

“I’ve spent a lot of hours on this project this year. I really wanted to draw attention to some our country’s awesome fuzzy, droney, drug-addled groups, that perhaps don’t get the attention they deserve – especially outside of Australia – because the reality is we can boast some of the most unique and varied slow music of any country.

So I set off with intent to pull together some of my favourite artists in Australia’s stoner, sludge, doom and drone scenes in order to get more people to discover great Australian underground music. But I was a little naive of quite how long it would take me!

The hard work paid off in the end. Drone from the Underside of the Earth features a selection of 26 tracks. This is a rare, eye-opening peek into Australia’s rich underground music scene. At 3-and-a-half hours in length it’s quite a ride, but I sincerely hope that you at least discover a few new bands as a result of this work.” – Lachlan at Art As Catharsis

There are some absolutely brilliant bands in here, so go and download it. Now.

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