JOHANN JOHANNSSON - Drone Mass LP electronic "As the story is sometimes

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and oddly lethargic-yet-melodic songs

Its raw and pure in its destructive yet somewhat melodic take on noise and garage punk

A collection of tracks that take you up and down on an emotional rollercoaster of melancholy and cheerful summery vibes

The re-release features liner notes by John Ballon (writer of the Wax Poetics Betty Davis cover story in 2007)

JOHANN JOHANNSSON - Drone Mass LP electronic "As the story is sometimesPeople who negate the validity of modern classical music are shutting themselves off to a world of deeply impactful and often strange music. The late Johannsson's Drone Mass is a wonderful example of this world. It starts off so slow and sounds genuinely ancient (it is obvious that Johannsson studied the conventions of mass and Egyptian funerary chants to give the listener a sense of authenticity). It's quite shocking when about a third of the way