Kevin Drumm

[vegasfountain]

I'm a huge fan of his work and have been really into all the recent bandcamp releases. I tend to be drawn to the eerie drone / soft ambient material more than his harsher stuff. A few recent favorites would be -

The March Flog
May 18th
October(Early Warning)
Less Than Half As Loud

[dust]

his most recent release on KSV is pretty interesting:

https://tomsmithksv.bandcamp.com/album/ksv-451-jury-prize

less imperial distortion more sheer hellish miasma

[brutalist_tapes]

his most recent release on KSV is pretty interesting:

https://tomsmithksv.bandcamp.com/album/ksv-451-jury-prize

less imperial distortion more sheer hellish miasma

thanks for the heads up, long time since ive listened to his stuff, which is nearly always great btw. cheers

[Zeno Marx]

I've really come around to being interested, and impressed, with him.  Re-listening to the couple of albums I'd heard in the past and now digging into his output.  At volume, the second track on Crowded can break the dust free from the rafters.

[brutalist_tapes]

I've really come around to being interested, and impressed, with him.  Re-listening to the couple of albums I'd heard in the past and now digging into his output.  At volume, the second track on Crowded can break the dust free from the rafters.

agreed. a true sound explorer! would be nice to see more of this attitude i industrial, but i guess it is naturally rare..

[Minus1]

Wow!!

A kind stranger helped me find this thread. 2019 is the last serious Drumm talk here? WTF??

Let's at least (re)start with SHM2 and the 10CD - If Tomorrow Gets Here.

SHM2 seems to be one of those rare sequels that shockingly outshines the monumental original? (I still need to acquire this bitch.)

Meanwhile, my initial reactions to CD1 of the box:

CD1 of this 10CD begins magificently: I haven't looked up exactly what it is, but I suspect that church bells were recorded, then multitracked by a degree of, like, 1000. It's a stunning drone.

The next track sees eerie-ass voices being drowned out by a river of filth. Or maybe it's the sound of hell on a busy working day? I dunno.

Track 3 is...a journey! I can't do it justice, so, over to you, Bookmat: " '1340' is peak grindhouse sound design; one of the set's most satisfying tracks, welding reverberating basement scrapes to a retching downpitched accordion, accenting the top-end with almost inaudible stirs just to seal the deal, like some 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' re-score we never knew we needed."

This CD is:
1. BODEGA BLUR 15:39
2. EVERYTHING HAUNTED 36:36
3. 1340=13:43 13:43

[Minus1]

Such an amazing artist! My collection is far from complete when it comes to his stuff, but almost everything I've heard has been good or very good. I just got the rerelease of his debut on Perdition Plastics and man - it's amazingly great! Guitar improv done totally right, proper tension throughout the disc and every possible sound from electric guitar explored and utilized. Exemplary use of dynamics also, not in a predictable way but keeping the listener on his/her toes at all times. The duo disc with Wehowsky on Selektion is another old favorite. I haven't seen much appreciation shown for this, yet it's a definite masterpiece. In fact, I like all the different sides to his game. The guitar stuff is great, so is the noise mayhem and ditto for the recent drones on Hospital. The one release I've been disappointed with was the collab with Prurient (All Are Guests In The House Of The Lord ), very uninteresting to my ears.

How is the split-LP on Fringes, with Bhob Rainey? I've been tempted by this.

A 15 year bump!!

Damn, I keep hearing about that epic debut, which is apparently still widely available and inexpensive.

The very limited amount of Drumm that I have is almost always compelling and thrilling. The man overflows with ideas/vision. I've never been bored.

[Minus1]

SHM2 seems to be scarce already. I just got it from Soundohm though. (I better update / correct my bitching about Soundohm in another thread.)

[Moran]

The 1997 album on Perdition Plastics is interesting. I tend to prefer his works that are more electroacoustic.

[Minus1]

The 1997 album on Perdition Plastics is interesting. I tend to prefer his works that are more electroacoustic.

I was posting at another forum that Drumm is "too diverse" to sit comfortably in a Noise Forum. He has Noise Classics. But perhaps 75% of his works are Ambient / Experimental / Quiet. It seems to me that he is rarely investigated here, in spite of those acknowledged releases.

Sheesh! This new 10CD barely registers a pulse here. 😂 (I feel...Special.)

[Moran]

The 1997 album on Perdition Plastics is interesting. I tend to prefer his works that are more electroacoustic.

I was posting at another forum that Drumm is "too diverse" to sit comfortably in a Noise Forum. He has Noise Classics. But perhaps 75% of his works are Ambient / Experimental / Quiet. It seems to me that he is rarely investigated here, in spite of those acknowledged releases.

Sheesh! This new 10CD barely registers a pulse here. 😂 (I feel...Special.)

He has a lengthy discography, and I haven't listened to everything, but what I listened to across many styles (noise, ambient, electroacoustic, etc.) all had interesting details. He seems more popular among electroacoustic listeners than noise listeners, maybe partly because he seems to value quietness and elegance more than is common in noise. Even the noisier releases like Necro Acoustic and Sheer Hellish Miasma sound refined.

[k.p.g]

I'll add to this madness of a thread by saying that the trio release he did with Weasel Walter & Fred Lonberg is pretty cool if you are into more "free music" territory.  I almost forgot that Drumm can play the guitar.

[Minus1]

I'll add to this madness of a thread by saying that the trio release he did with Weasel Walter & Fred Lonberg is pretty cool if you are into more "free music" territory.  I almost forgot that Drumm can play the guitar.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WAoBW3yjlvA

Yeah, sorry. I get carried away when something new (and monumental!) comes my way.

This interview is great, and it touches on his early (prepared) guitar works:

https://thequietus.com/interviews/strange-world-of/best-of-kevin-drumm/

[Mattias G]

One of the greatest sound artists of all time in my house. Hard to pick a favorite but the two releases on Erstwhile with Jason Lescalleet is masterpieces. The Land of the lurches, Sheer hellish miasma, Purge, Elapsed time, Necro Acoustic, Humid Weather, Kitchen, Crowded, Kevin Drumm/John Wiese, Inexplicable Hours, Impish Tyrant, Guitar etc... All great stuff.

My first show ever with altar of flies was on the same bill with Kevin Drumm at Fylkingen 2007. I don't remember everything but it was one of the loudest sets I have witnessed what I can remember. He played like 10 minutes with a lots of pedals and a laptop and before he ended he gives the laptop his middle finger. I think he had some technical problems but it was nothing I noticed. Fantastic concert by the way.

[Minus1]

One of the greatest sound artists of all time in my house. Hard to pick a favorite but the two releases on Erstwhile with Jason Lescalleet is masterpieces. The Land of the lurches, Sheer hellish miasma, Purge, Elapsed time, Necro Acoustic, Humid Weather, Kitchen, Crowded, Kevin Drumm/John Wiese, Inexplicable Hours, Impish Tyrant, Guitar etc... All great stuff.

My first show ever with altar of flies was on the same bill with Kevin Drumm at Fylkingen 2006. I don't remember everything but it was one of the loudest sets I have witnessed what I can remember. He played like 10 minutes with a lots of pedals and a laptop and before he ended he gives the laptop his middle finger. I think he had some technical problems but it was nothing I noticed. Fantastic concert by the way.

Fascinating. Thanks for this Mattias.