Australian progressive guitarists Joseph Rabjohns (Kodiak Empire) and Lachlan R. Dale (Hashshashin) team up for a split release of instrumental guitar compositions on Art As Catharsis.
# Joseph Rabjohns - Eclipsing
Joseph's solo work draws from neo-classical guitar, post-rock, folk and ambient music. Through his solo compositions, Joseph aims to tame his passion for complex music with the soothing nature of folk music, and a heavy emphasis on finger style guitar playing.
# Lachlan R. Dale - Orbs
Over the years, Lachlan R. Dale has played in a range of acts in the Austrailan underground, from the psychedelic fuzz of Adrift For Days, the jazz-inflected metal of Serious Beak, the seething metallic hardcore of Jxckxlz, and more recently, the droning Eastern rock of Hashshashin.
On Eclipsing // Orbs, he takes a somewhat different approach, drawing inspiration from Persian and Indian classical music, and sifting them through a filter of ambience, minimalism and drone.
He cites drone-metal titan Dylan Carson (of Earth), Pandit Nikhil Banerjee and Ali Ghamsari as having informed his style, while others might pick-up hints of Year Of No Light’s blackened post-metal, the deep ambience of Rafael Anton Irisarri, or the meditative sonic explorations of High Aura’d. The resulting songs flow with gentleness, yet still maintain a snarl of distortion – Lachlan’s interests in heavier music stirring in the undercurrent.
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releases November 26, 2021
Joseph Rabjohns - Eclipsing
For Julie & Robert Flynn, and Norman-George & Isabelle Rabjohns
Recorded by Cody McWaters at Hunting Ground Studios
‘Invoke’ recorded by Jono Frowd
Mixed by Cody McWaters at Hunting Ground
Mastered by Ron Pollard at Studio Sleepwalker’s Dread
Joseph Rabjohns: Guitar, ambient guitar effects/layers
Zac Sakrewski: Double bass
Kieran Stevenson: Vocals
Kat Hunter: Strings, Vocals
All strings arranged by Kat Hunter
Cody McWaters: Baritone guitar on track 5
Thanks to all who helped in the making of this release
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Lachlan R. Dale - Orbs
For Hennie Smith and Allan Dale
Recorded by Tim Carr at Adversary Studios and One Flight Up
Mixed by Tim Carr at One Flight Up
Mastered by Ron Pollard at Studio Sleepwalker's Dread
Artwork by Sam Harwood
Lachlan Dale: Guitar, loops
Peter Hollo: Cello on track 2, 3
Cameron Macdonald: Bass on track 2, 4
Susie Bishop: Violin on track 3
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