Earth 2: Special Low Frequency Version Review

Band	Earth
Album	Earth 2: Special Low Frequency Version
Type	Album (Studio full-length)
Released	February 5, 1993
Genres	Drone Metal
Labels	Sub Pop Records
Length	1:13:04
Ranked	#137 for 1993 , #6,995 all-time

Reviewer :  SilentScream213         Rating :  40 / 100

Maybe the first /true/ Drone Metal album, although there’s really nothing metal about it unless metal just means “distorted guitars.” The last track has some bass and drums backing it to sound more metallic and lifelike, the rest is just very simple and slow guitar “riffs” with a ton of distortion.

Earth’s first demos actually had a slightly doomy feel to them, with a full instrument ensemble and even vocals at times. This is, for all intents and purposes, just Ambient Drone. It’s fuzz and noise that is inoffensive and stagnant for over an hour. I can see how it could be relaxing, at the best of times. Problem is, even if I want to relax with some Ambient music, I still want the music to do something. This is essentially background noise, if you lived in an amp warehouse, or a Guitar Center underwater.

Maybe there is some genius in the exact frequencies or textures here, maybe there was some grand blueprint for these no less than 15-minute tracks, or maybe there’s absolutely nothing special to it at all. Either way, it’s not for me.