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| Desolate North | ||
| [[Image::Desolate North.jpg|200px|Desolate North cover]] | ||
| Studio album by Celestiial | ||
| Released | 2006 | |
| Recorded | Azrael's recording space / Tanner Anderson's house | |
| Genre | Funeral doom metal | |
| Label | Bindrune Recordings | |
| Producer(s) | None. | |
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[edit] Recording and release
The album was recorded in three parts. The first of these was to record the music for Ashen, which was done a wooden loft in the corner of the rehearsal space used by Azrael, of whom Tanner Anderson was, at the time, a member. Anderson stated that he does not remember how long this recording took him, as he slept there after finishing the recording, but described that space as being perfect for the recording as there was nothing there to distract him.[1]
As everything was recorded and played by Tanner Anderson, the only option was to record the album in layers. First, he recorded the drums, using a drum kit. However, he was unhappy with the way they sounded, and so re-recorded on a drum machine. The next layers to be recorded were the guitar, bass and vocals, with other sounds being added later.[1]
Of the other three songs, one was recorded at the same place in early 2005, and the other two, the harp songs, were recorded at Anderson's home. He has said how this was the most difficult part of the recording. As it happened, Anderson misplaced his microphone stand and so recorded those two songs with the microphone tucked under his chin. Despite this, Anderson claims that it picked up everything, and he was extremely happy with the result.[1]
Anderson has described this as giving the album a "raw" sound,[2] and he has hypothesised that it is because of this that critics have described his work as having influences from black metal.[3] Although the album has been criticised because of its production by some reviewers,[4][5] others have praised it as having the right sound.[6] However, a different reviewer even praised the album for its high quality recording, explaining that it "is not raw, necro black metal at all."[7]
[edit] Musical style
[edit] Reviews
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Sources
- ^ a b c Interview with Tanner Anderson (HTML). Dark Recollections (recognised by Bindrune Recordings). Retrieved on April 2, 2007.
- ^ Anderson, Tanner; Bindrune Recordings (2007-03-18). Celestiial news (HTML). Bindrune. Retrieved on April 2, 2007.
- ^ Interview with Tanner Anderson (HTML). Absolute Zero Media Magazine LLC (2006-8-22). Retrieved on March 27, 2007.
- ^ Sessions, Chris. Review of Celestiial- Desolate North (HTML). Metal Review. Retrieved on March 19, 2007.
- ^ Coluccio, Ignacio (May 2006). CELESTIIAL - Desolate North - CD - Bindrune Recordings - 2006 (HTML). Issue 44. Maelstrom. Retrieved on April 9, 2007.
- ^ Daredevil Music's Desolate North review (HTML). Daredevil Music/Bindrune Recordings. Retrieved on April 9, 2007.
- ^ Kelly, Kim (2006-12-07). Celestiial- Desolate North (HTML). Pivotal Alliance. Retrieved on March 19, 2007.
