Regolith

Ambient / Experimental / Metal

London, United Kingdom

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About

"Two wrongs make a right...."

Regolith formed in 2005 for the purpose of creating music on a geological scale; music of mountains, shifting like glaciers, slow and relentless processes on grand timescales. From deep tectonic ambience to explosive volcanic noise, this is music of stone, designed to be as contemplative and beautiful - yet unpredictable and dangerous - as nature itself.

We are really aiming to take the metal aspects of bands such as Sunn0))) and add in orchestral textures reminiscent of Messiaen, Benjamin and Boulez, sometimes building up to something like a Holy McGrail distorto freakout, bringing solos and melodies in the vein of Sun Ra's wonky space jazz, touching on the humour and intensity of Frank Zappa, whilst maintaining the epic soundtrack quality of Earth. All this with just a guitar and laptop....

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Aug 20, 2009

Regolith..sounds for your ears...

...two albums for your listening pleasure:

Regolith - 'Cadre Turf'
"The result of a combination of processes. The first process was recording guitar phrases and re-editing, looping and layering them to form a kind of collage based on the original …