Black hole mantras for patient initiates
Drone, the genre of the masters of patience. There's nothing like it to remind you of your cosmic insignificance in the grand scheme of things. If you're listening in, you had better be prepared for tracks longer than most people's attention span. To some it is ambient background music, to some an active journey, a hymn set to the rumbling of the universe.
Some, though, don't aim that high. Kon Hex from Canada already has a few releases out, making Magnetic Sun the third. While the album may sound like a standard approach to drone there are times when grotesque tendrils of funeral doom metal emerge from the broken battlements of the musician's figurative fortress. Kon Hex's abysmal drones shakes the very foundation of the earth with Magnetic Sun.
Some, though, don't aim that high. Kon Hex from Canada already has a few releases out, making Magnetic Sun the third. While the album may sound like a standard approach to drone there are times when grotesque tendrils of funeral doom metal emerge from the broken battlements of the musician's figurative fortress. Kon Hex's abysmal drones shakes the very foundation of the earth with Magnetic Sun.
"Kon Hex confides in the listener a soulless atmosphere like an inherently sinister ancient grotto or cavernous cathedral..."
Though the title would suggest otherwise, there is something very grounded about the ravenous grones. It's not as soaring and interstellar as similar albums, but feels more like the gusts of wind one would find roaming the halls of an abandoned castle settled deep within a mountain range. Kon Hex confides in the listener a soulless atmosphere like an inherently sinister ancient grotto or cavernous cathedral, something out of this world, eldritch and lovecraftian.
The crushing and at times claustrophobic vibes set the tone for cautious exploration, nailing the fact that drone doesn't have to be boring and uneventful. Magentic Sun sets an example as a vast black monolith, solitary in the midst of a dark sea. I don't see Kon Hex dethroning the likes of Sunn O))) anytime soon, but Magnetic Sun is by far superior to most drone out there.
The crushing and at times claustrophobic vibes set the tone for cautious exploration, nailing the fact that drone doesn't have to be boring and uneventful. Magentic Sun sets an example as a vast black monolith, solitary in the midst of a dark sea. I don't see Kon Hex dethroning the likes of Sunn O))) anytime soon, but Magnetic Sun is by far superior to most drone out there.
7/10
Released in 2011 independently
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