Lachlan R. Dale

Built upon washing ambient layers and ever-building waves of cascading drone, the track calls to mind a mixture of Rafael Anton Irisarri’s soundscape work, the weight of Sunn O))), and the apocalyptic atmosphere of Earth and Year Of No Light.

‘Death Envelops All’ can be seen as an elaboration of the ritual aspects of Hashshashin’s 2019 album Badakhshan, with its focus on space and repetition to invoke a trance-like state.

Lachlan explains the inspiration for the track:

“There have been days where I can think of nothing but death, the theme repeating again and again like a mantra. Each repetition slowly builds a sense of dread until, finally, it permeates everything, and I am dragged under by the weight. Then, I am forced to confront the question: what about death? What matters then?

One day while playing guitar I found a simple repeating figure that seemed to represent this sensation. It pulled me down, deeper and deeper until I was submerged again under that feeling.”

Lachlan is best known for his work in Middle Eastern drone outfit Hashshashin, psychedelic doom band Adrift For Days, and the progressive metal group Serious Beak – but he has also founded and manages two record labels: Art As Catharsis, which focuses on forward-thinking music from the Australian underground, and Worlds Within Worlds, which showcases classical instrumental music from the East.

2020 sees Lachlan focused on exploring new collaborations, with an album for Persian drone duo Black Aleph, and a film collaboration with Conor Ashleigh currently underway.

Lachlan R. Dale’s new track ‘Death Envelops All’ is out now on Art As Catharsis.