Post-metal infused dreamy drone/shoegaze project FOLIAN‘s EP Ache Pillars is out today (March 22nd) via Apneic Void Sounds on limited edition cassette format. Folian is solely lead by the Portland, OR based multi-instrumentalist David S. Fylstra.
Fylstra tells: “There was a need to overcome a lot of fear and doubt over the past couple years, and the songs contained here serve as sort of monuments to dismantling anxiety and depression, while also dealing with recurring dreams that were haunting me at the time. Using music as medicine to create a better environment for myself has seen this work to its completion.”
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FOLIAN manages to blend elements of drone, metal, shoegaze, and noise into hauntingly somber and psychedelic atmospheres, expressing subject matter which stems from real life experiences with dreams, depression, love, fear, and nature. Folian often uses video projection to accompany the sounds in a live setting, making for a unique, entrancing audio/visual experience.
Folian’s newest 4-song EP “Ache Pillars” takes us on a short, yet wholly immersive sonic journey, exploring ideas of detachment, escapism, indifference, and sorrow. The music within was recorded and mixed by Fylstra in his home studio in Portland, OR. Fylstra primarily used processed guitar, synth, and various other instruments to create and manipulate the sounds within.
“Ache Pillars” will be released digitally and on limited edition, handmade/hand-dubbed cassettes via Apneic Void Sounds on March 22nd, 2019.
PERSONNEL:
David S. Fylstra – guitars, minologue, pedals, vocal cords, mini harp, Zoom RT-123, melodica, cymbals, bells, and harmonica.
Recorded & Mixed by David S. Fylstra
Mastered by Zach Weeks
Cover art by Crystal Lee Lucas
PRE-ORDER “Ache Pillars”:
https://apneicvoid.bandcamp.
https://folian.bandcamp.com/
West Coast US Tour Dates w/ Troubled By Insects:
4/5 Portland,OR @ Boathouse Experimental Studio
w/ Troubled By Insects, Body Shame, Terror Apart, ///supersun///
4/6 Seattle,WA @ Hollow Earth Radio
w/ Troubled By Insects, Nostalgist, Kole Galbraith
4/7 Olympia,WA @ TBA
w/ Troubled By Insects, + TBA
4/8 Eugene,OR @ Old Nick’s Pub
w/ Troubled By Insects, + TBA
FOR MORE INFO:
https://www.facebook.com/
https://folian.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/
http://apneicvoid.com
Zoheb M.
Qabar – Extreme Music PR
