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Ambient & drone collaborations with Solbore
I have been fortunate enough to work on two collaborative pieces with Czech/Argentinian ambient artist Solbore, both of which feature music videos from my dear friend Michel Gasco. The first piece, We Forget, carries a feature from me playing the Afghan rubab, alongside some choral vocals from Melbourne’s wonderful Aphir: The second piece, Seemingly Magic…
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Hashshashin’s new record Śaraṇaṃ is out now!
This is a big one for me. We’ve just released Hashshashin‘s third record Śaraṇaṃ on Art As Catharsis. This band remains close to my heart. It’s a place where the three of us can draw together our love of hypnotic rhythms, drone, psychedelia, and eastern musical traditions. On Śaraṇaṃ, I focused on developing a new…
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Video: Death Envelops All
The debut track from Sydney ambient/drone artist Lachlan R. Dale is a droning meditation on death, here matched with otherworldly visuals by Nema Amen / darkcinema. Lachlan’s debut album will be out late 2021 on Art As Catharsis. Built upon washing ambience and ever-building waves of cascading drone, the track calls to mind a mixture…
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New article: Ten days of silence and meditation
In late November I attended my first ever ten day silent meditation retreat at the International Meditation Centre on NSW’s east coast. Attending a Vipassana retreat was something I had considered for many years. While some things unfolded as I unexpected, I also had experiences and insights that completely took me by surprise. You can…
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Video: Solo performance at Hideaway Bar
I spent most of 2020 developing a solo performance concept exploring improvisation, drone loops and fx pedals. I took inspiration from Indian classical music with its constant pushing-and-pulling of time, and its use of set moods and musical motifs laid as an improvisational framework. I’m still indebted to drone bands like Earth. I’ve recorded most…
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New article: The failure of Aung San Suu Kyi
My new article reflects on Aung San Suu Kyi’s first term in office, and the deep roots of Myanmar’s economic, social and political challenges. It’s a review of Thant Myint-U’s excellent new book, ‘The Hidden History of Burma: Race, Capitalism and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century’ – which I highly recommend. Read…
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Interview on Heavy Blog’s podcast
I’ve beeen featured on Heavy Blog Is Heavy’s podcast series to talk about mysticism, meditation and metal.
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New ambient/drone track: Death Envelops All
Art As Catharsis have just released ‘Death Envelops All’ – my first track as a solo ambient/drone artist.
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Can Meditation Help Enable Human Flourishing?
In my first piece for The Partially Examined Life, I consider what the latest scientific research on mindfulness and meditation means for project of human flourishing.
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Robert Wright’s Why Buddhism Is True
An invaluable introduction to the riches of secular, naturalistic Buddhism.