Austere
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Austere.
Mindscapes: soundtracks for altered states of mind.
Since 1998.
Somewhere in the Pacific Wonderland.
Because we like to.
We're not so sure ourselves.Band/artist history
The Austere gang (who are they?)
Written by Bill Binkelman of Wind and Wire webzine.
Austere is an enigmatic duo who record some of the more interesting ambient music I've heard in my six plus years of reviewing. From the swirling drones (I was gonna say "dark" drones, but ....) and eerie melancholy of Monodia to the warmth and beauty amidst minimalism of Fade to the cool glitch beats and samples of one of Austere's side project's The Mystifying Oracle's Quintessence (see my review by clicking here) Austere are less concerned with following the path and more concerned with breaking new ground. However, they are undoubtedly enigmatic, as one would glean from the above, and shun the spotlights of media and personality. However, in my many communiques with them, I have found few artists in this industry who are more polite, engaging, genuine or friendly. If only some of the more "exposed" artists in ambient music were as humble and humane.Have you performed in front of an audience?Playing live does not interest us, we prefer to work as a studio band.
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