Dylan Carlson (musician)

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Dylan Carlson
Drone doom[1]
  • post-rock
  • experimental[2]
    • Instrument(s)Guitar
    Years active1985–present
    Websitewww.thronesanddominions.com

    Dylan Carlson (born March 12, 1968) is an American musician, best known as the guitarist and founder of the drone metal/post-rock group Earth, and the main contributor to his solo project Drcarlsonalbion.

    Early life and education

    Carlson was born in Seattle, Washington, United States. His father worked for the Department of Defense, and as a result, moving quite frequently. Living in Philadelphia, Texas, New Mexico, and New Jersey, before coming back to live in Washington state.[3]

    Career

    He had first become interested in being a rock musician at age 15, inspired by bands such as

    Joe Preston, with whom he would later form Earth.[3] During this time, he would often make "sonic collages" with his then-roommate Kurt Cobain.[4] From 1991 to 1996, Earth had an ever-changing lineup. Carlson attributes a lack of (full-length) studio album recordings from 1997 to 2005 to "legal and drug problems".[5]

    Personal life

    Carlson was a good friend of Kurt Cobain of Nirvana and, like Cobain, has struggled with heroin addiction, particularly so after Cobain's death.[6] Dylan was the one who purchased the gun that ended Kurt’s life and was actually with investigator Tom Grant when he searched Kurt’s home, but they failed to search the greenhouse above the garage where his body lay.

    In his biography of Cobain, Heavier Than Heaven, Charles R. Cross asserted that "In Bloom" was a "thinly disguised portrait" of Carlson.[7] He now lives in recovery of heroin addiction. He has survived a rare form of

    belly dancer
    , and performer named Holly. A picture of her profile was used as the album cover art for his solo album Conquistador.

    Solo discography

    Dylan Carlson at Aarhus Festival, Denmark 2018
    • Gold (as Drcarlsonalbion) (2014)
    • Falling with a 1000 Stars and other wonders from the House of Albion (with Coleman Grey) (2016)
    • Conquistador (2018)

    References

    1. AllMusic
      . Retrieved 22 April 2020.
    2. ^ Bekki Bemrose. "Dylan Carlson - Conquistador". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 April 2020. Dylan Carlson has gathered a reputation as an innovator of drone rock [...] Carlson has become one of the most prolific and consistently rewarding artists currently operating within experimental music
    3. ^ a b c robwrong (October 14, 2002). "An Interview with Dylan Carlson of Earth..." CosmicDoom.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-13.
    4. ^ Edwin Pouncey (November 2005). "Earth". The Wire. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.
    5. ^ Doctor Rock (March 24, 2006). "Dr. Rock vs. Earth". Playlouder. Archived from the original on December 5, 2006.
    6. ^ Vice Media
    7. ^ Heavier Than Heaven, Charles R. Cross, p. 149
    8. ^ mxdwn.com
    9. Seattle Times
    10. ^ Norton, Justin M. (April 29, 2011). "Interview: Adrienne Davies (Earth)". Invisible Oranges. Archived from the original on February 21, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2023.

    External links

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