I could see how Warning Light’s ambient drones could drive some listener’s crazy. It’s music consumed by buildup and anticipation, with wave upon wave of mounting tension and slight harmonic variations that rarely offer release. There are no valleys to float or fall into—just a series of contiguous peaks that eventually blur into a single sustained stream of sound. But it’s also music that rewards patience and imagination. For those listeners willing to submit themselves to Drew Haddon’s gray-hued noir soundscapes, there’s something unsettling yet captivating about his meditative walls of sound.
Pulled from last year’s excellent full-length effort, Wild Silver, Warning Light’s latest single, “Nightfall in the Border Country,” is cinematic in the classic sense—it’s gritty, grainy and more concerned with generating a specific mood and atmosphere (in this case an extremely eerie and foreboding one) than it is with transporting you into a trance. You can check it out and download it below.
To accompany this latest release, Haddon has also released a companion video that uses stark black and white imagery to visually translate the song’s dark and creepy aura. It’s an expected approach, but the resulting dream-like quality more than makes up for the air of predictability. Enjoy.
More Info:
Web: www.warninglight.blogspot.com
Bandcamp: www.warninglight.bandcamp.com
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