Earth - Earth 2: Special Low Frequency Version ALBUM REVIEW
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EARTH - EARTH 2: SPECIAL LOW FREQUENCY VERSION / 1993 / SUB POP / DRONE METAL
CLASSIC/10
Y'all know this is just my opinion, right?
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"Earth 2: Special low frequency version? Has there ever been a standard version??"
You're standing on it pal
fun fact: Duster’s “Stratosphere” cover is a direct homage to this album
source?
Perfect album cover. It conveys both massive scale and near complete emptiness.
Whenever I look at it while listening to the album, I imagine that the camera is gradually zooming out to eventually reveal something incomprehensible and terrifying.
Yeah that scale of sky to ground… tasty
Terrifying? I find it relaxing to look at
Bro is scared of the sky
@@hpb714nah he's saying that he imagines the album cover as if it was zooming out to reveal something out of frame that is messed up and scary
about the "special low frequency version" part of the title, its an homage to the half speed cd reissue of the Syntonic Research album "Environments 2: Tintinnabulation (special low frequency version)" and Earth even used the same font for the cover as that on the Environments 2 cover
Great fun fact, thanks
Nice
Finally. You left a comment on someone’s review of this album 14 years ago saying you should review it. I knew you’d come around! I don’t forget things Melon.
earth 2 is amazing, we need a earth 3
high frequency version
stop
There is
@@LDVenus-kz2lcfeaturing 5 whammy pedals turned up an octave each as well as dog whistles
if earth 2 is so great why isn't there an earth 2 2?
this is wild to me because I was invited to see a documentary just 2 days ago about this band and I had no clue who they were but I went anyway. And then there was a surprise announcement that the band were going to do a Q&A right after (they're from my town, something I also didn't know). So I got to learn all about this band and then see them talk about their history, and now there's this video lol. They're p sick, guess it's time to actually check them out
That's hilarious that you didn't listen to any of their music in that time frame. So funny!
Sometimes I like learning a lot about an artist before listening, raises the stakes quite a bit: could be amazing, and your relationship with the music is stronger; or it could be dogshit and now you learned it all for nothing lol
Earth fucks though, definitely recommend
Love your channel holy shit
I can't believe Lil Dicky released this a few years ago and its already a classic. I wouldn't expect anything less. ☺️
not the deathpile pfp lmao
BODY AND BLOOD 🗣️🗣️
Rap is like a mountain
bro your pfp is scary wtf?
🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️
Dopethrone turns 25 next year.
Just putting it out there.
it is coming I am sure of it
Another Earth album I love is The Bees Made Honey In The Lion’s Skull. It’s a relaxing listen.
Pentastar is also stellar
also Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light I & II
@@petehurd5301It's not really about whether or not its still music, it's just about how it feels to listen to something that slow. It willingly gives up some degree of musicality to capture the distinct vibe it has.
Agreed, great record
I actually found this album totally by accident a few years ago when Brad Taste reviewed the lil dicky song earth and im pretty sure he made a parody of it called earth 2. I went to search it up on Spotify and stumbled upon this album. Curiosity got the best of me and wouldn't you know, about 75 minutes later I was a fan
Upon searching for the parody Brad made, in order to make sure I was remembering correctly, I have realized that Brad was deliberately and overtly referencing this album
This is my favorite Lil Dicky sequel album. Thank you Anthony for this
(But actually this album is remarkable and you are 7 for 7 rn on classics week)
HAHAHAHAHAHA not funny🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️
Big Baller B did Earth 2 better
I highly recommend the book Monolithic Undertow to anyone interested in the history of drones in music up until experimental records like this and later. Its a fascinating yet surprisingly easy read!
Yes, beautiful book - a must read! If you can find a PDF copy of Julian Cope's "Krautrocksampler" (because print copies are incredibly expensive) it's a worthwhile read also. Not focused on Drone, more on krautrock, but the approach is the same - an obsession with mind expanding sound
There's also a book on Electric Wizard called Come My Fanatics, great read as well
Earth, Boris and Sunn O))) are the three unfaltering pillars of this sound till date.
Too bad earth doesn’t release much anymore. Boris is still going stronger than ever tho!
Seen all of them live, and often on the same bill. boris is my favorite though. Seeing Wata shred live is always a treasure
@@666slateran666 Boris was honestly the best live show I've ever been to.
thrones
and green day
found this album when i was 13 through a wikipedia rabbit hole, ended up introducing me to a lot of avant-garde music i would have never been exposed to otherwise. so glad you're highlighting it
what's some good avant-garde artists you know? I've been getting into it and I need some more artists to listen to.
This is honestly one of my favourite drone/ambient and “metal” albums. Glad to see a review of it!
Well that was a good Classics Wee- BY GOD ITS EARTH 2 WITH A STEEL CHAIR
Excellent content
This album has gotten me through countless zoom classes and study sessions
How can you listen to what people are saying
@@hpb714nah f that fam
@@hpb714the Spotify volume slider on desktop came in clutch 🙏
Lol, there was some guy in my physics class listening to this album. It was very funny to think of
Facts this actually carried me through the year 2020
Holy shit he actually reviewed it! This album has been genuinely helpful for me in my life. I actually use it for studying and reading, i have a hard time paying attention (ADHD) and this entire album is the exact balance of droning and engaging that helps me do anything i need to do. Also, it’s just fucking sick. I love this album.
Dude. Agreed. ADHD has been a bane of my existence but records like these not only helped but were my introduction to meditation which is the only thing (other than stimulants) that has aided the disorder
@@xY3SHUAx i never got on stimulants, very unfortunately none of my doctors thought my ADHD was “severe” enough to warrant Adderall or anything of the sort. I need shit like this, and ambient music like stars of the lid, to make it through college.
@@xY3SHUAx meditation does nothing but invite demons into your head. find Jesus
Same, except i dont have adhd.
Saw them perform this album opening for Sunn O)) in Seattle earlier this year. Total bucket list night.
You lucky ducky 🐤
It’s funny that Earth was the one opening. Sunn O)) have made it very clear that they wouldn’t even exist without this album
@@MyBeautifulDarkTwistedFantasy6 absolutely. There was actually a really cool free Q&A at a record store in Seattle a day or two before the show where Greg Anderson hosted Dylan Carlson and echoed that point in so many ways. Really cool talk.
Lysol by the melvins is such a sick album, love how the first two songs drone on just for every other song to be super short lmao
Melvins always slap. Also recommend boris who's named after a melvins song off bullhead
their best album by a mile imo
Mate that album is fucking rad
@@666slateran666even though they're literally nothing alike
@@alphalax7747literally nothing alike? Nothing at all? Not a single thing is similiar? Get your snarky ass outta here.
I never comment, but... Holy fucking shit. I never thought I'd see a classic review of this album. I know you've gone on record saying you love it, but I just never thought it'd get that level of up-front appreciation. I remember finding this album on my first visit to [message board redacted] in 2011 and losing my mind. Obviously back then it was played/posted for laughs, but it legitimately left an impact on me. As someone with raging synesthesia, it made me realize you could find "music" (only in quotes to denote the massively multiplicative nature of such a term) comprised of literally anything: any color, any texture, any sound in the world. From there, I found Sunn O))), then harsh noise wall, and the rest has been an incredibly corrugated history. Seeing this album get a classic review is externalizing to no end -- as it not only cements this album as more than just the joke that people On Da Internet made it out to be (regardless of those who, like yourself and myself, seriously enjoyed it), but it adds this album, deservedly, to the canon of true game-changers. The fact that this review aired days after fucking Abbey Road? Tears in my eyes. So, so happy about this. Thanks, Fantano. This made my day.
Was it really a joke though? I thought it was always respected even if sometimes thrown as a recommendation for people unfamiliar with experimental music.
@@p0werfu11Not to the extent that it could have been, but like a lot of easily misunderstood works of art, it was very much thrown around as a tongue-in-cheek "2deep4u" album. That's not to say Earth 2 was *disrespected,* but people were certainly wink-wink-nudge-nudging 90% of the time that they were posting its cover. (If it isn't clear, I'm talking about /mu/ here, which kind of takes the piss out of everything -- but *especially* so in the early 10s.) It's also the case that Sunn O)))'s Black One was far more memed on than even Earth 2 (especially the track "It Took the Night to Believe"), whereas I think Earth 2 got a little more up-front respect. Either way, it was enough of a refrain for me to check out Earth 2 [and Black One following that] and find love in doom drone, so I'll be forever grateful.
@@outsetalec I see, yeah, I wasn't browsing /mu/ very often in the early 2010s, vaguely remember Sunn O))) in that regard. I was more into Pentastar at that time and hadn't really moved from that point :)
album has been a "classic" for some time, i love tnd but his review of it changes nothing about it. maybe it was a meme for /mu/ or similar pranksters. but then i guess for them anything experimental amounts to being a meme.
Did not expect this at all! One of my favorite albums that put me on to ambient music, along with Disintegration Loops and Music for Airports, wore all three of those out in high school.
Wow… Disintegration Loops was one of your favorites in high school?? That’s a hard listen, man. More of a conceptual art piece than a piece of music. I think it was ‘Select Ambient Works Vol. 2’ that really got me into that genre when I was in high school. Later it was shit like Kluster/Cluster, Martin Rev’s first solo LP and that Monoton LP. I’m not sure if Pole’s first LP counts (maybe it’s minimal techno), but that was one of my favorites when I was walking through the suburbs late at night during my teenage years.
My favorite ambient album is Kid A by Radiohead
@@tapanipaul Conceptual art is not tethered to a particular medium, so it doesn't seem entirely just to occlude a work of music from the designation. DL is definitely both.
@@marshallguy4844 the national anthem is the best ambient song ever fr
This classics pick is insane lmao
I first listened to this back in 9th grade crazy seeing him review it now
A surprise for sure but it’s deserves
Dylan Carlson is such a fresh inspiration, I think their best album is Primitive and Deadly ❤
Ok now this is a classic. One of the most important metal albums of the 90s. Terrifyingly heavy particularly for its time.
Man I suggested this on the stream but I did not expect Melon to actually do it. Thanks Anthony!
Drone Metal basic ass chronology:
1991: Earth - Extra-Capsular Extraction
1992 November 1: Naked City - Leng tch'e
1992 November (unknown): Melvins - Lysol
1993 : Earth - Earth 2
1996 : Boris - Absolutego
2000: Sunn O))) - ØØ Void
Sunn O's The Grimmrobe Demos also can be included here.
I've found that pretty much every release from Earth is just really good music. This album in particular holds a special place in my heart, though. It's so meditative. The last song, Like Gold And Faceted, which is practically the same chord for 30 minutes, somehow just works.
Watching this as I am sewing, thank you, i haven’t heard of this artist/band so this will give me some new music to listen to as well, awesome review im sure as always :)
Nothing like listening to a peaceful and relaxing album like Earth 2 while you sew.
That's so crazy I'm actually sewing as I watch this too! Very cool
The main dude bought the gun Kurt Cobain used to shoot himself.
He's the guy who sold cobain H and the Shotgun. Not even kidding
@@greatcoldemptinesshe also discovered the body
Brad taste in music is jumping for joy
Real ones know
So is Turbos
I was thinking a review of a classic metal album, but a classic Drone Metal album is a great surprise!
Solid review Anthony! I watched in 24x speed.
I had somebody recommend Earth 2 to me when trying to find an alternative to white noise. I've been playing it on loop while working and studying, which is why all 3 songs are in my top 10 on Spotify Wrapped, even though I wouldn't usually listen to music that is so slow. Over time, I can really appreciate the riffs and subtleties of the sound.
Honestly, one of the best written reviews you've done
I feel like he might have purposely chose to review this because it would be uniquely challenging to write about.
I came across this album the other day thinking I should check it out. The next day Anthony does a classic review of it. I’ll definitely be checking it out tomorrow.
I have since listened to it and it’s incredible!
Dylan Carlson, my favorite guitarist and the reason I learned to play guitar in the first place. To me, this does sound like what the Earth sounds like deep beneath the surface. And the cover exemplifies that notion.
I was just thinking of Boris' Pink might get a classic review but this one is a pretty close (and unexpected) choice!
Love it. Picked a copy up on vinyl back in May last year. It's been a deep dive since then into collecting the rest of the back catalogue. Still after a copy of Hex for sensible money.
True story: used to listen to this record in high school, and it’s the only album my parents ever actually asked me to turn off. 😂😂😂 Fucking amazing record!
HUGE FREAKIN SURPRISE. Love TEETH OF LIONS THAT RULE THE DIVINE. Favorite drone song ever.
This album makes you stare into space, in the best way possible
The cover reminds me of stratosphere by duster which i love
Wasn't expecting this one and I heard about Earth while reading Electric Wizards by JR Moores, awesome book and this is a great album.
Absolutely wild classics week picks this year lmao
Earth 2 is about the only album that made me "wake up" dazed. I didn't sleep, but a strong "my brain turned off". and its achieved this multiple times too. Sunn; despite being skilled sound craftsmen, have not been able to achieve the same feeling. Theyve worked wonders in creating other environments and feelings, but hardly the likes of earth 2.
I knew who sunn was long before earth, too
Being a Melvins/Nirvana first wave grunge enthusiast, I got both Extra Capsular Extraction and Earth 2 when they originally came out. Earth 2... It's impossible for a metal/sludge listener today to really get the mind blowing *otherness* that came with this record; nothing was really quite like it. Sure, Melvins we're doing some very slow and very, very heavy stuff, but nothing like this. And the engineering was *so* pristine and articulated it was truly like nothing before. Today in a world where drone metal is an entire genre, this simply won't hit the same.
I've always respected the fact that they never repeated this trick and went on to do other, equally innovative, moves with "Hex" and their more lo-fi garage doom rock material of recent years.
absolutely love this record and i’m ecstatic you’re bringing it to light in the form of a classic review, which it truly deserves.
was really hoping todays review would be bowies station to station since it’s his bday
Bowie would have two classic reviews and that's just op
ps: Golden years is goated
Station to Station is Bowie’s best album for sure.
This isn’t Deathconsciousness
The anticipation for that classics review is insane
GIVE US WHAT WE WANT
An album that I can't listen just any time, but when I'm in the correct mind state to listen to it, it's reality-shaking
OH HELL YEAH, there are still so many people who don't know this record exists, and it's a fucking masterpiece. Thanks for this Anthony!
“And they called it the ‘special low frequency version’ like was there ever another version??”
Yes I have the high frequency version, the album is all I’ve been able to hear since I first put it on.
Another year has passed without a Deathconscioussness classic review
in his livestream he said he would do one nerd pick and this was it apparently lol. always next year!
so glad earth got an update
Heard they were in Seattle which I coincidentally was about to drive into this morning for work. Decided to throw on the first track and its put me in a weird mood, thanks tony
The bees made honey in the lions skull is amazing
My favorite Earth album
listened to this for the first time a month or 2 ago just based on the album art, loved it
Still praying for velocity design comfort
4:29 I know some record trivia Fantano and Austen dont?! Cool. The cover and title is a reference to the album Tintinambulation 2: Special low frrqurncy version. Yes, it WAS part of a nature series. It's literally the only vinyl I still own🤣 by happenstance.
Including the back cover weirdness... you spent over 2 minutes mansplaining the whole concept... without being aware of the original classic in the field.I don't blame y'all... It was usually in the Newage section of the record store, filed somewhere between comedy, local, and world.
"Earth 2 2.23 Special Lower Frequency Mix" is the new 2023 30th Anniversary Reissue. It's quite good.
I remember finding it really relaxing, one of my favorite albums
Hell yeah melon reviewing one of my favorite albums of all time!
Man I love Earth, my favs are The Bees Made Honey in the Lion’s Skull and Hex (sic). Never expected you to review them though. Nice.
Sunn O))) and Earth got me into meditation and mindfulness, wouldn’t be where I am without them
Absolutely one of my favorite albums of all time
Goated album when it goes like VVVVVVVVVVVVV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV V V V VVV i go crazy everytime man i swear
Never thought the best album of all time would get a review, what a pleasant surprise!
I THOUGHT I WOULD NEVER SEE THE DAY.
THANK YOU FANTANO.
"Teeth Of Lions Rule The Divine" the track naming convention Earth has is fucking god-tier.
saw Earth in a park in Antwerp in 2022 and was insane!
Some people find this relaxing but personally I found the album terrifying given the very vague concept of an 'Earth 2' sounding like a bunch of weird distorted noises. The album cover just makes it way more uncomfortable. No idea how they thought of giving drone this theme at the time but it was bloody brilliant
in college I would I plug my laptop into my 2x12 guitar amplifier, flip my amp face down into my mattress at the foot of my bed, and play this record as I went to sleep. best naps I ever had.
Judging by the last two classic albums being colored blue, why do I get the feeling that a Weezer classic review is imminent
my favorite part of Earth 2 is where the guitars go wooow wow wow wow wow wooow woooow woooooow
Moon pix when
This album is amazing. It's a heavy album, but the repetitive drones put you in a mood that most drone and Doom metal albums can't reach
Hibernaculum is super good & underrated ❤
Damn surprised to see you review this. Adore this album
This album came out the month I was born. Ever since I first heard it I've always felt this strong connection to it, because of that and because listening to it is so overwhelming, disorienting and most of all cool as hell
Fun (or not so much) fact: Dylan Carlson is the person who gave Kurt Cobain the shotgun he shot himself with. Strange that nobody mentioned that since the video released.
no offense intended but this is hardly obscure trivia at this point
Did he shoot himself with the shotgun though? Did he? Really? Or did someone shoot him up with so much heroin that he overdosed and then they shot him a few hours later, made it look like a suicide to not have an investigation take place? Did Courtney get someone to kill him since she was already fabricating stories in the press because nobody but her said he was suicidal? A lot of questions and all of them point to the fact that what we have been told is not the real story. Dylan Carlson is involved since he was funded by Courtney for years after Kurt’s death. So was Cali Dewitt a junkie nanny ex boyfriend of Courtney’s, his girlfriend Jessica Hopper and Hole guitarist and ex boyfriend of Courtney’s also, Erik Erlandson. All financially benefited for years after.
Sunn O))) began as an Earth 2 tribute act
Gotta love the reference to the fake rave review liner notes in the description.
Are we gonna ignore that you were ranking poop bars an hour ago ?
They made a sequel to Lil Dicky's best album
Earth 4: The Earthening feat. mum
I do believe that we've gotten some better drone-metal records in the years since, but this still stands as a fantastic and surprisingly engaging album (although I think many would agree that track 3 goes on a bit too long).
Weird. I hung out with Dylan last week. Chill dude.
YES
Oh this is amazing. Fantano is on fire
Good Classic picks this year Anthony 👌🏻
Great album but it kinda sucks that so many people sleep on Earth's other albums. The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull is amazing
Doesn’t he usually do 5 classic reviews per year? Are we getting 7 this year?
Would like to see you review "The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull"
I heard the coil album "time machines" had an influence on the group
Absolute classic right here. Mind-bending album
He's the one
Who likes all our pretty songs
And he likes to sing along
And he likes to shoot his gun
But he knows not what it means
...yup. How many people know? 😉
This album completely changed my understanding of art. It’s somehow high-concept and filthy at the same time. I did a project for a college philosophy class about drone metal as an extension of Om in Hinduism which was fun
One of my favourites. The subtle drums on the last track make it one of the heaviest doom metal songs of all time
Just saw Earth live for the first time, although I waited nearly three decades it was well worth it