sloom (slu:m)
Definition of ‘sloom’
noun
A gentle sleep; slumber.
verb (intr)
To slumber; waste; decay.
To become weak or flaccid, as plants and flowers touched by frost.
As the days draw shorter, the nights grow long, and the curtains close on what has been an eventful year, we at Golden Ratio Frequencies are pleased to announce our final release of 2020, MOBIUS - SLOOM
Using two voices entwined through a loop, Möbius drift through half-conscious melancholy, using an organic palette of song and sound.
Energies of both the masculine and feminine intertwine in a dance of melody and drone, that entrances and transports one to a world both within and beyond our own, an introspective whirlpool of sound, looping and cycling like an ever growing galaxy in a universe of sonic vibration.
Möbius are James Watts (Lovely Wife, Lump Hammer, Plague Rider) and Skylar Gill (Penance Stare). Hailing from the North East of England and based around the use of layered and looped voice in an improvised setting to build rich soundscapes, Gill's melodic sensibility floats above the low tones and guttural textures of Watts's delivery – the largely unadorned voices, bar the use of the loop, yield something meditative and primal in nature.
SLOOM, their debut album for Golden Ratio Frequencies, contains two enticing pieces of vocal alchemy, embracing us as an aural blanket as we journey inward through the dark midwinter nights. Safely ensconced in hibernal slumber, SLOOM recharges our energies, revives inner strength, and restores our spirit, in preparation for the brighter days to come.
The album will see it's full release coincide with the 2020 Winter Solstice, 21st December and physicals will ship there after.
Physical copies will be available on limited edition professionally dubbed c40 cassette, with on-body print, double-sided, full colour, two-page inlay and screen-printed Golden Ratio spiral acetate.
credits
released December 21, 2020
Written, performed and recorded by Möbius 2019.
Möbius are :
James Watts - Voice drone
Skylar Gill - Voice melody
Photography by Möbius
Layout & Design by Möbius & A P Macarte
TRANCE INDUCERS, STRESS REDUCERS, SONIC MEDITATIONS, SUN SALUTATIONS, DEEP VIBRATIONS, AND DRONE EMANATIONS; WITH THE INTENTION OF MIND BODY AND SOUL RE-CALIBRATION THROUGH AURAL MIND EXPANSION
This is an excellent record. I’ve been using it for meditation or background music for several days now and it keeps revealing itself. It’s like a brain wave massage…. For fans of Coil’s Time Machines or other ritualistic, waves of shimmering drone music. AHRKH has tapped into something for me. Recommended Kelly Davidson
Modular synths sparkle amidst piano, vibes, and other organic instruments stringing together constellations of sound. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 22, 2023
Never get tired of watching GNOD live. a ferocious blend of feedback, astonishing riffing, bleeding guitars and feedback so aggressive you have to take a step back. This great album is slightly more experimental though! jonezyboy