White Lichens, White Lichens (CD)

It seems to be a phenomenon in modern drone records to record them badly, either as aesthetic decision or budgetary constraint, or perhaps just default. White/Light and White Lichens fortunately go in the other direction, thanks in no small part to Jeremy's engineering skill. The resulting albums, like 2006's White Lichens, transform a well-executed and tasteful drone album into something that's really distinctive and stands out. Given that drone music is about texture and sonic palette, I'm always amazed that more bands don't pay such careful attention to actually capturing the sounds that they make on their releases. (disclaimer, I sometimes play music with Jeremy, and he did a great job mixing our album too).