Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light, Vol. 2

Personnel: Dylan Carlson (guitar); Lori Goldson (cello); Karl Blau (bass guitar); Adrienne Davies (percussion).Recording information: Avast Studios, Greenwood, WA.Photographer: Sarah Barrick.The second volume in Earth's Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light series is an extension of its predecessor's experiments, though it is far more fluid and improvisatory. Where the sounds on Vol. 1 opened up with the sonorous arid soundscapes of The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull -- which were already a marked departure from the early feedback-drenched power drone of Earth's earliest incarnation -- so too does this set, recorded during the same two sessions as its immediate predecessor, showcasing an even more experimental side to the band not heard since Hex: Or Printing in the Infernal Method from 2005. Comprised of five tunes, deceptive restraint is the name of the game on AODDOL 2. "Sigil of Brass" is an intimate, nearly melodic improvisation between Dylan Carlson's guitar and Lori Goldston'