Name: Earth 2
Brand: Earth

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

SP185

Colour

Black

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Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Double-Wide Sleeve with Custom Dust Sleeves and Insert Featuring Unseen Photos.

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-11-03

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

0098787018516

Total Cap

Black LPx2

SP185X

Blue

Curacao Blue

[r28792993]

Extended format: Yes

098787018509

Blue LPx2

SP185RT

Gold

Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes

098787018530

Gold LPx2 | Rough Trade Exclusive

Artist

Earth

Genre GB

Metal

Label GB

Sub Pop

Earth is an influential American drone metal band formed in 1989. Known for their slow, heavy soundscapes and minimalist approach to music, Earth has been a driving force in the development of the genre. Led by guitarist Dylan Carlson, the band's music is characterized by its atmospheric and meditative qualities. With a discography spanning over three decades, Earth continues to push boundaries and captivate audiences with their unique sonic landscapes.

Throughout their career, Earth has collaborated with various artists from different genres, including Kurt Cobain of Nirvana. Their groundbreaking album "Earth 2: Special Low Frequency Version" is widely regarded as one of the most important releases in drone metal history.

With their distinct sound and innovative approach to music, Earth has garnered a dedicated fan base worldwide. Their live performances are known for creating an immersive experience that transports listeners into another realm. Whether you're a long-time fan or new to their music, exploring Earth's discography is sure to be a captivating journey through the depths of sound.

Short for "Subterranean Pop" 

The label was an outgrowth of [a=Bruce Pavitt]'s Olympia, WA based (print) fanzine, which became the well respected cassettezine of the same name. 

After his move to Seattle he ran a music column in the Seattle Rocket also called Sub Pop.

After initial forays into the record label world with a [a=Green River] 7" (not officially on Sub Pop) and the Sub Pop 100 LP, the label exploded onto the indie scene with four influential colored vinyl 7"s which included [a=Mudhoney]'s "Touch Me I'm Sick" which made the year-end top 10 playlist of nearly every music journalist in the world.

Subsequent hyping of the label in the English music press put them on the map, and grunge was born.

Label-Code is 03159; rarely found printed on releases (basically only on releases manufactured/licensed by Warner/WEA Germany)

Vinyl variants, bonus material and signed editions exclusively available from Rough Trade.

Newest Listed Items

Did you know there are horses on the cover of&nbsp;Earth 2: Special Low Frequency Version? There are at least three in the right hand corner, gathered inexplicably near a white canvas tent, a human possibly perched among its folds. As widescreen and vast as the cover may seem, those little details—the horses, the possible human, the faint wisp of white clouds—give it depth and wonder, something to which the imagination can return.

Did you know that the music on&nbsp;Earth 2—repressed now for its 30th anniversary, back in its original artwork, and accompanied by a riveting set of remixes that demonstrate the reach of what Dylan Carlson long ago called “ambient metal”—works much the same way? The surface is massive and obvious, the meatpaw riffs of Carlson and bassist Dave Harwell pounding and swiping and pawing at the speakers, a true bludgeon in three-dimensional sound. Listen, though, for the details in the corners, for the finesse beneath the force, and&nbsp;Earth 2&nbsp;reveals new levels of depth and wonder.

The widespread impact of&nbsp;Earth 2&nbsp;suggests that others have indeed been leaning in, listening to these minutiae and making something new of them. A masterpiece without many genre precedents,&nbsp;Earth 2&nbsp;surely helped send doom metal down its more modern drone, ambient, and avant-garde avenues. Those descendants are obvious. Perhaps more surprising and gratifying are the ways it has influenced electronic music, modern composition, and even hip-hop by realigning our senses of tempo, time, and texture.&nbsp;Earth 2&nbsp;engendered a rearrangement of expectations, regardless of preferred form.

Earth 2&nbsp;was never an obvious record. 30 years on, have we yet to grasp the enormity of&nbsp;Earth 2, an album that has continued its slow cycle of influence, uninterrupted? Probably not. Hell, most of us don’t even know there are horses on the cover.

Earth 2

Music GB

Discover Earth 2 by Earth. A masterpiece of ambient metal, this vinyl record from Sub Pop continues to influence music after 30 years.