In June 2022, Earth played Le Botanique in Brussels, a venue set in an old botanical garden. Wolfsbane was in bloom. It felt like the perfect setting for their last album, Full Upon Her Burning Lips, with its organic 70s vibe and allusions to poisonous plants. In keeping with the theme, a couple of days later, Dylan Carlson, the founder and guitar player of the band, gave a solo show in a sculpture garden in Antwerp. That’s where we had agreed to do an interview.
Earth doesn’t need any introduction: from the cornerstones of drone metal to Carlson’s 90s tribulations and the band’s resurrection in the early 00s, its impact on contemporary music in general and the metal scene in particular has proven deep and lasting. This cult status never distracted Carlson from his path, though: he always remained dedicated to minimalism and slowness, to the riff. Drummer Adrienne Davies joined in—yes, they did play Earth songs too that evening—and we talked about the latest developments of the band and its history. During the conversation, the two partners in crime chat, joke, contradict each other, finish each other’s sentences: they don’t just describe, they embody the flow of Earth’s music.
This interview took place in June 2022 and was first published on Radio Metal.
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